![]() ![]() ![]() PL: So the album is called A Tribute to the Beatles and, when I’ve been listening to it, they’ve, all the tunes seem to exist on this, kind of thing that Beatles at one end and Al Di Meola at the other, and this kind of spectrum of music and I’m just wondering how the arrangements presented themselves to you, how you decided to arrange each tune?ĪDM: Just by playing them and seeing what I can do with incorporating my, my syncopation and rhythmic element, in a way that you know kind of dignifies the song and doesn’t take away and doesn’t have an element of corniness. If you go back and you revisit that, even though I went through my period of, you know, exploring the inspiration and, you know, the knowledge that I gained from playing with great players like Chick and, you know, John and Paco and all those great projects (wasn’t sure of that word) that existed. In the beginning, as a child, you know, before ten years old, somewhere between eight and ten, that whole new sound, that was quite revolutionary and very impressive to a whole generation of people including musicians and, or budding musicians, or musicians to be, a lot of us took up music, guitar, because of them and if, you know, we really did follow their evolution through the years, so right up and through high school, you know, we all anticipated like the rest of the world their next record and the development that took place, the records like Magical Mystery Tour, Sergeant Pepper, the White Album, Abbey Road were remarkable then as they still remain today. PL: So why is it that you suddenly decided to do this Beatles’ thing, what was it that sparked it off?ĪDM: Well, it’s what started me off really. As with so many guitar players, Al was a most generous and patient interviewee, and I enjoyed our chat immensely.Īs ever, feel free to quote from here, but please cite me – it’s only polite! ![]() The xxxx indicate places where I couldn’t even guess what lay beneath the digital crackle. Al and I finished off over Skype while he was in the Ukraine a couple of days later. This interview happened in two sections, as we were cut short by unforeseenness at Ronnie Scott’s, though it’s not the best place to interview someone, in the band room behind the stage.
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