Elegant Gypsy
by Al Di Meola
- Type: Album
- Released: April 1977
- Label: CBS
- Country: United States
- Length: 37:18
- Community rating: 4.1/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Al Di Meola's 'Elegant Gypsy' fused jazz-rock with Latin influences, notably flamenco, as heard on the acoustic guitar duet "Mediterranean Sundance" with Paco de Luc铆a. The album's fiery electric guitar work, inspired by The Kinks' "You Really Got Me," propelled Di Meola to win Guitar Player magazine's Best Guitar Album award. The album also features contributions from notable musicians such as Jan Hammer, Steve Gadd, and Lenny White, showcasing Di Meola's rising prominence in the fusion scene.
Genres
Descriptors: guitars, virtuosic, Spanish language, fusion, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Flight Over Rio (7:16)
- Midnight Tango (7:28)
- Mediterranean Sundance (11:33)
- Race With Devil On Spanish Highway (6:18)
- Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil (1:46)
- Elegant Gypsy Suite (9:16)
Credits
- Al Di Meola - primary artist, artwork [front cover and inner sleeve picture concept and direction], producer, arranged by, electric guitar, composed by, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, castanets, synthesizer [arp synthesizer], maracas, acoustic guitar [1st solo - right side], electric guitar, timbales, electric guitar [6 & 12 string], acoustic guitar, maracas, synthesizer [arp strong ensemble], piano [acoustic], percussion
- Paula Scher - design
- Bob Ludwig - engineer [mastering]
- Dave Palmer - engineer [recording]
- Bill King - photography by
- Anthony Jackson - bass guitar
- Mingo Lewis - composed by, congas, synthesizer [background], synthesizer [arp odyssey], sequencer [arp sequencer], percussion, organ, congas, timbales, cowbell
- Steve Gadd - drums
- Jan Hammer - electric piano, synthesizer [mini moog]
- Lenny White - drums
- Barry Miles - electric piano, piano [acoustic], electric piano, piano [acoustic], synthesizer [mini moog]
- Paco De Luc铆a - acoustic guitar [2nd solo - left side]