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Electric Rendezvous

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Electric Rendezvous
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedMay–July 1981
StudioElectric Lady Studios and The Power Station (New York City, New York)
  • Minot Sound (White Plains, New York)
  • Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Ochoa Recording Studios (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
GenreJazz fusion
Length34:27
LabelColumbia
ProducerAl Di Meola
  • Dennis Mackay
Al Di Meola chronology
Tour De Force – Live
(1982)
Electric Rendezvous
(1982)
Scenario
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Electric Rendezvous is the fifth studio album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982. It features flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía (who recorded Friday Night in San Francisco with Di Meola and John McLaughlin) on “Passion, Grace & Fire”.

Track listing

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All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

  1. "God Bird Change" (James Mingo Lewis) – 3:51
  2. "Electric Rendezvous" – 7:47
  3. "Passion, Grace & Fire" – 5:34
  4. "Cruisin'" (Jan Hammer) – 4:16
  5. "Black Cat Shuffle (Philippe Saisse) – 3:00
  6. "Ritmo de la Noche" – 4:17
  7. "Somalia" – 1:40
  8. "Jewel Inside a Dream" – 4:02

Personnel

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Production

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  • Philip Roberge – executive producer
  • Al Di Meola – producer
  • Dennis Mackay – co-producer, engineer
  • Barry Bongiovi – assistant engineer
  • Dave Greenberg – assistant engineer
  • Chris Haas – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Hendrickson – assistant engineer
  • James Nichols – assistant engineer
  • Paul Ray – assistant engineer
  • Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer
  • Mark Sackett – assistant engineer
  • David Spritz – assistant engineer
  • Stephen Benben – assistant engineer (3)
  • Steve Bravin – assistant engineer (3)
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
  • Paula Scher – design
  • Mark Hess – illustration

Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1982 Billboard 200 55[3]
1982 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 3[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Electric Rendezvous - Al di Meola | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ a b "Electric Rendezvous - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.