Scenario (album)

Scenario is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1983. Musicians include keyboardist Jan Hammer, bassist Tony Levin and drummers Bill Bruford and Phil Collins.

Scenario
Studio album by
Al Di Meola
Released1983
StudioCaribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length40:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerDennis MacKay, Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Tour De Force – Live
(1982)		 Scenario
(1983)		 Soaring Through a Dream
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
For other uses, see Scenario (disambiguation).

Track listing
  1. "Mata Hari" (Al Di Meola) – 6.04
  2. "African Night" (Di Meola, Jan Hammer) – 4.51
  3. "Island Dreamer" (Hammer) – 4.06
  4. "Scenario" (Di Meola) – 3.56
  5. "Sequencer" (Hammer) – 4.06
  6. "Cachaca" (Di Meola) – 5.34
  7. "Hypnotic Conviction" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.51
  8. "Calliope" (Di Meola) – 4.19
  9. "Scoundrel" (Di Meola, Hammer) – 3.44

Jan Hammer would re-use the drum sample that figures prominently in "Sequencer" in his better-known theme for the TV series Miami Vice, which first aired two years after the release of this album.

Personnel
  • Al Di Meola – guitars, Roland guitar synthesizer, mandocello, tom tom, Hawaiian chordophone, Fairlight CMI, drums
  • Jan Hammer – piano, keyboards, Fairlight CMI, Linn drum machine, Roland drum machine
  • Tony Levin – stick bass ("Calliope")
  • Bill Bruford – Simmons electronic drums ("Calliope")
  • Phil Collins – drums ("Island Dreamer")

Chart performance
YearChartPosition
1983 Billboard 200 128[3]
1983 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 8[3]

References
  1. Taylor, Robert. "Scenario". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. "Scenario - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.



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