Paco De Lucía - Guitar
Jan Hammer - Synthesizer, Electric Piano
Barry Miles - Piano, Electric Piano
Lenny White - Drums
Steve Gadd - Drums
Anthony Jackson - Bass Guitar
Mingo Lewis - Organ, Synthesizer, Percussion, Conga
Guitarist Al Di Meola's second record as a leader is generally an
explosive affair, although it does have a fair amount of variety. With
Jan Hammer or Barry Miles on keyboards, electric bassist Anthony
Jackson, drummer Lenny White ( Steve Gadd takes his place on the
"Elegant Gypsy Suite"), and percussionist Mingo Lewis on most of the
selections, DiMeola shows off his speedy and rockish fusion style. He
was still a member of Return to Forever at the time and was a stronger
guitarist than composer, but DiMeola did put a lot of thought into this
music. The brief "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" (an acoustic guitar
solo) and "Mediterranean Sundance" (an acoustic duet with fellow
guitarist Paco DeLucia) hints at DiMeola's future directions. A
near-classic in the fusion vein.