Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, his breakthrough came through...
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Al Di Meola, an American jazz, jazz fusion, Latin jazz, world music, and world fusion guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. "Al...
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Casino is the third album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola. It was released in 1978. All songs written by Al Di Meola, except where noted. Side One "Egyptian...
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Di Meola Plays Piazzolla is an album by Al Di Meola which is a tribute to Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla. Eight of the ten songs were written by...
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(later fused with Al Di Meola's "Mediterranean Sundance"), "Entre dos aguas", "La Barrosa", "Ímpetu", "Cepa Andaluza" and "Gloria al Niño Ricardo". His...
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Friday Night in San Francisco (category Al Di Meola albums)
Friday Night in San Francisco is a 1981 live album by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía. It was described by jazz author and critic Walter...
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Scenario (album) (category Al Di Meola albums)
"Mata Hari" (Al Di Meola) – 6.04 "African Night" (Di Meola, Jan Hammer) – 4.51 "Island Dreamer" (Hammer) – 4.06 "Scenario" (Di Meola) – 3.56 "Sequencer"...
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Land of the Midnight Sun (album) (category Al Di Meola albums)
by jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1976. All tracks are written by Al Di Meola except where noted Al Di Meola – guitars, synthesizer, percussion...
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Elegant Gypsy (category Al Di Meola albums)
jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. It was released in 1977 by Columbia Records. Elegant Gypsy was a follow-up album to Di Meola's debut release, Land of...
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Electric Rendezvous (category Al Di Meola albums)
guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982. It features flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía (who recorded Friday Night in San Francisco with Di Meola and...
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Several musicians, including Clarke, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and Al Di Meola, came to prominence through their performances on Return to Forever albums...
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Kiss My Axe (category Al Di Meola albums)
Kiss My Axe is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1991. It is a jazz fusion album, with significant world music influences. Like...
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Tour De Force – Live (category Al Di Meola albums)
Tour de Force — Live is a live album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982 and recorded on February 4, 1982 at Tower Theatre in Upper...
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Winter Nights (album) (redirect from Winter Nights (Al Di Meola album))
guitarist Al Di Meola released in 1999. "Zima" (Al di Meola) – 4:05 "Carol of the Bells" – 4:11 "Winterlude Duet No. 1" (Roman Hrynkiv, Al di Meola) – 1:27...
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electric guitar and improvised solos without the use of a pick. Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Joe Bonamassa and others have publicly praised him, with Vai calling...
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Splendido Hotel (category Al Di Meola albums)
album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1980. All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted. Al Di Meola – guitars, mandocello, keyboards...
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Passion, Grace and Fire (category Al Di Meola albums)
Passion, Grace & Fire is the second album by John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía released in 1983. Unlike their first album Friday Night in...
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Mingo Lewis (category Al Di Meola albums)
percussionist and drummer who played with Santana, Al Di Meola, Return to Forever (he was a band member for Di Meola's first five albums), and The Tubes. Lewis...
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Mediterranean Sundance (category Al Di Meola songs)
Sundance" is the third track on Elegant Gypsy (1977), the second album by Al Di Meola. This piece and "Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil", are the only two entirely...
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Records on vinyl; a CD edition was issued in 1990. Jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola produced it. The record spent 51 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's jazz chart...
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guitarist Paco de Lucía and jazz guitarist Larry Coryell (replaced by Al Di Meola in the early 1980s) as the Guitar Trio. For the tour of fall 1983 they...
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Forever, and the second featuring the quartet of Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White. All members of the group...
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The Guitar Trio (category Al Di Meola albums)
The Guitar Trio is a reunion album by Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin, released in 1996 after 13 years without playing together. This 1996...
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Meola is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Antonio Meola (born 1990), Italian footballer Edgardo di Meola (1950–2005), Argentine...
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McLaughlin/Al Di Meola - Al di Meola, Paco de Lucía, John McLaughlin | Awards". AllMusic. 1996-10-15. Retrieved 2015-04-17. "Friday Night in San Francisco - Al di...
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idols, including Jack Bruce (Cream), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), and Al Di Meola (Return to Forever). Following the poignant advice imparted to him by...
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Soaring Through a Dream (category Al Di Meola albums)
Al Di Meola that was released in 1985. "Capoeira" (Al Di Meola, Airto Moreira) – 9:21 "Traces (Of A Tear)" (Di Meola) – 9:00 "Broken Heart" (Di Meola)...
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McLaughlin/Al Di Meola – Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2016. "Friday Night in San Francisco – Al Di Meola, John...
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Heart of the Immigrants (category Al Di Meola albums)
guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1993. "Nightclub 1960 " (Ástor Piazzolla) – 5:46 "Vistaero" (Al Di Meola) – 4:36 "Carousel Requiem" (Di Meola) – 6:18...
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The Infinite Desire (category Al Di Meola albums)
The Infinite Desire is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1998. Pianist Herbie Hancock plays acoustic piano on one pice, guitarist...
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