Electric Anthology

Al Di Meola | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 30, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B000002R4T
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #534,792 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Land of the Midnight Sun

2. Midnight Tango

3. Elegant Gypsy Suite

4. Dark Eye Tango

5. Al Di's Dream Theme

6. Cruisin'

7. Black Cat Shuffle

8. Ritmo de la Noche

9. Sequencer [Remix]

10. Cachaca

11. Advantage

12. Cruisin' [Live]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Al Di Meola: Plugged In!, January 4, 2002

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Electric Anthology (Audio CD)

This is an economical way to introduce yourself to the electric side of Al di Meola's guitar playing from his 1976-1983 tenure on Columbia. This is mostly jazz-fusion material which first earned di Meola his reputation as a guitar slinger in Chick Corea's Return to Forever. [Although "Elegant Gypsy Suite" retains some of the flamenco stylings that influences much of his acoustic material.] These are all di Meola originals, except "Sequencer" and the two live tracks, "Advantage" and "Cruisin'." These were composed by keyboardist Jan Hammer who was in Di Meola's band at the time. Hammer also performs on "Cahchaca." Still in his twenties on even the most recent tracks here, di Meola has proved himself to be one of the more distinctive guitarists in jazz music today. RECOMMENDED