Scenario (album)
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Scenario is a 1983 album by jazz fusion
guitarist, Al Di Meola
. It furthered the musical direction that became apparent on his previous album Electric Rendezvous
and saw a greater influence of keyboard player Jan Hammer
on the album. Other musicians on this album include Phil Collins
(drums - "Island Dreamer)", Tony Levin
(electric stick bass - "Calliope") and Bill Bruford
(Simmons electric drums - "Calliope"). The Fairlight CMI
was heavily used on some tracks, and is visible in the Sequencer video.
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
guitarist, Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date...
. It furthered the musical direction that became apparent on his previous album Electric Rendezvous
Electric Rendezvous
Electric Rendezvous is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola released in 1982. It features Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía who also recorded Friday Night in San Francisco with Di Meola.-Track listing:...
and saw a greater influence of keyboard player Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer is a composer, pianist and keyboardist. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s...
on the album. Other musicians on this album include Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
(drums - "Island Dreamer)", Tony Levin
Tony Levin
Tony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
(electric stick bass - "Calliope") and Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford
William Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
(Simmons electric drums - "Calliope"). The Fairlight CMI
Fairlight CMI
The Fairlight CMI is a digital sampling synthesizer. It was designed in 1979 by the founders of Fairlight, Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, and based on a dual-6800 microprocessor computer designed by Tony Furse in Sydney, Australia...
was heavily used on some tracks, and is visible in the Sequencer video.
Track listing
- "Mata Hari" (Al Di Meola) – 6.04
- "African Night" (Di Meola, Jan Hammer) – 4.51
- "Island Dreamer" (Hammer) – 4.06
- "Scenario" (Di Meola – 3.56
- "Sequencer" (JHammer) – 4.06
- "Cachaca" (Di Meola) – 5.34
- "Hypnotic Conviction" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.51
- "Calliope" (Di Meola) – 4.19
- "Scoundrel" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.44
Personnel
- Al Di MeolaAl Di MeolaAl Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date...
– guitars - Jan HammerJan HammerJan Hammer is a composer, pianist and keyboardist. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s...
– keyboards, Fairlight CMI programming - Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
– drums on "Island Dreamer" - Tony LevinTony LevinTony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
– electric stick bass on "Calliope" - Bill BrufordBill BrufordWilliam Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
– Simmons electric drums on "Calliope"