Al Di Meola - Flesh on Flesh
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Artist: Al Di MeolaEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-08-27
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:
- Zona Desperata
- Innamorta
- Meninas
- Flesh On Flesh
- Fugata
- Deep And Madly
- Saffire Soleil
- Senor Mouse
Free Music Notes for Flesh on Flesh
Free Music Review: One Of Mr. D's Best
Hit: 5 Stars
I read some of the other reviews and had to put in my five cents... I was quite surprised by the quality of the music on this CD. It's an approach which fuses fiery playing with fine and introspective composition, many of Al's own and very impressive in their sensitivity and complexity. The best one by far is Inamorata, a superb example of what fusion can be in the new millennium, in capable hands. This breathtaking piece is worth the price of the CD alone. Some complain that the album breaks no new ground, perhaps that is true with a couple of exceptions, but this can be easily forgiven given the sophistication and beauty of the work. So how do you explain the cover? It does not at all reflect the music within. It's been a tradition of Al's to put beautiful women in different degrees of undress, on his covers. Perhaps it is a deliberate attempt to draw attention to his music? Perhaps to distance himself from the "cerebral" covers of other fusion artists, a desire to stand out? Well, it is working for Al, I think. But make no mistake, the cover does not represent the sensitive, introspective and complex music on this CD, and should not prevent anyone from buying it.
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Ever since he burst on the scene as a teenage member of the fusion group Return to Forever, Al Di Meola has reigned as a guitar god in jazz, flamenco, and world music circles. Those genres are well represented on this disc, with guests Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, flutist Alejandro Santos, and World Sinfonia members Gumbi Ortiz (percussion) and Mario Parmisano (keyboards). While Di Meola's lightning licks are still in effect, they are tempered by Old World, classically tinged settings with a dash of '70s-style fusion. Chick Corea's "Se?or Mouse" is elegantly reworked, and "Fugata" by the Argentine tango master Astor Piazzolla retains cool and complex contrapuntal lines. Di Meola plays a number of guitars on this date, from a 1958 Les Paul to an Ovation model, but it's all Al Di Meola and it's all good. --Eugene Holley Jr.Jazz Music CDs
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