[1] The Wizard (Lewis) - 6:46
[2] Land of the Midnight Sun (A.DiMeola) - 9:10
[3] Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor (J.S.Bach) - 1:20
[4] Love Theme from "Pictures of the Sea" (A.DiMeola) - 2:25
[5] Suite- Golden Dawn: Morning Fire/Calmer of the Temptest/From Ocean to the Clouds (A.DiMeola) - 9:49
[6] Short Tales of the Black Forest (Ch.Corea) - 5:41
AL DI MEOLA - Synthesizer, 12 String Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Arranger, Chimes, Gong, Vocals
ALPHONSE MOUZON - Drums
JACO PASTORIUS - Bass
BARRY MILES - Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Moog Synthesizer, Mini Moog
LENNY WHITE - Drums
PATTI BIYAKAS - Vocals
STANLEY CLARKE - Bass, Vocals
CHICK COREA - Piano, Marimba, Electric Piano
STEVE GADD - Drums
ANTHONY JACKSON - Bass
STEVE JACKSON - Drums
MINGO LEWIS - Percussion, Keyboards
PATTY BUYUKAS - Vocals
DANE BUTCHER - Engineer
BOB LUDWIG - Mastering
DAVID PALMER - Engineer, Mixing
FRANK D'AUGUSTA - Assistant Engineer
1991 CD Columbia CK-34074
1976 LP Columbia 34074
1991 CS Columbia PCT-34074
One of the guitar heroes of fusion, Al DiMeola was just 22 years old at
the time of his debut as a leader but already a veteran of Chick
Corea's Return to Forever. The complex pieces (which include the
three-part "Suite-Golden Dawn," an acoustic duet with Corea on "Short
Tales of the Black Forest" and a brief Bach violin sonata) show
DiMeola's range even at this early stage. With assistance from such top
players as bassists Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke, keyboardist
Barry Miles and drummers Lenny White and Steve Gadd, this was a very
impressive beginning to DiMeola's solo career.