''Kiss My Axe'' is an album by jazz guitarist
Al Di Meola
Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as ' ...
that was released in 1991. It is a
jazz fusion
Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, ...
album, with significant
world music influences.
Like its predecessor, ''
Tirami Su
''Tirami Su'' is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1987.
Track listing
All songs by Al Di Meola except where noted
# "Beijing Demons" – 6:22
# "Arabella" – 7:08
# "Smile from a Stranger" – 5:40
# "Rhapsody of Fi ...
'' (1987), it is credited to "The Al Di Meola Project", although the two albums have an almost entirely different set of backing musicians.
The album's title is a play on words on the phrase "
kiss my ass", with "axe" as a common nickname for an
electric guitar. Di Meola chose the title in part because of his frustration with the music industry of the time, which he felt rewarded "
elevator muzak" over more adventurous music.
Track listing
All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.
# "South Bound Traveler" (Barry Miles) – 5:22
# "The Embrace" – 5:49
# "Kiss My Axe" – 5:04
# "Morocco" – 7:41
# "Gigi's Playtime Rhyme (Interlude #1)" – 2:36
# "One Night Last June" – 8:19
# "Phantom" (
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...
, arranged by Al Di Meola) 7:53
# "Erotic Interlude (Interlude #2)" – 2:32
# "Global Safari" – 5:42
# "Interlude #3" – 1:59
# "Purple Orchids" – 6:45
# "The Prophet (Interlude #4)" – 1:16
# "Oriana (September 24, 1988)" – 5:19
Personnel
* Al Di Meola – guitars, keyboards, percussion
*
Barry Miles – keyboards
*
Rachel Z
Rachel Carmel Hakim ( née Nicolazzo), better known as Rachel Z, is a jazz and rock pianist and keyboardist. She has recorded 10 solo albums as a jazz musician. Her musical style, especially her improvisation, has been described as adjacent to H ...
– synthesizers
*
Anthony Jackson – electric contrabass guitar
*
Tony Scherr – double bass, bass guitar
*
Omar Hakim – drums
* Richie Morales – drums
* Gumbi Ortiz – congas, bata, percussion
*
Arto Tunçboyacıyan – bongos, percussion, voice
Chart performance
References
Al Di Meola albums
1991 albums
Tomato Records albums
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