Elegant Gypsy

Elegant Gypsy
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	1977
Recorded	May–September 1977
Genre	Latin jazz, jazz fusion
Length	37:00
Label	Columbia
Producer	Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Land of the Midnight Sun (1976) Elegant Gypsy (1977) Casino (1978)

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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.

1. "Flight Over Rio" (Mingo Lewis) 7:16
2. "Midnight Tango" 7:28
3. "Mediterranean Sundance" 5:14
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: Electric guitars, acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizer, percussion.
• Paco de Lucía: Acoustic guitar (track 3).
• Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6).
• Jan Hammer: Keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 1, 6).
• Barry Miles: Piano, keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 2, 4).
• Steve Gadd: Drums (tracks 1, 6).
• Lenny White: Drums (tracks 2, 4).
• Mingo Lewis: Congas, synthesizers, organ, percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6).

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