| | Al DiMeola Elegant Gypsy Super-Audio CD Al DiMeola Discography of CDs
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This is a Super Audio Hybrid CD re-release of the 1977 album.
This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.
DiMeola made his name as a member of Chick Corea's groundbreaking fusion supergroup Return To Forever, but it wasn't long before he embarked on a solo career, of which this album is the second installment. DiMeola takes the electric, rock-inflected jazz approach of John McLaughlin and multiplies it exponentially, upping both the wattage and the speed. He offers a few lyrical acoustic passages (foreshadowing his later collaborations with Paco DeLucia [who guests here] and McLaughlin), but the focus of ELEGANT GYPSY is DiMeola's blistering, mile-a-minute electric fretwork. He spins out endless lines of death-defying sixteenth notes, sometimes in tandem with synth wizard Jan Hammer, over slightly funky rhythms that bear a hint of Latin influence. His thick, overdriven tone and superhuman abilities, displayed to their fullest here, make the Eddie Van Halens of the world look like underachievers.
Guitarist Al di Meola's second record as a leader is generally an explosive affair, although it does have a fair amount of variety. With Jan Hammer or Barry Miles on keyboards, electric bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Lenny White (Steve Gadd takes his place on the "Elegant Gypsy Suite"), and percussionist Mingo Lewis on most of the selections, di Meola shows off his speedy and rock-ish fusion style. He was still a member of Return to Forever at the time and was a stronger guitarist than composer, but di Meola did put a lot of thought into this music. The brief "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" (an acoustic guitar solo) and "Mediterranean Sundance" (an acoustic duet with fellow guitarist Paco de Lucía) hints at di Meola's future directions. A near classic in the fusion vein. [A Japanese version included bonus tracks.] ~ Scott Yanow
SACD version edition of the former Return To Forever guitarist's solo album masterpiece originally released in 1977. Featured accompanists include Jan Hammer, Steve Gadd, Barry Miles, Lenny White, Mingo Lewis and the spectacular duet on "Mediterranean Sunset" with Paco de Lucia. **Super Audio CD (SACD)**
A Super Audio CD player is required to play this CD.
This item will not play on standard CD players. Elegant Gypsy Music | Category | Jazz Albums, Jazz Instrument CDs, Super Audio, Guitar | | Label | Sony Music | | Orig Year | 1977 | | All Time Sales Rank |  157355  | | CD Universe Part number | 6971030 | | Catalog number | 68106 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 05, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Steve Gadd, Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson, Anthony Jackson, Jan Hammer, Paco De Lucia, Mingo Lewis |
Al DiMeola Elegant Gypsy Songs | 1. | Flight Over Rio | |
| 2. | Midnight Tango | |
| 3. | Mediterranean Sundance | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Race with DeVil On | |
| 5. | Spanish Highway | |
| 6. | Lady of Rome | |
| 7. | Sister of Brazil | |
| 8. | Elegant Gypsy Suite | $0.99 | |
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