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Tour de Force — Live is a live album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982 and recorded on February 4, 1982 at Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional keyboards and percussion were overdubbed in the studio.

Tour de Force – Live
Live album by Al Di Meola
Released	1982
Recorded	February 4, 1982
Venue	Tower Theatre (Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, US)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	39:53
Label	Columbia
Producer	Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Splendido Hotel (1980) Tour de Force – Live (1982) Electric Rendezvous (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola, except where noted.

1. "Elegant Gypsy Suite" – 10:10
2. "Nena" – 5:06
3. "Advantage" (Jan Hammer) – 5:00
4. "Egyptian Danza" – 5:41
5. "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway" – 7:36
6. "Cruisin'" (Jan Hammer) – 5:26

Personnel

• Al Di Meola – acoustic & electric guitars
• Jan Hammer – keyboards
• Victor Godsey – keyboards
• Philippe Saisse – additional keyboards (tracks 1, 5)
• Anthony Jackson – electric bass guitar
• Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
• Mingo Lewis – percussion
• Sammy Figueroa – additional percussion (tracks 1-3)
• Dennis Mackay – co-producer, engineer

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Pop Albums	195 [3]
1983	Jazz Albums	8 [3]

References

External links

• Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Al Di Meola - Tour De Force – Live (1982) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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