Al Di Meola Covers The Beatles
Al Di Meola covers the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields”. It’s It’s from his upcoming release ‘Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody’ out 3.15 on Concord Music Group. The album demonstrates this guitar legend’s ongoing fascination with complex rhythmic syncopation, combined with provocative lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmony -
“Strawberry Fields” by Al di Meola from ‘Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody’ (3/15) by user5957344
Di Meola collaborated with World Sinfonia on ‘Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody” (accordionist Fausto Beccalossi, second guitarist Kevin Seddiki, bassist Victor Miranda, drummer Peter Kazsas and percussionist Gumbi Ortiz) as well as Pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, percussionist Mino Cinelu, Hungary’s Sturcz String Quartet and former Weather Report drummer Peter Erskine.
As a member of the groundbreaking jazz-fusion group Return to Forever starting in the 1970s, and in his solo work since, Di Meola earned a reputation for being technically brilliant with unbelievable chops. For the past several years, however, he has been spent as much time composing for chamber orchestras in Europe as creating blazing guitar solos. With World Sinfonia, Di Meola moves his audience with the range of emotions in his music, rather than simply blowing them away with his technique.
