Flesh on Flesh is a 2002 album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola. The album contains new compositions and reworkings of older ones as well.[3]
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| Released | 27 August 2002 | |||
| Recorded | March – April 2002 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory Criteria (North Miami, Florida)
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:50 | |||
| Label | Telarc | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (positive)[2] |
Track listing
editAll songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.
- "Zona Desperata" – 9:23
- "Innamorata" – 8:38
- "Meninas" (Egberto Gismonti) – 5:41
- "Flesh on Flesh" – 5:57
- "Fugata" (Ástor Piazzolla) – 5:46
- "Deep and Madly" – 1:45
- "Saffire Soleil" – 4:11
- "Señor Mouse" (Chick Corea) – 9:24
Personnel
edit- Al Di Meola – acoustic guitars (1-5, 7, 8), electric-acoustic guitars (1, 2, 4-7), Roland VG-88 (1, 2, 4-7), bombo legüero (1, 2), dumbek (2, 5), klong khaek (2), tarbuka (2), timpani (2), acoustic-electric guitars (4, 6), cymbals (4), drum programming (6), electric guitar (7, 8), drums (8)
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Fender Rhodes (1, 5), Rhodes solo (1)
- Mario Parmisano – acoustic piano (1-5, 7, 8), synthesizers (1, 2, 4, 5), marimba (1), arrangements (3), calliope (4)
- Anthony Jackson – electric contrabass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), electric bass (3)
- Ernie Adams – drums (2, 7)
- Gumbi Ortiz – percussion (1), congas (1, 2, 4, 5), cajón (2, 4, 5)
- Alejandro Santos – flutes (1, 2, 4, 5, 7), pan pipes (2), bass flute (3)
- Guillermo Ruiz – alto saxophone (1)
- Jeans Valdés Labrada – alto saxophone (1)
- Williams Polledo – trumpet (1)
Production
edit- Robert Woods – executive producer
- Al Di Meola – producer, arrangements
- Roger Nichols – basic track engineer, mastering
- Michael Renna – engineer (6)
- Mark Lee – assistant engineer, additional engineer
- Dan O'Brien – second assistant engineer, studio coordinator
- German Ortiz – overdub engineer, mixing
- Marty Clinton III – assistant overdub engineer, mix assistant
- Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, design
- Superstock – cover photography
- Peter Zander – back cover photography
Charts
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 25[4] |
References
edit- ^ Edelstein, Paula. Flesh on Flesh at AllMusic
- ^ Bailey, C. Michael. "Al Di Meola: Flesh on Flesh". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 13 August 2002.
- ^ Schneppen, Heinz, “The case of Karl Peters: a colonial official on trial” Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft, 869-885, [database on-line]; available from Historical Abstracts.
- ^ "Flesh on Flesh - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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