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Scenario (album)

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Scenario
Studio album by
Released1983
StudioCaribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado)
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length40:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerDennis Mackay
Al Di Meola chronology
Tour De Force – Live
(1982)
Scenario
(1983)
Soaring Through a Dream
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Scenario is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1983. Musicians include keyboardist Jan Hammer, bassist Tony Levin and drummers Bill Bruford and Phil Collins.

Track listing

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  1. "Mata Hari" (Al Di Meola) – 6.04
  2. "African Night" (Di Meola, Jan Hammer) – 4.51
  3. "Island Dreamer" (Hammer) – 4.06
  4. "Scenario" (Di Meola) – 3.56
  5. "Sequencer" (Hammer) – 4.06
  6. "Cachaca" (Di Meola) – 5.34
  7. "Hypnotic Conviction" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.51
  8. "Calliope" (Di Meola) – 4.19
  9. "Scoundrel" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.44

Jan Hammer would re-use the drum sample that figures prominently in "Sequencer" in his better-known theme for the TV series Miami Vice, which first aired two years after the release of this album.

Personnel

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Production

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  • Philip Roberge – executive producer
  • Al Di Meola – producer
  • Dennis Mackay – co-producer, engineer
  • Jerry Mahler – assistant engineer
  • Rick Markowitz – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • John Berg – album design
  • David Michael Kennedy – photography

Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1983 Billboard 200 128[3]
1983 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 8[3]

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Robert. "Scenario". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  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 "Scenario - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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