Al Di Meola • Tour De Force - 'Live'

 

Review by Scott Yanow
Recorded shortly before Al di Meola decided to de-emphasize his electric guitar in favor of his acoustic counterpart, this live set does a fine job of summing up his first six years of recordings. Four of the six numbers (all but "Nena" and "Advantage") were previously recorded by the pacesetting fusion guitarist. With strong and stimulating contributions made by keyboardist Jan Hammer, electric bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Steve Gadd, percussionist Mingo Lewis, and second keyboardist Victor Godsey (some additional keyboards and percussion were overdubbed later in the studio), di Meola is typically stunning on such originals as "Elegant Gypsy Suite" and "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/tour-de-force-live-mw0000187929

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Grabado poco antes de que Al di Meola decidiera dejar de lado su guitarra eléctrica en favor de la acústica, este disco en directo resume muy bien sus primeros seis años de grabaciones. Cuatro de los seis números (todos menos "Nena" y "Advantage") fueron grabados previamente por el guitarrista de fusión. Con las sólidas y estimulantes contribuciones del teclista Jan Hammer, el bajista eléctrico Anthony Jackson, el baterista Steve Gadd, el percusionista Mingo Lewis y el segundo teclista Victor Godsey (algunos teclados y percusión adicionales fueron sobregrabados más tarde en el estudio), di Meola es típicamente impresionante en temas originales como "Elegant Gypsy Suite" y "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway".
https://www.allmusic.com/album/tour-de-force-live-mw0000187929

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Tracklist:
A1 - Elegant Gypsy Suite - 10:08
A2 - Nena - 5:04
A3 - Advantage - 4:55
B1 - Egyptian Danza - 5:39
B2 - Race With Devil On Spanish Highway - 7:28
B3 - Cruisin' - 5:24


Credits:
    Bass – Anthony Jackson
    Co-producer, Engineer [Recording] – Dennis MacKay
    Design [Cover] – Allen Weinberg
    Drums – Steve Gadd
    Executive Producer – Philip Roberge
    Guitar – Al Di Meola
    Keyboards – Jan Hammer
    Keyboards [2nd] – Victor Godsey
    Mastered By – RL*
    Percussion – Mingo Lewis
    Photography By [Cover] – Darryl Pitt
    Producer – Al Di Meola

Notes
Recorded live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1982 by the Record Plant New York Mobile.

Label: Columbia ‎– FC 38373
Released: 1982
Genre: Jazz
Style: Fusion https://www.discogs.com/Al-Di-Meola-Tour-De-Force-Live/release/7234977

 

 

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