Scenario (album)

Scenario

Studio album by Al Di Meola

Released

1983

Genre

Jazz fusion

Length

40:31

Label

Columbia

Producer

Dennis MacKay, Al Di Meola

Al Di Meola chronology

Tour De Force - Live
(1982)

Scenario
(1983)

Cielo e Terra
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Scenario is a 1983 album by jazz fusion guitarist, Al Di Meola. It furthered the musical direction that became apparent on his previous album Electric Rendezvous and saw a greater influence of keyboard player Jan Hammer on the album. Other musicians on this album include Phil Collins (drums - "Island Dreamer)", Tony Levin (electric stick bass - "Calliope") and Bill Bruford (Simmons electric drums - "Calliope"). The Fairlight CMI was heavily used on some tracks, and is visible in the "Sequencer" video.

Track listing

"Mata Hari" (Al Di Meola) – 6.04
"African Night" (Di Meola, Jan Hammer) – 4.51
"Island Dreamer" (Hammer) – 4.06
"Scenario" (Di Meola – 3.56
"Sequencer" (JHammer) – 4.06
"Cachaca" (Di Meola) – 5.34
"Hypnotic Conviction" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.51
"Calliope" (Di Meola) – 4.19
"Scoundrel" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.44

Personnel

Al Di Meola – guitars
Jan Hammer – keyboards, Fairlight CMI programming
Phil Collins – drums on "Island Dreamer"
Tony Levin – electric stick bass on "Calliope"
Bill Bruford – Simmons electric drums on "Calliope"

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Billboard 200	128^[3]
1983	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	8^[3]

References

↑ Taylor, Robert. "Scenario - Al di Meola | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
1 2 "Scenario - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

External links

Al Di Meola

Studio albums	Land of the Midnight Sun Elegant Gypsy Casino Splendido Hotel Electric Rendezvous Scenario Cielo e Terra Soaring Through a Dream Tirami Su World Sinfonia Kiss My Axe World Sinfonia II – Heart of the Immigrants Orange and Blue Di Meola Plays Piazzolla The Infinite Desire Winter Nights World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion Flesh on Flesh Consequence of Chaos Vocal Rendezvous Diabolic Inventions And Seduction For Solo Guitar Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody All Your Life: Tribute to The Beatles recorded at the Abbey Road Studios, London

Live albums	Tour De Force – Live Live in London Melodia Live in Milano World Sinfonia :Live From Seattle And Else Where Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival

with Return to Forever	Where Have I Known You Before No Mystery Romantic Warrior Returns

with the Guitar Trio	Friday Night in San Francisco Passion, Grace and Fire The Guitar Trio

with Clarke and Ponty	Rite Of Strings

Guest appearances	Venusian Summer Go Live From Paris Go Go Too Hearts and Bones The Way In Latin Touchstone Jazzpana David Broza Dance of Fire The Promise Pavarotti & Friends For War Child People In Room No 8 The New Tango Project Crossing The Bridge Inspiration – Colors & Reflections Nylon & Steel The Running Roads Camino Latino Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Soulmates Black Utopia Deja Vu Cosmopolitan Life Midsummer Night In Sardinia Mária (Égi szerelem) The NYC Session: Beautiful Love Ő és Carmen (He and Carmen) Rockin in the Free World

as producer	Magic Touch

Related articles	Discography

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