The Rite of Strings explained

The Rite of Strings
Type:	studio
Artist:	Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty
Cover:	Riteofstrings.jpg
Released:	July 17, 1995
Recorded:	April 1995
Studio:	Studio 56, Hollywood, California
Length:	55:34
Label:	Gai Saber
Producer:	Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, Jean-Luc Ponty
Chronology:	Jean-Luc Ponty
Prev Title:	No Absolute Time
Prev Year:	1993
Next Year:	1996

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.

Track listing

1. "Indigo" (Al Di Meola) – 7:15
2. "Renaissance" (Jean-Luc Ponty) – 4:33
3. "Song to John" (Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea) – 6:00
   • Dedicated to the memory of John Coltrane
4. "Chilean Pipe Song" (Di Meola) – 6:12
5. "Topanga" (Clarke) – 5:50
6. "Morocco" (Di Meola) – 5:45
7. "Change of Life" (Ponty) – 5:30
8. "La Cancion De Sofia" (Clarke) – 8:30
9. "Memory Canyon" (Ponty) – 6:00

Personnel

• Al Di Meola – guitar
• Stanley Clarke – double bass
• Jean-Luc Ponty – violin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rite of Strings - Stanley Clarke | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 27 October 2013.