Al DiMeola - Elegant Gypsy (1976)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Al DiMeola Title Elegant Gypsy Length 38:42 Discs: 1 Tracks: 6 Format LQ <160 kbps Packaging Slim case Label Columbia Cat. Number CK-34461 Style Fusion; General Jazz Rating N/A Recorded 1976

Musicians	Credits
Al DiMeola el.guitar Paco de Lucía acoustic guitar Lenny White drums, percussion Steve Gadd drums, percussion Anthony Jackson bass guitar Mingo Lewis organ Barry Miles piano Jan Hammer synthesizers	Producer Al DiMeola

Track list

01 Flight Over Rio 07:18 02 Midnight Tango 07:29 03 Mediterranean Sundance 05:16 04 Race With Devil On Spanish Highway 07:35 05 Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil 01:48 06 Elegant Gypsy Suite 09:16

Notes

AMG Review by Scott Yanow (5): Guitarist Al DiMeola'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, DiMeola shows off his speedy and rockish fusion style. He was still a member of Return to Forever at the time and was a stronger guitarist than composer, but DiMeola 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 DiMeola's future directions. A near classic in the fusion vein.