Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody

Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2011 (Digital Download)
April 8, 2011 (CD)
StudioAvatar Studios (New York, NY)
GenreJazz fusion
Length72:26
LabelConcord
ProducerAl Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
World Sinfonia – La Melodia
(2008)
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz(positive)[2]

Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2011.

Track listing

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All compositions by Al Di Meola except where noted.

  1. "Siberiana" – 8:30
  2. "Paramour's Lullaby" – 7:47
  3. "Mawazine, Pt. 1" – 2:09
  4. "Michelangelo's 7th Child" – 7:33
  5. "Gumbiero" – 6:19
  6. "Brave New World" – 1:54
  7. "Full Frontal Contrapuntal" – 4:53
  8. "That Way Before" – 3:06
  9. "Fireflies" – 4:02
  10. "Destination Gonzalo" – 5:17
  11. "Bona" – 6:02
  12. "Radical Rhapsody" – 5:03
  13. "Strawberry Fields" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:11
  14. "Mawazine, Pt. 2" – 2:55
  15. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen) – 3:06

Personnel

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World Sinfonia

  • Al Di Meola – keyboards, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, percussion
  • Fausto Beccalossi – accordion
  • Kevin Seddiki – second guitar
  • Victor Miranda – acoustic upright baby bass
  • Péter Kaszás – drums, percussion
  • Gumbi Ortiz – percussion

Guests and other musicians

String section
  • András Sturcz – cello (4, 11, 15)
  • Gyula Benkö – viola (4, 11, 15)
  • Gábor Csonka – violin (4, 11, 15)
  • Gergely Kuklis – violin (4)
  • Viktor Uhrin – violin (4, 11, 15)

Production

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  • Claus Altvater – executive producer, additional photography
  • Al Di Meola – producer
  • Hernan Romero – associate producer
  • Róbert Balázs – engineer
  • Tóth Bagi Csaba – engineer, additional photography
  • Frank Filipetti – basic track engineer
  • Roy Henderson – engineer
  • Katsuhiko Naito – engineer, mixing
  • Spyros Poulos – engineer
  • Martin Cooke – assistant engineer
  • Rick Kwan – assistant engineer
  • Dave Poler – assistant engineer
  • Viktor Scheer – assistant engineer
  • Viktor Szabó – assistant engineer
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering at CMG Mastering (Cleveland, Ohio)
  • Gary Casson – business consultant
  • Susie Doherty – production coordination
  • Michael Page – art direction, design
  • Francesco Cabras – photography

Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
2011 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 4[3]

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody - Al di Meola : Release Information, Reviews and Credits : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ^ Wood, Stephen (3 April 2011). "Al Di Meola: "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody", jazz review by Stephen Wood". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.