Race with Devil on Spanish Highway

Al Di Meola · 1977 · Titre de l'album Elegant Gypsy

Context

Virtuoso guitar piece, composed by Di Meola for Elegant Gypsy (Columbia, April 1977). It shows very fast picking, strongly influenced by flamenco.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Flamenco jazz. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

Sources

• EN: Elegant Gypsy

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