Scenario is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1983. Musicians include keyboardist Jan Hammer, bassist Tony Levin and drummers Bill Bruford and Phil Collins.

Scenario
Studio album by
Released1983
StudioCaribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado)
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length40:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerDennis Mackay
Al Di Meola chronology
Tour De Force – Live
(1982)
Scenario
(1983)
Soaring Through a Dream
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Mata Hari" (Al Di Meola) – 6.04
  2. "African Night" (Di Meola, Jan Hammer) – 4.51
  3. "Island Dreamer" (Hammer) – 4.06
  4. "Scenario" (Di Meola) – 3.56
  5. "Sequencer" (Hammer) – 4.06
  6. "Cachaca" (Di Meola) – 5.34
  7. "Hypnotic Conviction" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.51
  8. "Calliope" (Di Meola) – 4.19
  9. "Scoundrel" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.44

Jan Hammer would re-use the drum sample that figures prominently in "Sequencer" in his better-known theme for the TV series Miami Vice, which first aired two years after the release of this album.

Personnel

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Production

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  • Philip Roberge – executive producer
  • Al Di Meola – producer
  • Dennis Mackay – co-producer, engineer
  • Jerry Mahler – assistant engineer
  • Rick Markowitz – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • John Berg – album design
  • David Michael Kennedy – photography

Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1983 Billboard 200 128[3]
1983 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 8[3]

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Robert. "Scenario". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ a b "Scenario - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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