Composer
Al Di Meola
American guitarist
b. 1954
72 works in the index
- Born
- 1954
- Birthplace
- Jersey City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, he had his breakthrough after joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a successful and critically acclaimed solo career, noted for his technical mastery, complex compositions and explorations of Latin music. Highlights of his work are Elegant Gypsy, his Friday Night in San Francisco collaboration and the World Sinfonia trilogy.
An alumnus of Berklee College of Music and a Grammy Award winner, Di Meola's career includes collaborations with musicians such as, besides Corea, Stanley Clarke, Larry Coryell, Paul Simon, Steve Winwood, Jaco Pastorius, Paco de Lucía, Bill Bruford, John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Jean-Luc Ponty, Steve Vai and others.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- guitarist; composer; jazz musician; jazz guitarist; recording artist; musician
- Career institutions / employers
- Berklee College of Music
- Instruments played
- guitar
- Genres
- jazz; jazz fusion
- Official website
- http://www.aldimeola.com/
- Birth name
- Albert Laurence Di Meola
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 85427757
- ISNI
- 0000000114504961
- GND ID
- 13435947X
- Library of Congress ID
- n83046965
- MusicBrainz ID
- 09c0f334-f9de-4970-b9ee-ef799cd093be
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, bass, Piano
- Genres represented
- Jazz, Rock, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 72
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 2 of 2
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innamorata | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Invention Of The Monsters | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Misterio | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Opus In Green | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| San Marco | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Shaking The Spirits | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Tao | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Tempest | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Turquoise | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 2 |
| Vizzini | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Asia De Cuba | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Fireflies | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Bona | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Brave New World | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Destination Gonzalo | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Full Frontal Contrapuntal | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Gumbiero | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Mawazine, Pt. 1 | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Mawazine, Pt. 2 | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Michelangelo's 7th Child | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Paramour's Lullaby | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Radical Rhapsody | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| Siberiana | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
| That Way Before | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, bass | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 85427757. Portrait: Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.