Splendido Hotel Al Di Meola Columbia C2X 36270
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Splendido Hotel Columbia C2X 36270 Al Di Meola personnel Al Di Meola (g, vc, dr, perc); Chick Corea (p); Les Paul (g); Jan Hammer (synth); Anthony Jackson (b); Mingo Lewis (cga, bgo, perc); Philippe Saisse (keyb, marimba); Steve Gadd (dr); Eddie Colon (perc); a.o. tracks Alien Chase On Arabian Desert; Silent Story In Her Eyes; Roller Ju- bilee; Two To Tango ; Al Di’s Dream Theme; Dinner Music Of The Gods; Splendido Sundance; I Can Tell; Spanish Eyes; Isfahan; Bianca's Mid- night Lullaby Just how much creative gunpowder had Al Di Meola ignited in his early career? First of all there was the flamenco firework in the best-seller Elegant Gypsy, and secondly his mega-successful live album resulting from a summit meeting in San Francisco with catalogue # Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin. After this great start it was no wonder that such 36270 prominent colleagues as Jan Hammer, Chick Corea, Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson and Les Paul were eager to participate in the present album Splendido Hotel. This great set contents 2 LPs / gatefold sleeve line-up of musicians produce a rich, saturated sound and create numerous "flavours" in this cocktail of sounds, which - as a double LP - can be likened to a fantastic long pricecode drink, as it were. Di Meola's idea of fusion starts off in the opening number as a slow, SC02 sluggish oriental-like melody, which develops to take on a rock rhythm. High-speed release date and lovingly detailed flamenco such as is found in Splendido Sundance alternates with February 2016 subtle rhythms (Two To Tango) and good-humoured lighter numbers with an elec- barcode tronic undertone such as Roller Jubilee and a funky version of Bert Kaempfert's Span- ish Eyes. With this great mix, the musicians create a wonderful atmosphere in which 4260019715043 every Latin aficionado will feel at home. original recording 1979 at CBS Recording and Electric Lady Studios, New York, by Dave Palmer and Love Wie viel kreatives Pulver hatte Al Di Meola in seiner jungen Karriere bereits verschos- Castle Studios, Los Angeles, by Bernie Kisch sen? Da wäre zum ersten das Flamenco-Feuerwerk auf dem Topseller Elegant Gypsy und zum zweiten das ebenso weit verbreitete San Francisco-Gipfeltreffen mit Paco de original production Lucia und John McLaughlin zu nennen. Nach diesem Vorlauf verwundert es nicht, dass Al Di Meola and Philip Roberge sich in Splendido Hotel wieder prominente Kollegen wie Jan Hammer, Chick Corea, Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson und Les Paul die Klinke in die Hand geben. Diese bunte Personalmischung bringt satten Schall und unzählige Geschmacksnoten in den Stil- Cocktail, der als Doppel-LP in bester Longdrink-Manier zu genießen ist. Di Meolas Fu- sionsvorstellung formt sich im Opener zunächst als schleppende orientalisch ange- hauchte Melodie, die bald in Rock-Rhythmus aufgeht. Hochtouriger und detailverlieb- ter Flamenco wie in Splendido Sundance, wechselt mit subtilen Rhythmen (Two To Tango) und gut gelaunten, mild elektronisierten Leichtgewichten wie Roller Jubilee und einer funkig aufgestylten Version von Bert Kaempferts Spanish Eyes. So gestalten die Musiker ein wunderbares Ambiente, in dem sich jeder Latin-Aficionado heimisch fühlt. WWW.SPEAKERSCORNERRECORDS.COM | [email protected].