Al Di Meola Project - Live at Montreal Jazz Festival 1988

[@OKADINADALGISA]

Today 29 September 2023, I came to this spectacular video, due Al di Meola( one of my GUITAR HEORES) , suffered a heart misfunction and THANK GOD is recovering in a hosptial . But I wish him complete health to listen his WONDERFUL ARTISTRY

[@pepetorres8827]

Shocked concert.... by far one the best musicians in the human history

[@waynefoote3781]

This is an absolutely mind blowing performance here!! So very heartwarming Thank You.

[@wagnersouza6970]

..in my personal Vision, the canadians was blessed with the best concert of Mr. Al Di Meola....musicians of high quality, including my compatriot Ze Renato, a great singer of the ex-vocal group Boca Livre..and Kei Akagi, a God of the keyboards....the arrangement line of this concert was refined, amazing.......really fantastic..

[@JohnnyNation]

Some very beautiful and ethereal music was played during this era of Al Dimeola. HIs rapid-fire muting during the breakdown section of Maraba emulates the heels of a flamenco dancer/his melodic and rhythmic sensibilities are matched by few !!!###

[@bozenkazarnowiec1806]

Mind blowing guitar work ..this is excellence to highest level of playing

[@RoeserFan1]

Al has the fastest pick I've ever seen live. Awe-inspiring guitarist.

[@bennybenson1314]

Awesomeness 8:50

[@feriboldizsar9815]

00:00 - Enigma of Desire 13:20 - Traces of a tear 21:35 - Maraba 28:00 - Song To The Pharaoh Kings 42:03 - Song With A View 52:07 - Egyptian Danza/Race With The Devil (on Spanish highway)

[@davidfreeborg]

Song With A View is beyond beautiful. What a special performance by all.

[@Brian98121]

As usual, Al rips on guitar. Beautiful phrasing in his solos. His bands are so tight.

[@bozenkazarnowiec1806]

thats some of greatest guitar work ive seen from Al..technical brilliance..

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Great player al all great musicians on that stage

[@ALA1NDELON]

Since 1991, when I first saw it, think about what my life would be without this concert?

[@papunAlicea]

Great performance...thanks for share...

[@bozenkazarnowiec1806]

Amaizing virtuoso guitar playing by Al Di Meola ,,great band also..

[@feriboldizsar9815]

Dear Krisztina, Thank you for uploading this unique video. Also thank your for identifying the titles. As the official versions of this concert (One Night In Montreal - CD & DVD) has mistitled tracks.

[@ChicagoBeaver]

Beautiful and magical! To say the least.

[@GoMiGman]

Wow, slammin' jammin'! Those were the days and the earlier period when he was touring the Electric Tour and the Tour De Force album with Jan Hammer is some of the best performances I've ever witnessed. Then the acoustic tour with Paco and McLaughlin is from another realm. Great stuff!

[@geraldwright9841]

Dude...I saw that Al/Paco/John show in about 1985. Another realm, indeed!

[@GoMiGman]

Gerald Wright I didn't realize until very recently, though, that there was so much tension between Al and John. I knew there was some, it was evident in the latter tour of the early 90's and not so much in the one of the late 70's early 80's. Just recently someone else on YT linked Al's facebook page and he's talking about that riff and how he had Ovation put in a custom, secret volume control button near the strap button because McLaughlin insisted Al sign a contract that he wouldn't reach over to the standard volume control with his right hand and raise the volume since his Ovation was plugged in and Paco and John were only miced up with their nylons. Imagine that!? The way Al talks about John you can clearly see there's no love lost there and this thing with John is well known with other musicians as well. Al calls him "disrespectful". Too bad, but most of the really good stuff is between Paco and Al while McLaughlin's stuff never interested me as much TBH.

[@ravimaharaj909]

GoMiGman That's interesting... I have heard that Al can be very egotistical himself. Hes the bomb and his acclaim is well deserved, but I do think he likes to steal the show a bit sometimes... He's insanely good, better than Paco and John imo, but John and Paco are still amazing in their own right. At the end of the day they're all probably quite into themselves and such conflicts will always arise in such realms of artistic expression.

[@GoMiGman]

Ravi Maharaj Ravi, you are spot on with every single thing you said. Imagine 3 of the best being put together to perform. At least this isn't sports where the competitive nature take over completely and one must be the eventual victor. At least this is subjective in so many ways but there is still this tremendous, inner competitive drive that forces these behaviors. Frankly, if I was Al, I would've done nothing less even though I love Paco and so did he, but screw McLaughlin let him eat shit for l are and go for being the best and loudest and the most heard! The only way to do it and if the others done like it? Well, eat me! :)

[@intrsoul]

I saw this tour in WI (Milwaukee?) - had a huge impact on me. The crowd was mostly uptight jazz snobs unfortunately, but Al didn't let that stop him from tearing the roof off the place. Thanks Al.

[@eboe51]

What year was that show? Was it at Alverno College?

