| Artist |
Al Di Meola |
| Album Title: |
Elegant Gypsy |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Jazz: Fusion |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
00/00/1977 |
| Label |
Columbia Records/CBS Inc. |
| Catalog No |
PC 34461 |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Flight Over Rio (7:13)
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| A2.
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Midnight Tango (7:26)
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| A3.
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Mediterranean Sundance (5:10)
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| B1.
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Race With Devil On Spanish Highway (6:16)
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| B2.
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Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil (1:45)
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| B3.
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Elegant Gypsy Suite (9:15)
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| Date Acquired |
01/01/1979 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Purchase Price |
10.00 |
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Notes |
Includes printed inner sleeve with credits.
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York.
All compositions published by DiMeola Music Company (ASCAP) except "Flight Over Rio," published by Hitman Music (BMI).
Artwork [Front Cover And Inner Sleeve Picture Concept And Direction] – Al DiMeola
Design – Paula Scher
Engineer [Mastering] – Robert Ludwig
Engineer [Recording] – Dave Palmer
Photography By – Bill King
Producer, Arranged By – Al Di Meola
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foobar2000 1.3.17 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-05-03 02:33:29
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Analyzed: Al Di Meola / Elegant Gypsy [LP RIP]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.14 dB -16.69 dB 7:14 01 - Flight Over Rio
DR14 -0.22 dB -18.32 dB 7:26 02 - Midnight Tango
DR16 -2.55 dB -22.61 dB 5:03 03 - Mediterranean Sundance
DR13 -1.85 dB -17.84 dB 6:16 04 - Race With Devil on Spanish Highway
DR12 -3.98 dB -22.43 dB 1:44 05 - Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil
DR13 -2.42 dB -18.00 dB 9:11 06 - Elegant Gypsy Suite
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2839 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow:
Guitarist Al di Meola'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, di Meola shows off his speedy and rock-ish fusion style. He was still a member of Return to Forever at the time and was a stronger guitarist than composer, but di Meola 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 Lucía) hints at di Meola's future directions. A near classic in the fusion vein.
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| Cover 2 |
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| Cover 3 |
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