Turns out that he hadn’t quite found his footing yet but for a debut effort “Land of the Midnight Sun” was more than satisfactory, to say the least. Those of us who heard and marveled at his playing on the various Return to Forever LPs in the early 70s knew he was a super-talented musician who didn’t seem to have any limitations on what he could do so, when he released his first solo album in 1976, most of us expected to be completely blown away. Maybe if he looked more like John Petrucci he’d be more of a recognizable icon but that’s beside the point.
This guy symbolizes a perfect demonstration of the adage “never judge a book by its cover” because if you met the bearded Al on the street you’d most likely think he was a math professor at the local college rather than one of the best jazz rock/fusion guitarists ever. Al Di Meola Land of the Midnight Sun (1976)
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