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Al Dimeola Infinite Desire Jazz Music CD Review

I can describe the latest release from Jazz sensation Al DiMeola for you with just one word… Outstanding!

Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

The nice thing about a CD like this is with this level of talent even if Jazz isn’t your favorite genre you still can’t help but appreciate the greatness of the artist.

Overall Infinite Desire is an outstanding release. Quite possibly Al DiMeola's best to date. Really spectacular from beginning to end. If you're even mildly into Jazz music you'll enjoy this CD.

While the entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 2 - Shaking The Spirits, track 10 - Race With Devil On Turkish Highway, and track 12 - The Infinite Desire

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Beyond The Mirage. Good stuff!

Infinite Desire Release Notes:

Al DiMeola originally released Infinite Desire on August 25, 1998 on the Telarc Jazz Zone label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Beyond The Mirage 2. Shaking The Spirits 3. Vizzini 4. In My Mother's Eyes (Memory Of Theresa) 5. Infinite Desire, The 6. Invention Of The Monsters 7. Istanbul 8. Azzura 9. Big Sky Azzura 10. Race With Devil On Turkish Highway 11. Valentina 12. Infinite Desire, The

Personnel: Al DiMeola (vocals, acoustic, electric & nylon string guitars, harp, synthesizer, marimba, cymbals, finger cymbals, percussion); Kabuli Nitasa (vocals, violin); Pino Daniele, Layla Francesca, Oriana DiMeola (vocals); Mario Parmisiano (strings, piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Rachel Z (piano, keyboards, programming); Herbie Hancock (piano); Steve Vai (electric guitar); John Patitucci (acoustic & electric basses); Tom Kennedy (acoustic bass); Peter Erskine, Ernie Adams (drums); Gumbi Ortiz (congas); Spyros Poulos (programming).

Engineers: Spyros Poulos, Goh Hotoda, Frank Filipetti.

Recorded at Chung King Studios and Right Track, New York, New York from February to May 1998. Includes liner notes by Al DiMeola and Bill Milkowski.

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