[@marioanzola]

Una de las mejores técnicas en la guitarra de todos los tiempos

[@ninometalyears]

Al Di Memola...

[@artempanchenko878]

Bravo! ❤

[@Leffebelly]

Kei Akagi on Song to the Pharaoh Kings made me cry - astonishing talent!

[@bchar913]

Al’s cowbell playing is tight, too! So surprised to see him playing that nasty part.

[@АнжелаПасниченко]

Song To The Pharaoh Kings - Unrealistically strong work!

[@lexly87]

From my favorite album Tiramisu.

[@c3rt4s]

@@lexly87 And from my favorite album Where Have I Known You Before (Return to Forever) ;)

[@mikeraz594]

Al's technique is impeccable

[@oyeoba1]

AL Di Meola one of my mentor in jazz fusion

[@KillerBotBet]

One of the best, what I ever seen!!!)))))

[@mcny40]

I was at that show! One of the best show of my life. Almost 30 years ago, how time flies!

[@rubatofunki]

I will never forget that time a friend of my dad took me to a Al di Meola show when i was 16... time sure flies :)

[@kevinacres1699]

SO jealous. Would have been great to be there at the time.

[@AntonPickard]

you were truly blessed to be there - long time DiMeola fan - I celebrate your being there

[@wagnersouza6970]

..you was blessed

[@footfunk1]

THANK YOU......AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE!

[@jeanpatricedesjardin]

Excellent version of Song To The Pharaoh Kings.

[@rodbastos95]

Amazing Live!

[@MiguelAngel-wx5it]

virtuosismo puro, digitación, enganches, fugas, sentimiento, y uno puede subirse a una nota hacerse mas fino, mas fino, estirarse hasta para viajar a un color final.

[@MrPedur]

formidable performance

[@Mikau-gb8uo]

memories.. mid 90s, my room, my guitar unplugged, this show on VHS and me trying to play along with Al (impossible).. :)

[@vvantherel5846]

Damn, I feel officially enlightened. Should have checked out Al years back when I first heard about him

[@paradicsom]

1. Enigma of Desire 2. Traces of a tear 3. Maraba 4. Song To The Pharaoh Kings 5. Song With A View 6. Egyptian Danza/Race With The Devil (on Spanish highway)

[@Rayquesto]

Dániel Almási First one is ciello e terra and a few others.

[@lexly87]

Maraba one of my favorites.

[@PanosGeorgalisTV]

magic concert ,a classic performance

[@ladislau4907]

Zé Renato detonou, brilhou, muito bom relembrar esse show, obrigado pra quem postou!!!

[@marybourgeau5812]

Everybody on that stage...

[@yellowraven8]

ONE OF THE TOP KINGS !

[@footfunk1]

YES BEAUTIFUL SETTING AND AL IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GUITAR PLAYER......FOOT FUNK

[@marcelopucheta]

un genio AL

[@robmccoymusicchannel3778]

Glad I ran into this. I have the Cassette...

[@gj8683]

I am simply in awe

[@sailhawk05]

Al can make a guitar do anything!

[@georgerigberg4335]

Lee Aubel Could he please have it run to the store and get me some beer? 😉

[@avmusicacademy353]

except sweep pick... which is fine with me.

[@miles-178]

Tom Bretchlein on drums !!! brilliant play on cymbals !!!!

[@marc5610]

one of the greats on the guitar.

[@LuisAlvarez-nt2il]

My favourite performance

[@algrand52]

Al DiMeola is awesome, as always, but Kei Akagi is pretty much up to the challenge! God, he's good! the show could have used a better set of pipes than the one Al employed here, though.

[@mariocapello9777]

En este video el percusionista no es Roger Squitero, sino Gamaliel "Gumbi" Ortiz. Aunque, en la gira sí participó Roger: V.gr. Al Di Meola Project live in East Berlin, 1988.

[@AbstractMan23]

Wow great upload thanks!! Loved the duo intro.

[@noroomrecords6656]

Magic, simply!!

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

Damn when those congas kick in around @5:00 … gave me goosebumps. Imagine Al looking back at you while jamming… I’d freeze up 😂🥶. Amazing performance!

[@allancerf9038]

One of his better performances - that I've seen that is. LOVE the guitar that he's playing.

[@ufologiepourtous2112]

My first live in 88!!

[@DiegoSantos-or5kt]

Muito bom ele arrebenta

[@donraydonziegler]

I love this version of traces of a tear. Mixes the cielo y tierra version and the soaring through a dream synth version for those who only like one or the other, Al shows how he jams on both.

[@salvatorearcadipane932]

il suo suono e' inconvondibile un eccellente chitarrista un concerto fantastico

[@Refuse2Lose33]

The first song was Enigma of Desire/Atavism of twilight/Cielo e Terra melody

[@baartkoster1120]

An inspired concert from Di Meola's heyday as a composer.

[@AbstractMan23]

thanks a lot!!

