Al DiMeola
Anthology
The Story
With "Anthology", the Columbia label hoped to release the definitive DiMeola collection, however, DiMeola's career has been going on for so long, it's like trying to map a fast growing city. They did manage to accurately summarize the fusion king's work from the mid to late '70s through the early '80s. DiMeola's compositional strength shines brightly, as does his absoultely blazing guitar work featuring his trademarks - mindboggling speed and precision. There isn't a bad tune on the two-CD collection, with favorites from classic fusion albums such as "Casino", "Splendido Hotel", the incredible "Elegant Gypsy" and more. Complete liner notes and some great photographs comlete the package. A good pickup for the car, even if you have all of DiMeola's studio releases (and you should).
The Music
| === DISC 1 === | Vocal | |
| 09:13 | Land Of The Midnight Sun | Instrumental |
| 09:50 | Suite: Golden Dawn | Instrumental |
| 06:17 | Race With Devil On Spanish Highway | Instrumental |
| 09:14 | Elegant Gypsy Suite | Instrumental |
| 07:22 | Senor Mouse | Instrumental |
| 09:30 | Casino | Instrumental |
| 11:08 | Medley: Short Tales Of The Black Forest | Instrumental |
| 10:25 | The Wizard | Instrumental |
| === DISC 2 === | Vocal | |
| 08:59 | Alien Chase On Arabian Desert | Instrumental |
| 08:34 | Dinner Music Of The Gods | Instrumental |
| 01:57 | Bianca's Midnight Lullaby | Instrumental |
| 03:55 | God Bird Change | Instrumental |
| 07:52 | Electric Rendezvous | Instrumental |
| 05:00 | Nena (Live) | Instrumental |
| 05:41 | Egyptian Dance (Live) | Instrumental |
| 05:25 | Crusin' (Live) | Instrumental |
| 04:06 | Island Dreamer | Instrumental |
| 04:08 | Sequencer | Instrumental |
| 09:24 | Al Di's Dream Theme | Instrumental |
| 08:44 | Theme To The Mothership | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Al DiMeola | Electric Guitar, 12-String Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Maracas, ARP String Ensemble, Percussion, Fylde Acoustic Guitar, Fylde Mando-Cello, Timbales, Arrangement, Production |
| Barry Miles | Electric Piano, Mini-Moog, Acoustic Piano, Yamaha Organ, Marimba |
| Anthony Jackson | Bass |
| Lenny White | Drums |
| Miingo Lewis | Percussion, Congas, Timbales, Cowbell, Bongos |
| Jaco Pastorius | Electric Bass |
| Alphonse Mouzon | Drums |
| Jan Hammer | Electric Piano, Mini-Moog, Keyboards, Fairlight CMI, drum |
| Steve Gadd | Drums |
| Eddie Colon | Timbales, Roto-Tom, Percussion |
| Philippe Saisse | Marimba, Electric Piano, Keyboards |
| Vlodek Gulgowski | Electric Piano, Synthesizer |
| Tim Landers | Electric Bass |
| Robbie Gonzalez | Drums |
| Phil Collins | Drums |
| Simon Phillips | Drums |
| Dave Palmer | Engineering |
| Dennis Mackay | Engineering, Production |
| Bob Belden | Compilation Production |
| Bill Milkowski | Compilation Production |
| Seth Rothstein | Project Direction |
| Joe "Ace" Blackwell | Project Consulting |
| Mark Wilder | Digital Remastering |
| Seth Foster | Digital Remastering |
| Patti Matheny | A&R Coordination |
| Darren Salmieri | A&R Coordination |
| Howard Fritzson | Reissue Art Direction |
| Frank Gargiulo | Reissue Design |
| Darryl Pitt | Front Cover Photography |
| Don Hunstein | Liner Photography |
| Dianne Spoto Shattuck | Packaging Management |
| John Jackson | Production Assistance |
| Recorded Electric Lady Studios, NYC, The Calderone, North Hempstead, Long Island, NY, Power Station, NYC, Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO, Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA, and Holland.
Digitally remastered at Sony Music Studios, NYC. |
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