Tour De Force – Live
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| Tour de Force – Live | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | February 4, 1982 | |||
| Venue | Tower Theatre (Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, US) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
| Al Di Meola chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Tour de Force — Live is a live album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982 and recorded on February 4, 1982 at Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional keyboards and percussion were overdubbed in the studio.
Track listing[edit]
All songs by Al Di Meola, except where noted.
- "Elegant Gypsy Suite" – 10:10
- "Nena" – 5:06
- "Advantage" (Jan Hammer) – 5:00
- "Egyptian Danza" – 5:41
- "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway" – 7:36
- "Cruisin'" (Jan Hammer) – 5:26
Personnel[edit]
- Al Di Meola – acoustic & electric guitars
- Jan Hammer – keyboards
- Victor Godsey – keyboards
- Philippe Saisse – additional keyboards (tracks 1, 5)
- Anthony Jackson – electric bass guitar
- Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
- Mingo Lewis – percussion
- Sammy Figueroa – additional percussion (tracks 1-3)
- Dennis Mackay – co-producer, engineer
Charts[edit]
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pop Albums | 195 [3] |
| 1983 | Jazz Albums | 8 [3] |
References[edit]
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Al Di Meola - Tour De Force: Live (1982) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b "Al Di Meola - Tour De Force: Live (1982) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
External links[edit]
- Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
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