Splendido Hotel

Splendido Hotel
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	May 10, 1980
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	68:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Casino (1978) Splendido Hotel (1980) Electric Rendezvous (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Splendido Hotel is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola released in 1980 as a double LP, and later CD.

Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

Side One

1. "Alien Chase on Arabian Desert"
2. "Silent Story in Her Eyes"

Side Two

1. "Roller Jubilee" (Philippe Saisse)
2. "Two to Tango"
3. "Al Di's Dream Theme"

Side Three

1. "Dinner Music of the Gods"
2. "Splendido Sundance"
3. "I Can Tell" (Al Di Meola, Philippe Saisse)

Side Four

1. "Spanish Eyes" (Bert Kaempfert, Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder)
2. "Isfahan" (Chick Corea)
3. "Bianca's Midnight Lullaby"

Personnel

• Al Di Meola: Guitars, mandocello, percussion, keyboards, drums, vocals.
• Les Paul: Guitar on "Spanish Eyes".
• Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 9).
• Tim Landers: Bass guitar (tracks 1, 5, 6).
• Chick Corea: Acoustic Piano (tracks 2, 4, 10).
• Philippe Saisse: Keyboards, Marimba, Vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8).
• Peter Cannarozzi: Synthesizer.
• Jan Hammer: Moog Solo on "Al Di's Dream Theme".
• Robbie Gonzalez: Drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6).
• Steve Gadd: Drums (tracks 3, 9).
• Mingo Lewis: Percussion (tracks 2, 3, 5).
• Eddie Colon: Percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6).
• David Campbell: Violin.
• Carol Shive: Viola.
• Dennis Karmzyn: Cello
• Raymond Kelley: Cello.
• The Columbus Boychoir.

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard 200	119[3]
1980	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	8[3]

See also

• 1979 in jazz

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Splendido Hotel - Al di Meola | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Splendido Hotel - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.