Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (1977) {Columbia}

Posted By: tiburon
Date: Oct. 5, 2020

Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (1977) {Columbia}
EAC 0.99pb5 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 600dpi | 262MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 86MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion

Guitarist Al DiMeola's second record as a leader is generally an explosive affair, although it does have a fair amount of variety. With Jan Hammer or Barry Miles on keyboards, electric bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Lenny White (Steve Gadd takes his place on the "Elegant Gypsy Suite" ), and percussionist Mingo Lewis on most of the selections, DiMeola shows off his speedy and rockish fusion style. He was still a member of Return to Forever at the time and was a stronger guitarist than composer, but DiMeola did put a lot of thought into this music. The brief "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" (an acoustic guitar solo) and "Mediterranean Sundance" (an acoustic duet with fellow guitarist Paco de Lucia) hints at DiMeola's future directions. A near classic in the fusion vein.
Track List
01. Flight Over Rio 7:16
02. Midnight Tango 7:28
03. Mediterranean Sundance 5:14
04. Race With Devil On Spanish Highway 6:18
05. Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil 1:46
06. Elegant Gypsy Suite 9:16

musicians
Al Di Meola - electric and acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizer, percussion
Paco De Lucia - acoustic guitar on track 3
Anthony Jackson - bass on 1, 2, 4, 6
Jan Hammer - keyboards, synthesizer on 1, 6
Barry Miles - piano, keyboards, synthesizer on 2, 4
Steve Gadd - drums on 1, 6
Lenny White - drums on 2, 4
Mingo Lewis - congas, synthesizers, organ, percussion on 1, 2, 4, 6

Produced by Al Di Meola


Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 14. January 2011, 1:17

Al Di Meola / Elegant Gypsy

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Track 1

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Analyzed: Al Di Meola / Elegant Gypsy
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 0.00 dB -14.48 dB 7:17 01-Flight Over Rio
DR13 0.00 dB -15.71 dB 7:29 02-Midnight Tango
DR15 -1.86 dB -20.87 dB 5:14 03-Mediterranean Sundance
DR11 0.00 dB -13.92 dB 6:18 04-Race With Devil On Spanish Highway
DR13 -0.05 dB -19.76 dB 1:46 05-Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil
DR12 0.00 dB -13.86 dB 9:16 06-Elegant Gypsy Suite
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 897 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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