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Al Di Meola

Jersey City, United States • b. 1954-07-22

Al Di Meola is credited on 917 releases across 182 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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917

Pressings credited

182

Albums

6

Decades active

263

In collections

Biography

Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, he had his breakthrough after joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a successful and critically acclaimed solo career, noted for his technical mastery, complex compositions and explorations of Latin music. Highlights of his work are Elegant Gypsy, his Friday Night in San Francisco collaboration and the World Sinfonia trilogy. An alumnus of Berklee College of Music and a Grammy Award winner, Di Meola's successful career includes high-profile collaborations with musicians such as, besides Corea, Stanley Clarke, Larry Coryell, Paul Simon, Steve Winwood, Jaco Pastorius, Paco de Lucía, Bill Bruford, John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Jean-Luc Ponty, Steve Vai and others.

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Credited work

917 releases · 182 albums · active 1974–2026

  • Performance · 4,389
  • Other credits · 546
  • Production · 446
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Electric Lady Studios · Trident Studios · Caribou Ranch · Wizard Recording Studios

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