Description
Al Di Meola – Elegant Gypsy / COLUMBIA / Audio CD
UPC 5099746821326
Elegant Gypsy is the second album by American 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 the Midnight Sun. The distinctive music on the album is a speedy fusion of jazz and rock, with lightning-fast guitar riffs intermixed with lyrical acoustical passages. The songs include explorations of Latin music themes, including acoustic genres like flamenco.
Elegant Gypsy won an annual award for Best Guitar Album in Guitar Player Magazine.
Janice Dickinson was the model on the album cover.
| Label: | Columbia – 468213 2, Columbia – COL 468213 2 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Columbia Jazz Contemporary Masters |
| Format: |
CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
|
| Country: | Europe |
| Released: | 12 Aug 1991 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Style: | Fusion |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Flight Over Rio
Written-By – M. Lewis*
|
7:16 | |
| 2 | Midnight Tango
Written-By – A. Di Meola*
|
7:29 | |
| 3 | Mediterranean Sundance
Written-By – A. Di Meola*
|
5:14 | |
| 4 | Race With Devil On Spanish Highway
Written-By – A. Di Meola*
|
6:18 | |
| 5 | Lady Of Rome Sister Of Brazil
Written-By – A. Di Meola*
|
1:46 | |
| 6 | Elegant Gypsy Suite
Written-By – A. Di Meola*
|
9:16 |
- Liner Notes – Bill Mlkowski
- Performer – Di Meola*, Anthony Jackson, Barry Miles, Jan Hammer, Lenny White, Mingo Lewis, Paco De Lucia*, Steve Gadd
