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1982 was also the year Di Meola released his first live album, Tour De Force . It notably featured former Mahavishnu Orchestra keyboard player Jan Hammer on the line-up, with sidemen Anthony Jackson on bass, Mingo Lewis handling the percussion and Steve Gadd on drums. Along with music from preceding albums, it featured a previously unreleased Di Meola track (“Nena” ) and two Hammer compositions, “Advantage” and “Cruisin’” from Electric Rendezvous . The studio version was marketed as a single .