Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
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ReleasedMarch 15, 2011 (Digital Download)
April 8, 2011 (CD)
April 8, 2011 (CD)
StudioAvatar (New York, New York)
- Churchill Studios (New Jersey)
- Hit Factory Criteria (North Miami, FL)
- Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Pannónia Stúdió (Hungary)
Length72:26
| Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody | ||||
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| Released | March 15, 2011 (Digital Download) April 8, 2011 (CD) | |||
| Studio | Avatar (New York, New York)
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| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 72:26 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (positive)[2] |
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2011.
All compositions by Al Di Meola except where noted.
- "Siberiana" – 8:30
- "Paramour's Lullaby" – 7:47
- "Mawazine, Pt. 1" – 2:09
- "Michelangelo's 7th Child" – 7:33
- "Gumbiero" – 6:19
- "Brave New World" – 1:54
- "Full Frontal Contrapuntal" – 4:53
- "That Way Before" – 3:06
- "Fireflies" – 4:02
- "Destination Gonzalo" – 5:17
- "Bona" – 6:02
- "Radical Rhapsody" – 5:03
- "Strawberry Fields" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:11
- "Mawazine, Pt. 2" – 2:55
- "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
- Barry Miles – additional keyboards, string arrangements
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba – acoustic piano (5, 10, 12, 13)
- Charlie Haden – acoustic bass (13, 15)
- Mino Cinelu – percussion (3, 4, 13, 14)
- Peter Erskine – drums (4, 10, 12)
- 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)
