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Al Di Meola

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Biography

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Guitarist Al di Meola first rose to prominence as a blazing jazz fusion player before his playing matured and he began to conquer other styles, such as acoustic Latin music. Born on July 22, 1954, in Jersey City, NJ, di Meola briefly studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston during the early '70s before accepting a job replacing guitarist Bill Connors in fusion trailblazers Return to Forever (a group that included such monster instrumentalists as keyboardist Chick Corea and bassist Stanley Clarke) in 1974. It was with di Meola that Return to Forever enjoyed their greatest commercial success, as such releases as 1974's Where Have I Known Before, 1975's No Mystery, and 1976's Romantic Warrior cracked the U.S. Top 40 before di Meola jumped ship to launch a solo career.

What followed remains some of the finest jazz fusion guitar-based recordings ever: 1976's Land of the Midnight Sun, 1977's Elegant Gypsy (which would eventually earn gold certification in the U.S.), and Casino, plus 1979's Splendido Hotel. Di Meola then united with fellow guitar greats John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía for 1980's Friday Night in San Francisco. Throughout the '80s and '90s, di Meola racked up numerous accolades (including earning yearly top honors in Guitar Player magazine polls), kept on issuing solo releases on a regular basis, and played with others, including releases by Stomu Yamash'ta, Paul Simon, Stanley Jordan, and David Matthews, as well as further work with such former bandmates as Corea, Clarke, de Lucía, and McLaughlin.

During the '90s, di Meola turned his back almost entirely on fusion to concentrate more on acoustic-based world music, as evidenced by such releases as World Sinfonia, Di Meola Plays Piazzolla, and Heart of the Immigrants, among others. Since that time, di Meola has continued this eclectic approach with releases like 2003's Revisited, 2006's Consequence of Chaos, 2007's Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Vol. 1: Music of Astor Piazzolla, and 2008's live album He and Carmen with flutist Eszter Horgas. In 2011, di Meola delivered the Latin and world music-infused studio album Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody, featuring bassist Charlie Haden and Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba.

Collections

Title: Prog Box

Genre: Rock

Title: Penvaritel (CD1)

Genre: Pop

Title: A Natureza No Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Fusion Jazz Lounge

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Prog Box

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Rock, Progressive

Title: This Is Jazz #17

Artist: Jon McLaughlin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Guitar Hits

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Brunch Hits

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: 90s Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Latin Groove Mix

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Latin

Title: Latin for Eating

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Latin

Title: Latin Jazz de Boa

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Free Jazz Rhythms

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Fusion

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Title: Portrait

Artist: Jon McLaughlin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Reincarnated

Artist: Hazar

Genre: Jazz

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