Al Di Meola - "Elegant Gypsy" - 1977

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Elegant Gypsy is the second album by American jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. It was released in 1977 on Columbia Records.
Elegant Gypsy was a follow-up album to Di Meola's debut release, Land of the Midnight Sun. The distinctive music on the album is a speedy fusion of jazz and rock, with lightning-fast guitar riffs intermixed with lyrical acoustical passages. The songs include explorations of Latin music themes, including acoustic genres like flamenco.
Elegant Gypsy won an annual award for Best Guitar Album in Guitar Player Magazine.

Side 1
1. "Flight Over Rio" (Mingo Lewis) 7:16
2. "Midnight Tango" 7:28
3. "Mediterranean Sundance" 5:14

Side 2
4. "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway" 6:18
5. "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" 1:46
6. "Elegant Gypsy Suite" 9:16

Personnel;
Al Di Meola: Electric guitars, acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizer, percussion.
Paco de Lucía: Acoustic guitar (track 3).
Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6).
Jan Hammer: Keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 1, 6).
Barry Miles: Piano, keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 2, 4).
Steve Gadd: Drums (tracks 1, 6).
Lenny White: Drums (tracks 2, 4).
Mingo Lewis: Congas, synthesizers, organ, percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6).