To market his sophomore album, Elegant Gypsy (1977), Di Meola did an American tour with Weather Report, when Jaco Pastorius had joined the band. Both his and Weather Report’s Heavy Weather album came out the same week on Columbia Records . Heavily promoted by the label, the tour was a success, with sold-out shows across the country. Elegant Gypsy reached #5 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart, #58 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart, and eventually went gold.
American tour with Weather Report
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