Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
| Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody | ||||
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| Studio album by Al Di Meola | ||||
| Released |
March 15, 2011 (Digital Download) April 8, 2011 (CD) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, Latin jazz | |||
| Length | 72:26 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
| Al Di Meola chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (positive)[2] |
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2011.
Track listing
All compositions by Al di Meola except where noted.
- "Siberiana" – 8:30
- "Paramour's Lullaby" – 7:47
- "Mawazine, Pt. 1" – 2:09
- "Michelangelo's 7th Child" – 7:33
- "Gumbiero" – 6:19
- "Brave New World" – 1:54
- "Full Frontal Contrapuntal" – 4:53
- "That Way Before" – 3:06
- "Fireflies" – 4:02
- "Destination Gonzalo" – 5:17
- "Bona" – 6:02
- "Radical Rhapsody" – 5:03
- "Strawberry Fields" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:11
- "Mawazine, Pt. 2" – 2:55
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen) – 3:06
Personnel
- World Sinfonia
- Al di Meola – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, producer
- Fausto Beccalossi – accordion
- Péter Kaszás – drums, percussion
- Victor Miranda – acoustic upright baby bass
- Gumbi Ortiz – percussion
- Kevin Seddiki – second guitar
- Guests and other musicians
- Mino Cinélu – percussion (3, 4, 13, 14)
- Peter Erskine – drums (4, 10, 12)
- Charlie Haden – acoustic bass (13, 15)
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba – piano (5, 10, 12, 13)
- Barry Miles – additional keyboards, string arrangements
- String section:
- Gyula Benkö – viola (4, 11, 15)
- Gábor Csonka – violin (4, 11, 15)
- Gergely Kuklis – violin (4)
- András Sturcz – cello (4, 11, 15)
- Viktor Uhrin – violin (4, 11, 15)
- Other credits
- Claus Altvater – executive producer, photography
- Róbert Balázs – engineer
- Paul Blakemore – mastering
- Francesco Cabras – photography
- Gary Casson – business consultant
- Martin Cooke – assistant engineer
- Susie Doherty – production coordination
- Frank Filipetti – engineer
- Roy Henderson – engineer
- Rick Kwan – assistant engineer
- Katsuhiko Naito – engineer, mixing
- Michael Page – art direction, design
- Dave Poler – assistant engineer
- Spyros Poulos – engineer
- Hernan Romero – associate producer
- Viktor Scheer – assistant engineer
- Viktor Szabó – assistant engineer
- Csaba Tóth – engineer, photography
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 4[3] |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody - Al di Meola : Release Information, Reviews and Credits : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ Wood, Stephen (3 April 2011). "Al Di Meola: "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody", jazz review by Stephen Wood". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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