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He's someone I greatly admire. I knew everything he ever did, every song from Return to
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s "Gallery Of The Greats" by winning 5 times in one or more categories of the magazine's Annual
Readers Poll. He has been awarded 14 times so far, on four different categories: "New Talent" (1975), "Jazz" (1977-1981), "Guitar LP" (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981) and "Acoustic Steel-String" (1983-1987).
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and the ex-members of RTF collaborated), Di Meola was noted for his technical mastery and extremely fast, complex guitar solos and compositions. But even on his early albums, he had begun to explore
Mediterranean cultures and acoustic genres like flamenco. Notable examples are "Mediterranean
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on July 22nd, 1954 in Jersey City, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from
Manhattan. He grew up in Bergenfield, New Jersey, located in Bergen County.... When Di Meola completed his studies at Bergenfield High School, he enrolled in classes at the Berklee College of Music in
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in a sustained setting, and you go down low, it's pretty messy. So I would try to clean that up by muting so that you don't have this 'wash' of sound, if you know what I mean. It cleans up the wash, in a sense. So that kind of became a
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Al has two daughters from a previous relationship; Oriana and
Valentina. He also has a daughter with Stephanie, named Ava. Additionally he is a first-time grandfather with his grandson named Orion from daughter Valentina.
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January 11th, 2023, Al Di Meola wrote a heartfelt eulogy for Jeff Beck in his official Facebook page. "There was no one like Jeff" he said, praising his "most unique style." He reminisced how he grew up listening to
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2227:"'A relentless speed and accuracy rarely heard before on the electric guitar': Al Di Meola's peerless alternate-picking style changed the landscape of guitar playing – just ask John Petrucci and Nuno Bettencourt"
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for the first time, though, was what that truly cemented his desire to become a musician. His older sister introduced them to Al on the family's 1963 Christmas, through their
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said Al was "incredible" and that his "sound and style smacked me in the face". Along John McLaughlin, he was one of the 12 guitar players that shaped
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live album with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía. It became one of the most popular live albums for acoustic guitar, selling more than two million copies worldwide.
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unveiled their first Al DiMeola signature model: the Al Di Meola Prism. The guitarist went on the 2008 Return to
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2286:"Al Di Meola Explains Why It's 'Torture' to Record an Album Today, Talks Unusual Way How He Developed Palm Muting Technique"
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In the mid-1990s Al Di Meola, Stanley Jordan and Jean-Luc Ponty worked for five weeks on what became the
2337:"'I Love the Vibrato Bar, But...': Al Di Meola Reveals Biggest Problems of Guitars With Tremolo Bridges"
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2489:"Al Di Meola Explains His Problem With 'Shredders,' Names Surprising Connection With Iconic Rock Song"
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Widders-Ellis, Andy (February 1992). "Al di Meola: an unrepentant virtuoso takes on the world".
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1597:"Al Di Meola: "It's Bullshit When Guitarists Say, "One Note Says So Much More Than 100""
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Sievert, Jon (January 1990). "20 years of reader's choices".
2461:"Need for speed: The 50 fastest shred guitarists of all time"
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Al Di Meola's influence extends to other genres of as well.
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2383:"Yngwie Malmsteen: the 10 guitarists who impressed me most"
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s title track at the event. In the same year he received a
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Return to Forever: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection
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also sang praises for him. The latter said, back in 1987:
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in the pioneering jazz fusion band Return to Forever with
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McLaughlin, John; Di Meola, Al; de Lucia, Paco. (1983).
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Al di Meola made an impression on a whole generation of
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with Les Paul and Jimmy Page, who earlier played over a
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Sundance" and "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" from the
1826:"A paixão latina e a guitarra elétrica com Al Di Meola"
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magazine included Al Di Meola on their top 50 fastest "
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Return to Forever Live / ...Live: The Complete Concert
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1630:"Interview: Al Di Meola on 'Saturday Night in SF'"
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16:Italian American jazz fusion guitarist (born 1954)
3014:Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar
1250:"Lifetime Achievement Award" by Beatles producer
1165:inspiration to me. He's mellowed out lately with
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1013:Besides the impressive speed and accuracy of his
982:In July 2016, Al Di Meola married Stephanie Kreis
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2685:Milkowski, Bill (November 1987). "Mr. Monster".
