Al Di Meola

American guitarist

Born: 22 July 1954
Jersey City
Country: United States
Active: 1974–
Record labels: Columbia Records
Discography: 44 albums

Biography

Al Di Meola is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Al Di Meola was born on 22 July 1954 in Jersey City. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: Columbia Records. The discography here lists 44 albums, from “Land of the Midnight Sun” (1976) to “One of These Nights” (2025).

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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Discography

Studio and live albums

Land of the Midnight Sun 1976 · Columbia Elegant Gypsy 1977 · CBS/Sony Casino 1978 · CBS

Midnight Tango - Live at the New York Palladium 1978 · Live

Splendido Hotel 1980 · CBS Friday Night in San Francisco 1981 · Live · Philips Electric Rendezvous 1982 · Columbia Tour de Force - "Live" 1982 · Live · CBS Scenario 1983 · CBS Cielo e terra 1985 World Sinfonia 1991 · Tomato World Sinfonia: Heart of the Immigrants 1993 · Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings

1st London Jazz Festival 1994 · Live

Orange and Blue 1994 · Blue Moon Recordings Electric Anthology 1995 · One Way Records Di Meola Plays Piazzolla 1996 · Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings The Infinite Desire 1998 · Telarc Winter Nights 1999 · Telarc Jazz World Sinfonia: The Grande Passion 2000 · Telarc Jazz Flesh on Flesh 2002 · Telarc

Armentos: Midsummer Night in Sardinia 2004 · Live

Cosmopolitan Life 2005 · Olè Records Live at Montreux 1994 2005 · Live · Eagle Vision Consequence of Chaos 2006 · Telarc Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Volume I: Music of Astor Piazzolla 2006 · earMUSIC Vocal Rendezvous 2006 World Sinfonia: Live in London 1991 2007 · Live · Di Meola Music Company He & Carmen: Live Concert 2008 · Live · Galaxy Music World Sinfonia: La Melodia - Live In Milano 2008 · Live · Songsurfer Records World Sinfonia: Live From Seattle and Elsewhere 2009 · Live · Valiana Music and Media One Night in Montreal 2010 · Live · Jazz Hour Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody 2011 · Songsurfer Records Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2012 · Live · The Store for Music All Your Life (A Tribute To The Beatles Recorded At Abbey Road Studios, London) 2013 · Valiana Music and Media Elysium 2015 · inakustik Morocco Fantasia 2017 · Live · inakustik Elegant Gypsy & More: Live 2018 · Live · earMUSIC Opus 2018 · earMUSIC Across the Universe 2020 · earMUSIC Saturday Night in San Francisco 2022 · Live · Columbia Twentyfour 2024 · earMUSIC One of These Nights 2025 · inakustik

2000-07-21: Volkstheater, Graz, Austria · Live

Live at Belmont Raceway · Live

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Albums where Al Di Meola is credited as a sideman

1974	Where Have I Known You Before — Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea	guitar
1975	No Mystery — Return to Forever feat. Chick Corea	guitar
1975	Venusian Summer — Lenny White	guitar
1976	Romantic Warrior — Return to Forever	handbell, guitar, slide whistle, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, producer
1982	Touchstone — Chick Corea	guitar
1983	Passion, Grace & Fire — John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola & Paco de Lucía	acoustic guitar, producer
1985	Magic Touch — Stanley Jordan	producer, cymbal
1987	Compact Jazz - The Seventies — Chick Corea	guitar
1995	The Promise — John McLaughlin	acoustic guitar
1995	Dance of Fire — Aziza Mustafa Zadeh	acoustic guitar
1995	The Rite of Strings — Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola & Jean‐Luc Ponty	acoustic guitar, producer
1996	The Guitar Trio — Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola & John McLaughlin	guitar, producer, percussion

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Al Di Meola play?

Al Di Meola is known for playing guitar.

When and where was Al Di Meola born?

Al Di Meola was born 22 July 1954 in Jersey City.

What are Al Di Meola's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Land of the Midnight Sun (1976), Elegant Gypsy (1977), Casino (1978), Splendido Hotel (1980) and Friday Night in San Francisco (1981).

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