This is an Audiophile Must-Have! A Fantastic Meeting of 3 Extraordinary Guitarists is one of the Most Influential of ALL Live Acoustic Guitar Albums!

Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tapes & Pressed at RTI!

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1981 album by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia recorded at The Warfield Theatre on December 5, 1980, in San Francisco. All tracks are live except for the last track, "Guardian Angel", which is the opening theme from a song that appears on McLaughlin's 1978 Electric Dreams album.

Ah the Mediterranean... Filled with fine foods, wines, beautiful people, and the inspirational style of music that descended upon the able fingers of these guitar giants. This is by far one of the hottest guitar albums ever to bless sweet vinyl. Al Dimeola, John McLaughlin, & Paco Delucia play classical guitars (the kind with the nylon strings) in a flamenco / jazz style that will blow your socks off!

Recorded live in concert in San Francisco this album has spectacular sonics and musicianship to boot!

"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." - www.allmusic.com

"Friday Night in San Francisco may be considered the most influential of all live acoustic guitar albums... the recording certainly captures the excitement of the event itself. In a world of electric guitars, it was quite unusual to hear a crowd go absolutely ballistic over acoustic strumming. It is not so unusual today, and this record is one major reason for that." - allaboutjazz.com

• Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tapes!

Musicians:

Al Di Meola, guitar

John McLaughlin, guitar

Paco de Lucía, guitar

Selections:

1. Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho

Composers: Al Di Meola and Paco DeLucia

Performed by: Paco DeLucia (Left Channel) and Al Di Meola (Right Channel)

2. Short Tales of the Black Forest

Composer: Chick Corea

Performed by John McLaughlin (Left Channel) and Al Di Meola (Right Channel)

3. Frevo Rasgado

Composer: Egberto Gismonti

Performed by John McLaughlin (Left Channel) and Paco DeLucia (Right Channel)

4. Fantasia Suite

Composer: Al Di Meola

Performed by Paco DeLucia (Left Channel), John McLaughlin (Middle Channel), and Al Di Meola (Right Channel)

5. Guardian Angel

Composer: John McLaughlin

Performed by Paco DeLucia (Left Channel), John McLaughlin (Middle Channel), and Al Di Meola (Right Channel)