h33t - Al Di Meola - Wizard Plays without Kid`s Toys & World Sinfonia [rockbox]

Guitarist Al di Meola first rose to prominence as a blazing jazz fusion player before his playing matured and he began to conquer other styles, such as acoustic Latin music. Born on July 22, 1954, in Jersey City, NJ, di Meola briefly studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston during the early '70s before accepting a job replacing guitarist Bill Connors in fusion trailblazers Return to Forever (a group that included such monster instrumentalists as keyboardist Chick Corea and bassist Stanley Clarke) in 1974. It was with di Meola that Return to Forever enjoyed their greatest commercial success, as such releases as 1974's Where Have I Known Before, 1975's No Mystery, and 1976's Romantic Warrior cracked the U.S. Top 40 before di Meola jumped ship to launch a solo career.

What followed remains some of the finest jazz fusion guitar-based recordings ever: 1976's Land of the Midnight Sun, 1977's Elegant Gypsy (which would eventually earn gold certification in the U.S.), and Casino, plus 1979's Splendido Hotel, before uniting with fellow guitar greats John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía for 1980's Friday Night in San Francisco. Throughout the '80s and '90s, di Meola racked up numerous accolades (including earning yearly top honors in Guitar Player Magazine polls), kept on issuing solo releases on a regular basis, and played with others, including releases by Stomu Yamash'ta, Paul Simon, Stanley Jordan, and David Matthews, as well as further work with such former bandmates as Corea, Clarke, de Lucía, and McLaughlin. During the '90s, di Meola turned his back almost entirely on fusion to concentrate more on acoustic-based world music, as evidenced by such releases as World Sinfonia, Di Meola Plays Piazzolla, and Heart of the Immigrants, among others. Since that time, Di Meola has continued this eclectic approach with releases like 2003's Revisited, 2006's Consequence of Chaos, and 2007's Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Vol. 1: Music of Astor Piazzolla.

Al Di Meola Band - Wizard Plays Without Kid's Toys (197

Al DiMeola - Guitar
Philippe Saisse - Keyboards
Tim Landers - Bass
Robbie Gonzalez - Drums
Vlodek Gulgowski - E-Pf
Eddie Colon - Percussions

1. Egyptian Danza
2. Chasin' the Voodoo
3. Dark Eye Tango
4. Guitar & Marinba Duet (ex. Short Tales of The Black Forest)
5. Guitar Solo (ex. Mediterranean Sundance)
6. Guitar Solo (ex. Serabande From Violin Sonata in B Minor)
7. Guitar & Marinba Duet (ex. Short Tales of The Black Forest)
8. Senor Mouse
9. Race with Devil on Spanish Highway
10. Jumping Jack Flash
11. The Wizard
(54m26s)

Al Di Meola Trio - World Sinfonia (1993)

Al Di Meola - Guitar
Chris Carrington - Guitar
Arto Tuncboyaciyan - Percussion, Voice

1. Indigo
2. Band Introductions
3. Bordel 1900
4. Carousel Requiem
5. Heru Mertar / Don't Go So Far Away
6. No Mystery
7. Tango Suite (incl. Day Tripper)
8. Cafe 1930
9. Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho
(67m34s)

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