The Infinite Desire

The Infinite Desire
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released 18 August 1998
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 63:11
Label Telarc
Producer Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Di Meola Plays Piazzolla
(1996)Di Meola Plays Piazzolla1996		 The Infinite Desire
(1998)		 Winter Nights
(1999)Winter Nights1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
All About Jazz(favourable)[2]

The Infinite Desire is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1998.

Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Beyond the Mirage" – 7:18
  2. "Shaking the Spirits" – 6:30
  3. "Vizzini" – 4:54
  4. "In My Mother's Eyes (Memory of Theresa)" – 4:41
  5. "The Infinite Desire" (Al Di Meola, Pino Daniele) – 5:26
  6. "Invention of the Monsters" – 3:06
  7. "Istanbul" – 8:00
  8. "Azzura" – 2:55
  9. "Big Sky Azzura" – 6:07
  10. "Race with Devil on Turkish Highway" – 4:03
  11. "Valentina" – 4:44
  12. "The Infinite Desire (Vocal)" (Di Meola, Daniele) – 5:27

Personnel

  • Al Di Meola - electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer, percussion, cymbals, marimba, harp
  • Steve Vai - electric guitar (10)
  • Herbie Hancock - acoustic piano solo (7)
  • Rachel Z - keyboards, acoustic piano (1-5,7,10-12)
  • Mario Parmisano - acoustic piano, keyboards (6,8,9)
  • John Patitucci - electric bass, acoustic bass (1,4,5)
  • Tom Kennedy - acoustic bass (3,6,8,9)
  • Peter Erskine - drums (3,7)
  • Ernie Adams - drums (6,9)
  • Gumbi Ortiz - congas (1,7)
  • Kabuli Nitasa - violin, vocals (1)
  • Layla Francesca - vocals (2)
  • Oriana Di Meola - vocals (2)
  • Pino Daniele - vocal (12)

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1998 Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 17[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "The Infinite Desire - Al di Meola | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Dave (1 December 1999). "Al Di Meola: The Infinite Dream". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Infinite Desire - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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