1995 studio album by Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty
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The Rite of Strings is a collaborative album by virtuosi Al Di Meola , Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty , recorded after their world tour in 1995. The album was recorded at Studio 56 , Hollywood .
The trio reunited for a performance at the French jazz festival called "Jazz in Marciac " in 2007.
Material from the album was performed on tour by Trio! in 2005, also featuring Clarke and Ponty, with Béla Fleck on banjo instead of Di Meola on guitar.
"Indigo" (Al Di Meola) – 7:15 "Renaissance" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 4:33 "Song to John" (Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea ) – 6:00 "Chilean Pipe Song" (Di Meola) – 6:12 "Topanga" (Clarke) – 5:50 "Morocco" (Di Meola) – 5:45 "Change of Life" (Ponty) – 5:30 "La Cancion De Sofia" (Clarke) – 8:30 "Memory Canyon" (Ponty) – 6:00 Year Chart Position 1995 Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 4[ 2]
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