Splendido Hotel

Splendido Hotel is a double album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1980.

Splendido Hotel
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	May 10, 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Jazz, jazz fusion
Length	68:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Casino (1978) Splendido Hotel (1980) Tour De Force – Live (1982)

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alien Chase on Arabian Desert"	8:54
2.	"Silent Story in Her Eyes"	7:32

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Roller Jubilee"	Philippe Saisse	4:42
2.	"Two to Tango"		4:12
3.	"Al Di's Dream Theme"		6:48

Side 3

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dinner Music of the Gods"		8:33
2.	"Splendido Sundance"		4:48
3.	"I Can Tell"	Al Di Meola, Philippe Saisse	3:59

Side 4

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spanish Eyes"	Bert Kaempfert, Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder	5:07
2.	"Isfahan"	Chick Corea	11:35
3.	"Bianca's Midnight Lullaby"		1:53

Personnel

• Al Di Meola – guitars, mandocello, keyboards, drums, percussion, vocals
• Chick Corea – piano
• Pete Cannarozzi – synthesizer
• Philippe Saisse – keyboards, marimba, vocals
• Jan Hammer – Moog solo on "Al Di's Dream Theme"
• Les Paul – guitar on "Spanish Eyes"
• Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
• Tim Landers – bass guitar
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Robbie Gonzalez – drums
• Eddie Colon – percussion
• Mingo Lewis – percussion
• David Campbell – violin
• Carol Shive – viola
• Dennis Karmazyn – cello
• Raymond Kelley – cello
• The Columbus Boychoir

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard 200	119[3]
1980	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	8[3]

See also

• 1979 in jazz