[@Mihka]

Kei Akagi and Al Di Meola ......is Magnifiko

[@miladmiladzade7572]

Those arpeggio with acoustic just wow

[@vibefrequencyable]

quite simply . the bomb!

[@АнжелаПасниченко]

какой классный концерт! Получаю удовольствие

[@axyshaysi]

Анжела Пасниченко очень правильно !!

[@mrmogensen]

Best performance of Song To The Pharaoh Kings by far! Even the other performances of it from this tour doesn't come close to the energy the entire band has in the perdormace! Also kinda unrelated: 53:12 just tickles me the right way

[@fabiocerea4643]

Very good 👍

[@Rayquesto]

Lol 0:20 From some cheesy cop show intro music to Al's kick ass emotionally driven Ciello e Terra.

[@_youps_]

i'm amazed

[@fernandocastro4376]

Thanks a lot for posting. I enjoy it again!!!!

[@flafo914]

Rare and early examples of PRS Guitars

[@martindussault579]

Ovation

[@philippmoore16]

23:50 Zé Renato cantou demais.. Show épico

[@wagnersouza6970]

..de pleno acordo, amigo..Ze Renato foi uma das estrelas deste fantástico show.. os canadenses foram abençoados..

[@SuperPeacebreaker]

28:00 Song to the Pharaoh Kings

[@knutnskar6796]

Amazing song. Saw it live in Oslo in 95. Great concert

[@66buttafuori]

Chick Corea ;)

[@leevonmanstein7459]

di meola is great. very fast and technical. so is gambale. the difference is gambale has more soul in my opinion, this piano player is unbelievably great.

[@andrewdown6406]

LLEGUE ACA POR LA REMERA DEL CANTANTE DE MARS VOLTA,

[@GuitarGangsta]

The percussionist is Gumbi Ortiz, damnit!

[@mulimuli4139]

božíííí, feeling....

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

Di Meola shines

[@waltersantosdoowop]

Gumbi Ortiz from the Bronx playing the congas.

[@stankoaksentijevic84]

Morphius playing percussion

[@jime6353]

+Stanko Aksentijevic Is this not Gumbi Ortiz?

[@jime6353]

+Jim E Just opened up the menu. Sorry, but thanks for posting!

[@alexpalermo682]

kei akagi lascia senza parole

[@juanmanuelpadron8006]

I was there in Tenerife.And I was also there 3 years after.No more to be said.Despite the fact he is brilliant,PACO DE LUCIA WAS THE NUMBER ONE.

[@onicecamel1769]

thanks a lot for posting!!! especially for the trace of tear!!! sad but beautiful this remind me mid 80's and a girl...

[@sipovicsnezahedlikrisztina222]

Song To The Pharaoh Kings

[@TheCheesemelter]

nice upload. saw al several times during this era. great stuff. one quick correction, that's gumbi ortiz on percussion.

[@ralphthornhill]

Song to the ph.........WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!

[@angusorvid8840]

Great player! I remember seeing this when it aired on Bravo or PBS around '88-'89. Totally phenomenal player. And he plays with perfect playing posture. The height of the guitar and the thick strap make it easier to keep the proper ergonomic posture. This is something more players should do.

[@wesp2735]

Technically Awsome

[@Z1SidiHZ]

The 36 thumbs down... get a life

[@MrMarkmd]

Prog jazz.

[@Rayquesto]

Exactly!

[@tinfoilhatter]

well...sure..there's worse 'labels' for it!

[@tinfoilhatter]

a total departure from his early electric career in 1985, (cielo e terra) he did all tracks himself--a masterpiece! i was a relatively new fan in 1985,and it took about 3 listens to sort of let it sink in...and it's powerful stuff! he's playin' this verbatim! amazing!

[@richardhines8622]

A Latin Male who sings , instead of yelling , nice !

[@loucifer323]

He's not spanish

[@lexly87]

Vocalist is Brazilian.

[@frankstephenson1746]

Holy shit

[@markbra]

It is somebody else on perc ¨¨¨

[@jordanrioscreations]

Anyone know of any concert where he performs "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil"? Love that song but it seems to go under the radar

[@AriYuniarto9]

00:13:15 Traces Of A Tear

[@PaulLagaaij]

Ari Yuniarto w

[@AtlasScreenSupplyCo]

GOOD GOD

[@liedgitarrist]

The drummer looks a bit like Dave Weckl to me....

[@RAYRAYDAY]

He and Tommy are interchangable in the Chick community. ;)

[@SuperCrazylegs26]

13:31 how is al making his guitar sound like that? It’s like a woodwind instrument what was he using then? It’s so of the time and very nostalgic sounding in nature

[@AbstractMan23]

49:45 Al has two sounds going on at the same time!!

[@gerardleveque3568]

👍👍👍

[@RioParadiso]

DID KEY AKAGI PLAY WITH MILES DAVIS BY THAT TIME ALSO?