Album Tour De Force - Live by Al Di Meola Review

Recorded shortly before Al di Meola decided to de-emphasize his electric guitar in favor of his acoustic counterpart, this live set does a fine job of summing up his first six years of recordings. Four of the six numbers (all but "Nena" and "Advantage") were previously recorded by the pacesetting fusion guitarist. With strong and stimulating contributions made by keyboardist Jan Hammer, electric bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Steve Gadd, percussionist Mingo Lewis, and second keyboardist Victor Godsey (some additional keyboards and percussion were overdubbed later in the studio), di Meola is typically stunning on such originals as "Elegant Gypsy Suite" and "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway".

Review by allmusic.com

Tracks on this album

#	Track title	Track length	Preview	Download
1	Elegant Gypsy Suite	10:09	preview song Elegant Gypsy Suite	Download track Elegant Gypsy Suite
2	Nena	5:07	preview song Nena	Download track Nena
3	Advantage	5:00	preview song Advantage	Download track Advantage
4	Egyptian Danza	5:41	preview song Egyptian Danza	Download track Egyptian Danza
5	Race With Devil On Spanish...	7:36	preview song Race With Devil On Spanish...	Download track Race With Devil On Spanish...
6	Cruisin'	5:25	preview song Cruisin'	Download track Cruisin'