The Infinite Desire
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All About Jazz | (favourable)[2] |
The Infinite Desire is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1998.
Track listing
All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.
- "Beyond the Mirage" – 7:18
- "Shaking the Spirits" – 6:30
- "Vizzini" – 4:54
- "In My Mother's Eyes (Memory of Theresa)" – 4:41
- "The Infinite Desire" (Al Di Meola, Pino Daniele) – 5:26
- "Invention of the Monsters" – 3:06
- "Istanbul" – 8:00
- "Azzura" – 2:55
- "Big Sky Azzura" – 6:07
- "Race with Devil on Turkish Highway" – 4:03
- "Valentina" – 4:44
- "The Infinite Desire (Vocal)" (Di Meola, Daniele) – 5:27
Personnel
- Al Di Meola - electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer, percussion, cymbals, marimba, harp
- Steve Vai - electric guitar (10)
- Herbie Hancock - acoustic piano solo (7)
- Rachel Z - keyboards, acoustic piano (1-5,7,10-12)
- Mario Parmisano - acoustic piano, keyboards (6,8,9)
- John Patitucci - electric bass, acoustic bass (1,4,5)
- Tom Kennedy - acoustic bass (3,6,8,9)
- Peter Erskine - drums (3,7)
- Ernie Adams - drums (6,9)
- Gumbi Ortiz - congas (1,7)
- Kabuli Nitasa - violin, vocals (1)
- Layla Francesca - vocals (2)
- Oriana Di Meola - vocals (2)
- Pino Daniele - vocal (12)
Chart performance
Year | Chart | Position |
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1998 | Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 17[3] |
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. "The Infinite Desire - Al di Meola | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (1 December 1999). "Al Di Meola: The Infinite Dream". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "The Infinite Desire - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.