Al Di Meola
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Albert Laurence Di Meola is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, he had his breakthrough after joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974.
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Di Meola with Return to Forever at Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, New York, 1974
Di Meola with Chick Corea in Rochester, New York, 1976
Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía performing in Barcelona, Spain in the 1980s
Di Meola at Leverkusener Jazztage (Forum/Leverkusen/Germany) on November 7, 2016In their own words 1
One thing I learned a long time ago was my fretboard, in terms of all the scales in all the positions...You have to learn it - there are no two ways about it.
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Damien RiceAlso in For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela (2014)
Chick CoreaAlso in Return To Forever: Live At Montreux (2009)
Robert TrujilloAlso in For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela (2014)
Paco de LucíaAlso in Paco De Lucia - Live At 31st Leverkusener Jazztage (2010)
Gonzalo RubalcabaAlso in Al di Meola World Sinfonia & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Jazz in Marciac 2011 (2011)
Peter GabrielAlso in For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela (2014)About this person
Albert Laurence Di Meola is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, he had his breakthrough after joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a successful and critically acclaimed solo career, noted for his technical mastery, complex compositions and explorations of Latin music. Highlights of his work are Elegant Gypsy, his Friday Night in San Francisco collaboration and the World Sinfonia trilogy.
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