Al DiMeola
Orange And Blue
The Story
"Orange And Blue" is Al DiMeola's very Metheny-like 1994 album, co-produced with Hernan Romero, who adds his wordless voice, bells and charango to many tunes. DiMeola uses a variety of guitars on the record, including his Gibson Di Meola model jazz electric guitar (a large hollow body similar to the L-5 and perfect for the Metheny tone), Conde Hermanos classical guitar, Ovation acoustic guitar, Guild acoustic guitar, as well as the Roland GRI synthesizer. Principle musical contributors include Mario Parmisano (keyboards, grand piano, Marc Johnson (acoustic bass) and noted drummers Steve Gadd, Manu Katche and Peter Erskine are also featured. Highlights include the up tempo "Casmir" and "Summer Country Song", as well as the remarkable "Chilean Pipe Song".
The Music
| 07:17 | Paradiso | Instrumental |
| 04:50 | Chilean Pipe Song | Instrumental |
| 01:55 | Ta'alina Chant | Vocal |
| 07:30 | Orange And Blue | Instrumental |
| 04:38 | This Way Before | Instrumental |
| 05:29 | Summer Country Song | Instrumental |
| 01:30 | If We Meet Again, Part One | Instrumental |
| 05:04 | If We Meet Again, Part Two | Instrumental |
| 03:49 | Cyprus | Vocal |
| 05:16 | Theme Of The Mother Ship | Instrumental |
| 04:23 | Precious Little You | Instrumental |
| 04:06 | Casmir | Instrumental |
| 03:19 | On My Own | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Al DiMeola | Guitars, Piano, Synthesizers, Percussion, Drums, Production |
| Peter Erskine | Drums |
| Manu Katche | Drums |
| Steve Gadd | Drums |
| Marc Johnson | Acoustic Bass |
| Pino Palladino | Electric Fretless Bass |
| Mario Parmisano | Piano, Synnthesizers, Associate Production |
| Hernan Romero | Vocals, Miscellaneous Instruments, Production |
| George Dalaras | Vocals |
| Gumbi Ortiz | Percussion |
| Noa | Vocals |
| Simon Shaheen | Violin |
| Andreas Boyarsky | Sax |
| Conrad Hervig | Trombone |
| Mike Pinella | Trumpet |