01	Mediterranean Sundance			a. Mediterranean Sundance b. Rio Ancho			11:28
	02	Short Tales of The Black Forest						08:41
	03	Frevo Rasgado						07:52
	04	Fantasia Suite						08:43
	05	Guardian Angel						04:01
	06	Aspan						04:09
	07	Orient Blue						07:08
	08	Chiquito						04:43
	09	Sichia						03:50
	10	David						06:34
	11	Passion Grace and Fire						05:26

Friday Night in San Francisco c 1981
Passion, Grace and Fire c 1983
The Guitar Trio c 1996



Artist John McLaughlin with Al DiMeola and Paco DeLucia
Album Title Passion, Grace and Fire
Date of Release Oct 1982 - Nov 1982

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Two years after they recorded Friday Night in San Francisco, John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola and Paco De Lucia reunited for another set of acoustic guitar trios. If this can be considered a guitar "battle" (some of the playing is ferocious and these speed demons do not let up too often), then the result is a three-way tie. This guitar summit lives up to its title. - Scott Yanow

1. Aspen (McLaughlin) - 4:09
2. Orient Blue (DiMeola) - 7:08
3. Chiquito (DeLucia) - 4:46
4. Sichia (DeLucia) - 3:50
5. David (McLaughlin) - 6:30
6. Passion, Grace and Fire (DiMeola) - 5:26

Paco de Lucia - Guitar, Producer, Performer
John McLaughlin - Guitar, Producer, Performer
Al DiMeola - Guitar, Producer, Performer
Dennis MacKay - Engineer, Mixing Engineer
George Marino - Mastering
Femi Jiya - Engineer
Philip Roberge - Executive Producer
Barrie Marshall - Executive Producer
Marco Utano - Mixing Assistant

CD Columbia 38645
1990 CS Columbia 38645
1983 LP Mercury 24




Artist John McLaughlin with Al DiMeola and Paco DeLucia
Album Title Friday Night in San Francisco
Date of Release Dec 5, 1986 (review)

1. Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho
2. Short Tales of the Black Forest
3. Frevo Resgado
4. Fantasia Suite (DiMeola)
5. Guardian Angel (McLaughlin)

Paco de Lucia - Producer, Performer
John McLaughlin - Producer, Performer
Al DiMeola - Producer, Performer

CD Columbia CK-37152
1990 CD Columbia 37152
CS Columbia FCT-37152
1993 CD Columbia 53926


Artist Al DiMeola With John McLaughlin & Paco DeLucia
Album Title Friday Night in San Francisco
Date of Release Dec 5, 1980 (recording)

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: 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 DiMeola and Paco DeLucia teaming up for a medley of DiMeola's "Mediterranean Sundance" (first recorded by the duo on DiMeola's classic 1976 album Elegant Gypsy) and DeLucia'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. However, the two guitarists obviously have big ears, and they complement each other's solos with percussive, driving rhythm parts. There is a laid-back, humorous element to Friday Night in San Francisco as well, best witnessed in DiMeola and John McLaughlin's performance of Chick Corea's "Short Tales of the Black Forest." Rapid-fire licks from the pair soon give way to atonal striking of the body of the guitar, running picks along the strings, etc. Before the farce is completed, they have played a blues and quoted the Pink Panther theme. It is funny stuff, and it serves to dispel the image of the trio, especially DiMeola, as super-serious clinicians more concerned with technique than music. The other great piece of evidence against such a narrow-minded claim can be found in both the quality of the compositions featured on Friday Night in San Francisco as well as the sensitivity and dynamic variation brought to the performances. A perfect example of this is the sole studio track, a McLaughlin composition entitled "Guardian Angel" (the opening theme of which is taken straight from "Guardian Angels," a song that appears on McLaughlin's 1978 Electric Dreams album). It is a fine piece, and one that features a haunting melody as well as some of the best solos on the record. All in all, Friday Night in San Francisco is a fantastic album and one of the best entries in all of these guitarists' fine discographies. - Daniel Gioffre

1. Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho (DeLucia/DiMeola) - 11:31
2. Short Tales of the Black Forest (Corea) - 8:43
3. Frevo Rasgado (Gismonti) - 7:55
4. Fantasia Suite (DiMeola) - 8:50
5. Guardian Angel [Studio Recording] (McLaughlin) - 4:01


Bob Belden - Producer, Reissue Producer
Paco de LucМa - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Producer, Performer
John McLaughlin - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Producer, Performer
Steven Berkowitz - Reissue Consultant
Ray Bardani - Mixing
Ron Carran - Engineer
Al DiMeola - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Producer
Kevin Gore - Reissue Consultant
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Mark Wilder - Digital Mastering, Mastering
Bill Milkowski - Liner Notes
Tim Pinch - Engineer
Seth Rothstein - Project Director, Project Coordinator
Howard Fritzson - Art Direction, Reissue Art Director
Paula Scher - Design
Tom Copi - Photography, Liner Design
Randall Martin - Reissue Design
Philip Roberge - Executive Producer
Rene Arsenault - Production Assistant
Barrie Marshall - Executive Producer
Patti Matheny - A&R
Juliana Myrick - Packaging Manager

1980 LP Columbia 84962
1990 CD Columbia 37152
1980 Columbia 37152
1994 CD Sony 64410
1997 CD Sony 65168
1999 SCD Sony 65168




Friday Night in San Francisco
1981
PHILIPS

1. Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho (11:31)
Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia

Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar, right channel  Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar, left channel

2. Short Tales of the Black Forest 1980 (8:40)
Chick Corea

John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar, left channel  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar, right channel

3. Frevo Rasgado (7:51)
Egberto Gismonti

John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar, left channel  Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar, right channel

4. Fantasia Suite (8:41)
Al Di Meola

Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar, left channel  John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar, middle channel  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar, right channel

5. Guardian Angel (4:00)
John McLaughlin

Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar, left channel  John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar, middle channel  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar, right channel








Passion Grace and Fire
1983
PHILIPS

1. Aspan (4:06)
John McLaughlin

2. Orient Blue Suite (Part 1, 2, 3) (7:05)
Al Di Meola

3. Chiquito (4:41)
Paco De Lucia

4. Sichia (3:47)
Paco De Lucia

5. David (6:29)
John McLaughlin

6. Passion, Grace & Fire (ver. 2) (5:23)
Al Di Meola