Al di Meola/John McLaughlin/Paco de Lucía - Friday Night in San Francisco

Loose and spontaneous, this (mainly) live album is a meeting of three of the greatest guitarists in the world for an acoustic summit the likes of which the guitar-playing community rarely sees. Broken up into three duo and two trio performances, Friday Night In San Francisco catches all three players at the peaks of their quite formidable powers. The first track features Al Di Meola and Paco De Lucía teaming up for a medley of Di Meola's "Mediterranean Sundance" (first recorded by the duo on Di Meola's classic 1976 album Elegant Gypsy) and De Lucía's own "Rio Ancho." It is a delightful performance, full of the fire and inhuman chops that one expects from two players of this caliber. Read More