Elegant Gypsy
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Elegant Gypsy is the second album by American jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1977. It was a follow-up album to Di Meola's debut release, Land of the Midnight Sun. The distinctive music in 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.[2] 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.
- "Flight Over Rio" (Mingo Lewis)
- "Midnight Tango"
- "Mediterranean Sundance"
- "Race With Devil on Spanish Highway"
- "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil"
- "Elegant Gypsy Suite"
Personnel
- Al Di Meola: Electric guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Percussion.
- Paco de Lucía: Acoustic Guitar (track 3).
- Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar.
- Jan Hammer: Keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 1, 6).
- Mingo Lewis: Percussion, Keyboards, Synthesizer.
- Barry Miles (musician): Piano, keyboards (tracks 2, 4).
- Steve Gadd: Drums (tracks 1, 6).
- Lenny White: Drums (tracks 2, 4).
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