The Infinite Desire

The Infinite Desire
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	18 August 1998
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	63:11
Label	Telarc
Producer	Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Di Meola Plays Piazzolla (1996)Di Meola Plays Piazzolla1996 The Infinite Desire (1998) Winter Nights (1999)Winter Nights1999

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All About Jazz	(favourable)

The Infinite Desire is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1998.

Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

1. "Beyond The Mirage" – 7:18
2. "Shaking The Spirits" – 6:30
3. "Vizzini" – 4:54
4. "In My Mother's Eyes (Memory of Theresa)" – 4:41
5. "The Infinite Desire" (Al Di Meola, Pino Daniele) – 5:26
6. "Invention Of The Monsters" – 3:06
7. "Istanbul" – 8:00
8. "Azzura" – 2:55
9. "Big Sky Azzura" – 6:07
10. "Race With Devil on Turkish Highway" – 4:03
11. "Valentina" – 4:44
12. "The Infinite Desire (vocal)" (Di Meola, Daniele) – 5:27

Personnel

• Al Di Meola - electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer, percussion, cymbals, marimba, harp
• Steve Vai - electric guitar (10)
• Herbie Hancock - acoustic piano solo (7)
• Rachel Z - keyboards, acoustic piano (1-5,7,10-12)
• Mario Parmisano - acoustic piano, keyboards (6,8,9)
• John Patitucci - electric bass, acoustic bass (1,4,5)
• Tom Kennedy - acoustic bass (3,6,8,9)
• Peter Erskine - drums (3,7)
• Ernie Adams - drums (6,9)
• Gumbi Ortiz - congas (1,7)
• Kabuli Nitasa - violin, vocals (1)
• Layla Francesca - vocals (2)
• Oriana Di Meola - vocals (2)
• Pino Daniele - vocal (12)

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1998	Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	17