Elegant Gypsy
Elegant Gypsy is the second album by American jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. It was released in 1977 by Columbia Records.
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Released | April 1977 | |||
Recorded | December 1976-January 1977 | |||
Genre | Jazz rock | |||
Length | 37:00 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
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Background
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.[3]
Elegant Gypsy won an annual award for Best Guitar Album in Guitar Player Magazine.
Track listing
All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Flight Over Rio" | Mingo Lewis | 7:16 |
2. | "Midnight Tango" | 7:28 | |
3. | "Mediterranean Sundance" | 5:14 |
No. | Title | Length |
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4. | "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway" | 6:18 |
5. | "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" | 1:46 |
6. | "Elegant Gypsy Suite" | 9:16 |
Personnel
- Al Di Meola – guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion
- Paco de Lucía – guitar
- Jan Hammer – keyboards
- Barry Miles – keyboards
- Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Lenny White – drums
- Mingo Lewis – congas, synthesizers, organ, percussion
Chart performance
Year | Chart | Position |
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1977 | Billboard 200 | 58[4] |
1977 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 5[4] |
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References
- Allmusic review
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Review in Ultimate-guitar.com
- "Elegant Gypsy - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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