Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody

2011 studio album by Al Di Meola From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody

Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2011.

Quick Facts Studio album by Al Di Meola, Released ...
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2011 (Digital Download)
April 8, 2011 (CD)
StudioAvatar Studios (New York, NY)
GenreJazz fusion
Length72:26
LabelConcord
ProducerAl Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
World Sinfonia – La Melodia
(2008)
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
(2011)
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz(positive)[2]
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Track listing

All compositions by Al Di Meola except where noted.

  1. "Siberiana" – 8:30
  2. "Paramour's Lullaby" – 7:47
  3. "Mawazine, Pt. 1" – 2:09
  4. "Michelangelo's 7th Child" – 7:33
  5. "Gumbiero" – 6:19
  6. "Brave New World" – 1:54
  7. "Full Frontal Contrapuntal" – 4:53
  8. "That Way Before" – 3:06
  9. "Fireflies" – 4:02
  10. "Destination Gonzalo" – 5:17
  11. "Bona" – 6:02
  12. "Radical Rhapsody" – 5:03
  13. "Strawberry Fields" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:11
  14. "Mawazine, Pt. 2" – 2:55
  15. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen) – 3:06

Personnel

World Sinfonia

  • Al Di Meola – keyboards, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, percussion
  • Fausto Beccalossi – accordion
  • Kevin Seddiki – second guitar
  • Victor Miranda – acoustic upright baby bass
  • Péter Kaszás – drums, percussion
  • Gumbi Ortiz – percussion

Guests and other musicians

String section
  • András Sturcz – cello (4, 11, 15)
  • Gyula Benkö – viola (4, 11, 15)
  • Gábor Csonka – violin (4, 11, 15)
  • Gergely Kuklis – violin (4)
  • Viktor Uhrin – violin (4, 11, 15)

Production

  • Claus Altvater – executive producer, additional photography
  • Al Di Meola – producer
  • Hernan Romero – associate producer
  • Róbert Balázs – engineer
  • Tóth Bagi Csaba – engineer, additional photography
  • Frank Filipetti – basic track engineer
  • Roy Henderson – engineer
  • Katsuhiko Naito – engineer, mixing
  • Spyros Poulos – engineer
  • Martin Cooke – assistant engineer
  • Rick Kwan – assistant engineer
  • Dave Poler – assistant engineer
  • Viktor Scheer – assistant engineer
  • Viktor Szabó – assistant engineer
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering at CMG Mastering (Cleveland, Ohio)
  • Gary Casson – business consultant
  • Susie Doherty – production coordination
  • Michael Page – art direction, design
  • Francesco Cabras – photography

Chart performance

More information Year, Chart ...
YearChartPosition
2011 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 4[3]
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