Tour De Force – Live Explained

Tour de Force — Live is a live album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982 and recorded on February 4, 1982 at Tower Theatre in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. Additional keyboards and percussion were overdubbed in the studio.

Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola, except where noted.

1. "Elegant Gypsy Suite" – 10:10
2. "Nena" – 5:06
3. "Advantage" – 5:00
4. "Egyptian Danza" – 5:41
5. "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway" – 7:36
6. "Cruisin'" – 5:26

Personnel

• Al Di Meola – acoustic & electric guitars
• Jan Hammer – keyboards
• Victor Godsey – keyboards
• Philippe Saisse – additional keyboards
• Anthony Jackson – electric bass guitar
• Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
• Mingo Lewis – percussion
• Sammy Figueroa – additional percussion
• Dennis Mackay – co-producer, engineer

Charts

Album  - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Pop Albums	195 [1]
1983	Jazz Albums	8

External links

• Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

Notes and References

1. Web site: Al Di Meola - Tour De Force: Live (1982) | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 27 October 2013.