Al Di Meola Land of the Midnight Sun

The song has the same name as the album, Land on the Midnight Sun. It's a really good song released in 1976, in this album Al plays with Chick Corea on "Short Tales of the Black Forest".

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Musicians:

Al Di Meola: Guitars, synthesizer, percussion, vocals.
Stanley Clarke: Bass guitar, vocals
Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar
Jaco Pastorius: Bass guitar
Chick Corea: Piano, marimba
Barry Miles: Keyboards, synthesizer
James Mingo Lewis: Keyboards, percussion
Steve Gadd: Drums
Alphonse Mouzon: Drums
Lenny White: Drums
Patty Buyukas: Backing vocals

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[jlg1956]

I'd certainly not want to to lower him to a "rock guitar" instrumentalist. He's far better than that - a lazz-rock pioneer -certainly not a 3-chord rock guitarist ;)

[Devadip47]

Yeah, it's not the same caliber lol.

[jlg1956]

Di Meola is a pure genius as this piece so brilliantly illustrates. All of the distinct and separate passages fit together so well.

What amazes me most is the incredible emotional sound he gets from that Les Paul, and his blazingly fast and complex solos leave you breathless.

I've seen him live on 3 occasions, and he's just as awesome live as he is in the studio. A real treat.

[Devadip47]

Yeah, you're right, one of the best guitarists according to my opinion. Thanks for this sophisticated comment.

[checkingdude]

Best guitar fusion album ever!!

[Devadip47]

Yeah, his sound is very melodious and his way to play is unique!

[fastfretting]

This is one of the fastest guitar players alive and one of the most talented.Only a guitar player can understand the stuff he is doing is so beyond what you can understand if you are not a guitar player.

[jasonarmstrong1982]

One of the sickest songs ever....

[Django5198]

@jlg1956 rock is not about 3 chords

[ferramonte]

I've played this to death for 35 years

[johnnyrocksable]

Go back and listen to all of the other Rock and Jazz Rock guitarists of 1976 and you'll find Al is one of the greatest ever. Jaco is deffinately the best Bass Player in 76. Al De Miola is the Jazz Rock version of Santana, just with more notes and breaks in the music. Guys like Al De Miola and John McLaughlin paved the way for insane playing like Alan Holdsworth, Frank Gamble, Eddy Van Halen and shredders of all styles. These guys played fast long before metal guitar players were invented.

[audiotrax2000]

@FarazR2: He's known for his technigue not for his tone. I think he used a ColorSound fuzz back in the day. That was a popular Jazz Rock tone in the 70's.

[audiotrax2000]

@ccrstucook: Those are a really interesting combination of favorites. Nice recipe! I can relate, mine are the same along with Phil Keaggy, Terje Rypdal, Steve Hackett, Anthony Phillips, Peter Banks, the two original guys from the Alice Cooper Band (the interplay!) and Marc Bolan from TRex. Does that make any sense? It does to me :)

[vistvan62]

-Al is a genius I think...

[vistvan62]

-wow, what kind of musicians are plaiyed this album?

[petete21521]

Finally inteligent coments on  you tube, took me almost 3 years to find u guys, All i have to say about AL is, that he's from another planet, a gift for us... A Pioneer in fusion. Al is all in a diferent category. not saying that he better than any other hes just diferent.. tx for posting.