Al Di Meola - Casino (1978)
Al Di Meola - Casino (1978)
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© 1992 Sony Music / Legacy / Columbia | CK 47482
Jazz / Fusion / Jazz Rock
Al Di Meola - Casino (1978)
Following up the superb Elegant Gypsy was no mean feat, but Al di Meola gave it his best shot with the similarly styled Casino, released in 1978. Featuring a core band of Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson, and Barry Miles (whom di Meola came up with before the guitarist was invited to join Return to Forever), the playing is sharp and fiery, matching the youthful intensity of the leader. Di Meola is a good composer in the fusion idiom, and the four original compositions on Casino, although clearly bearing the mark of Chick Corea's influence, are strong. His "Fantasia Suite for Two Guitars," featuring di Meola accompanying himself via multi-tracking, is beautiful and dramatic, and hints at the guitarist's later all-acoustic works such as Friday Night in San Francisco. "Dark Eye Tango" opens with a slow theme before turning into an uptempo vehicle for di Meola's darting Les Paul. In fact, it is the leader's solos that frequently prevent the Latin grooves and rhythms found on Casino from sounding stale and a bit dated. His trademark staccato phrasing and high-velocity improvisations are what is noticed upon first listen, but di Meola does have an excellent sense of phrasing that is undeniably present. Contrary to popular opinion, he knows how to use his technique to good effect. Casino is not as strong as either Elegant Gypsy or Romantic Warrior, but is nevertheless well worth picking up for fans either of di Meola himself or of the entire 1970s fusion scene.tracklist:
1. Egyptian Danza
2. Chasin' the Voodoo
3. Dark Eye Tango
4. Senor Mouse
5. Fantasia Suite For Two Guitars
6. Casino
Al Di Meola - Casino (1978)
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Al Di Meola / Casino
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Track 1
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EAC extraction logfile from 30. September 2009, 12:27
Al Di Meola / Casino
Used drive : TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-H552L Adapter: 3 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -6" %s
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 5:57.52 | 0 | 26826
2 | 5:57.52 | 5:05.58 | 26827 | 49759
3 | 11:03.35 | 5:25.57 | 49760 | 74191
4 | 16:29.17 | 7:22.23 | 74192 | 107364
5 | 23:51.40 | 5:12.10 | 107365 | 130774
6 | 29:03.50 | 9:29.45 | 130775 | 173494
Track 1
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