Al Di Meola posted that cryptic photo above teasing fans that he maybe working on a new studio album. Notice how he wrote, “recording sessions” in the photo. That means he’s been in the studio recording again. Over the past year, Al Di Meola have been touring pretty heavily. Look like he finally wants to take a break and record a new album.

If he is indeed recording his new album, this will be his 24th studio album. Yeah, he’s been around that long. His latest album was his Beatles tribute album that he released last year.

I’ve been interested in this guy’s music for years and I’m just finally starting to get into him. I only have three albums of his on my Ipod for now but will try to get a lot more of his albums. I own his Beatles tribute album and it’s amazing stuff.

I got interested in Al Di Meola ’cause I’ve read so much about him through Guitar World magazine pretty much. Other musicians have talked about him and he’s done plenty of interviews with Guitar World. I’ve also been watching his live performances in youtube quite a lot so now I’m finally starting to collect his studio albums.

He really is a sick guitarist. He’s one of the best out there right now. He’s one guitarist who should get mainstream recognition and he absolutely deserves a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction too. Sure, he’s mostly jazz but if you listen to his music, he puts a lot of rock n’ roll and fusion into his music too. He counts as a rock n’ roll artist too. The guy can play just about anything.

He’s beginning to be one of my guitar heroes. I can’t stop listening to his music and I definitely want to collect as much of his albums as I can. I’ll be looking forward to his new one too! Bring it, Al!

Kev