Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody

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Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
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Studio album by
Al Di Meola
ReleasedMarch 15, 2011 (Digital Download)
April 8, 2011 (CD)
Studio Avatar Studios (New York, NY)
Genre Jazz fusion
Length72:26
Label Concord
Producer Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
World Sinfonia – La Melodia
(2008)		Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All About Jazz (positive) [2]

Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2011.

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Al Di Meola except where noted.

  1. "Siberiana" – 8:30
  2. "Paramour's Lullaby" – 7:47
  3. "Mawazine, Pt. 1" – 2:09
  4. "Michelangelo's 7th Child" – 7:33
  5. "Gumbiero" – 6:19
  6. "Brave New World" – 1:54
  7. "Full Frontal Contrapuntal" – 4:53
  8. "That Way Before" – 3:06
  9. "Fireflies" – 4:02
  10. "Destination Gonzalo" – 5:17
  11. "Bona" – 6:02
  12. "Radical Rhapsody" – 5:03
  13. "Strawberry Fields" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:11
  14. "Mawazine, Pt. 2" – 2:55
  15. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen) – 3:06

Personnel

World Sinfonia

Guests and other musicians

String section

Production

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
2011Billboard Top Jazz Albums4 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody - Al di Meola : Release Information, Reviews and Credits : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Wood, Stephen (3 April 2011). "Al Di Meola: "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody", jazz review by Stephen Wood". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.



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