2602:"Latin Grammy Award nominees – Al di Meola"
1738:"RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database"
1089:capabilities." In the 1980s di Meola acquired a
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992:In September 2023 while performing on stage in
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1683:"Album / Return To Forever / Romantic Warrior"
784:Al Di Meola was one of the select invitees to
360:inspired him to start playing guitar. Hearing
352:When he was eight years old, his discovery of
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1968:"Al Di Meola Gets Honorary Berklee Doctorate"
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1568:The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats
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2958:World Sinfonia II – Heart of the Immigrants
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762:Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West
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2571:"Grammy Award winners – Al di Meola"
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1939:Premiere Guitar (September 22, 2008).
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2225:Griffiths, Charlie (July 19, 2024).
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2253:Barnard, Simon (January 24, 2023).
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3681:People from Old Tappan, New Jersey
3666:American people of Italian descent
2381:Sharma, Amit (December 26, 2019).
2284:Slavković, David (March 8, 2022).
1941:"New PRS Al Di Meola Prism Guitar"
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1708:"RIAA Gold & Platinum Program"
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1993:Di Meola, Al (January 11, 2023).
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3611:21st-century American guitarists
3606:20th-century American guitarists
3523:Return to Forever: The Anthology
2751:The guitar voice of Randy Rhoads
2314:"Al di Meola: REH Master Series"
1814:Gamboa & Nuñez 2005, page 2.
1463:Smith, Toby (November 6, 2009).
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576:Best Jazz Performance By A Group
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3656:Berklee College of Music alumni
3117:Saturday Night in San Francisco
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1528:Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
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3502:The Best of Return to Forever
3432:Where Have I Known You Before
3096:Friday Night in San Francisco
3057:Where Have I Known You Before
2335:Prato, Greg (July 22, 2024).
1628:Myers, Marc (July 11, 2022).
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283:Friday Night in San Francisco
3706:American male jazz musicians
2829:NAMM Oral History Collection
2544:"Honorary Degree Recipients"
1995:"[Jeff Beck eulogy]"
1791:"Al Di Meola World Sinfonia"
1656:"[RtF Grammy award]"
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3021:Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
2487:Jomatami (August 4, 2020).
1372:1987: Acoustic Steel-String
1369:1986: Acoustic Steel-String
1366:1985: Acoustic Steel-String
1363:1984: Acoustic Steel-String
1360:1983: Acoustic Steel-String
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3686:Guitarists from New Jersey
3425:Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
2591:Sievert (1990), pp. 28-29.
2362:Widders-Ellis 1992, p. 71.
1850:Lalaina 1987, pages 14-15.
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1766:The Great Jazz Guitarists
1324:1980: Best Jazz Guitarist
1321:1979: Best Jazz Guitarist
1318:1978: Best Jazz Guitarist
1315:1977: Best Jazz Guitarist
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2972:Di Meola Plays Piazzolla
2881:Land of the Midnight Sun
2549:Berklee College of Music
2409:Milkowski 1987, page 82.
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3103:Passion, Grace and Fire
2930:Soaring Through a Dream
1412:Best Instrumental Album
1349:1981: Best Guitar LP -
1343:1980: Best Guitar LP -
1337:1978: Best Guitar LP -
1331:1977: Best Guitar LP -
1282:Al Di Meola discography
1174:Soaring Through a Dream
925:On September 23, 2008,
890:for five dates: two on
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2979:The Infinite Desire
2909:Electric Rendezvous
1789:Scheel, Christian.
1549:Al Di Meola profile
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