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    Posted: November 05 2008 at 19:01
Elegant Gypsy was the second album by guitarist Al Di Meola, and today it is considered a Fusion masterpiece. This albums does not have one weak track. This albums also features great musicians like Lenny White ,Jan Hammer,Paco De lucia,and Steve Gaad. Pick your favorite track from this jazz fusion classic.
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Haven't listened to this one in a long time...probably "Flight Over Rio" is my favorite.
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"Race with Devil on a Spanish Highway" is divine!
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Mediterranean Sundance , hmmmmmm, splendid
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"Mediterranean Sundance" for me, but all are great.
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Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

Mediterranean Sundance , hmmmmmm, splendid
 
 
Thomas said it!!............splendid indeedClap
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'Race With Devil On Spanish Highway'... The more furious and latino's feeling song in Elegant Gypsy!
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I will hear today and then i vote.




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This is an excellent album, that "latino" feeling and refreshing sound is more than unique. I love Flight over rio, my fav one
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I don't want to get bashed , but I feel this album is a little bit overrated.Not enough jazz for me. It's more like Shred-fusion.
Now Chick's Corea-Return to forever that's a jazz fusion masterpiece.
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Mediterranean Sundance!

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Originally posted by crimson87 crimson87 wrote:

I don't want to get bashed , but I feel this album is a little bit overrated.Not enough jazz for me. It's more like Shred-fusion.
Now Chick's Corea-Return to forever that's a jazz fusion masterpiece.
But you will!!! Evil SmileEvil Smile

Naaa just kidding,

You have all the right to dislike the album, but Al Di Meola not enough Jazz?? Now that's strange for me. Meola is one of the most interesting guitarists I've heard in the jazz/rock fields, he's established as one of the most important (if not the most) latin rock guitarists (IMO, over Santana). However, all of this is an opinion.

And, you're comparing oranges and apples. Return to Forever is more keyboard-based (with Corea, of course...), while Al Di Meola bets to a latin jazz/rock style, more guitar-based.

BTW, the three 74-76 era RtF albums include Al Di Meola... That's half of the discog Shocked
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Points: 6898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2008 at 23:22

Whatever it was it blew us away back in high school. Even our music teacher, a purist if there ever was one,  who was also a band leader in the German Wermacht during World War II was impressed.
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Originally posted by crimson87 crimson87 wrote:

I don't want to get bashed , but I feel this album is a little bit overrated.Not enough jazz for me. It's more like Shred-fusion.
 
 
I'll more or less agree with that.  It's a very good album, but other than Di Meola showing off his amazing technique, there's nothing that is truly great about it.
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Points: 570 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 07 2008 at 11:26
"Race With the Devil..."! That track is one of my favorites by Al, a great mix of hard rock burn with just enough jazz cool to separate it from the rest, except of course jazz for purists. Geek
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