The guitarist Al Di Meola first came to prominence as the guitarist in Chick Corea’s pioneering fusion band of the early 1970s, Return to Forever, astounding listeners with his extraordinarily adept and passionate playing. While he devoted himself primarily to the electric guitar in RTF, Di Meola was soon paying as much attention to the acoustic instrument on his solo albums. After leaving Corea’s band in 1976, Di Meola spent the subsequent decades moving with ease between electric and unplugged