01	La Estiba						05:51
	02	Beyond The Miracle						06:12
	03	Midsummer Night						04:34
	04	Manha De Carnaval						06:14
	05	Letter From India						03:54
	06	Espiritu						05:30
	07	Le Monastere Dans Les Montagnes						06:14
	08	Azzura						07:57
	09	Cardeosa						06:41

Guitar Trio: Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola
Album Title Guitar Trio: Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola
Date of Release Oct 15, 1996

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Guitar Trio is an excellent collaborative effort from three of the finest jazz guitarists of the post-rock & roll era - Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, and Al DiMeola. Throughout the record, the trio doesn't just showcase their instrumental skills, they demonstrate their musicality. This is sympathetic, emotional musicianship, where each musician compliments each other instead of trying to out-do the other. For jazz guitar fans, it rarely gets more exciting than Guitar Trio. - Leo Stanley

1. La Estiba (DeLucia) - 5:51
2. Beyond the Mirage (DiMeola) - 6:10
3. Midsummer Night (McLaughlin) - 4:36
4. Manha de Carnaval (Bonfa/Maria) - 6:11
5. Letter from India (McLaughlin) - 3:54
6. Espiritu (DiMeola) - 5:30
7. Le Monastere Dans Les Montagnes (McLaughlin) - 6:15
8. Azzura (DiMeola) - 7:58
9. Cardeosa (DeLucia) - 6:36

Paco de Lucia - Guitar, Arranger, Producer
John McLaughlin - Guitar, Arranger, Producer, Performer
Jean-Philippe Allard - Executive Producer
Al DiMeola - Guitar, Arranger, Producer, Performer
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Daniel Richard - Executive Producer
Stuart Bruce - Engineer, Mixing
Ben Findlay - Engineer
Christian Rose - Photography
Farida Bachir - Assistant Producer
Jo Parkinson - Art Direction
Christian Pegand - Project Coordinator
Freddy Zerbib - Assistant
Jacquie Turner - Programming
Russell Kearney - Programming

1996 CD Polygram 533215
1996 Polygram 533215



Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola
Album Title Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola
Date of Release May 1996 - Jul 1996

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: The acoustic guitar trio of John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, and Paco DeLucia can always be relied upon to create quiet but fiery music. The three virtuosos always sound restrained and tasteful (yet inwardly explosive) when they play together. This 1996 effort has three originals apiece from McLaughlin and DiMeola, two by DeLucia and a beautiful McLaughlin-DiMeola duet on "Manha de Carnaval" that makes one wish they would more fully explore bossa nova. Most of the selections are thoughtful, but there are also plenty of explosive outbursts for contrast (along with the jubilant closer "Cardeosa") on the highly arranged yet spontaneous-sounding program. - Scott Yanow


1996 Verve 533215



THE GUITAR TRIO
Paco De Lucia
Al Di Meola
John McLaughlin


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April 1996

1996 will be marked by a major musical event: the reformation of The Guitar Trio made of Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola & John McLaughlin. They have a new album out and are ready to embark on a world tour.
These three confirmed artists have had remarkably florishing careers on their own rights in the fields of jazz, flamenco, classical or world music. Their first meeting, 15 years ago, has been documented by two striking records: Friday Night In San Francisco (to that day one of the world's largest sales in the styles above) and Passion, Grace & Fire, both records totalizing about 3,500,000 copies!


Spanish genius Paco De Lucia took flamenco out of its "music for connoisseurs" ghetto, particularly due to his partnership with legendary master singer Camaron de la Isla who untimely died in 1991. Their names were synonymous with large arenas packed in Spain and in Latin America; both artists would enjoy success comparable to that of pop stars like Roberto Carlos or Julio Iglesias. Paco De Lucia made his first public appearance as a child prodigy at the ripe age of 11. He's had more than fifteen records out with huge sales, and since he's rarely seen on the road each of his performances is a long awaited event by his personal admirers and the aficionados of modern Flamenco. But Paco De Lucia doesn't stay in the only Flamenco, his love for his country's music knows no limitation, as one of his most beautiful records are undoubtedly his interpretation of the world famous Concierto d'Aranjuez by Joachim Rodrigo performed in front of the composer aged over 90 years old; in 1980, Paco De Lucia has also recorded the music of classical Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. One can without doubt see in Paco De Lucia the founder of the modern Flamenco school.


American born and bred Al Di Meola made a sensation in 1974, when at only 19 years old he replaced Bill Connors in one of the leading jazz fusion bands of the time led by Chick Corea: Return to Forever. His lightning virtuosity as well as his Latin influences are shining throughout the last RTF records & from 1976 on Al Di Meola embarks on a solo career with a success no other jazz guitarist has ever had. Records like Casino, Elegant, Gypsy and the live Tour de Force show his brilliant creativity. In the beginning of the 80's, Al Di Meola starts playing a new kind of music mixing acoustic instruments with synthezisers, thus creating a style that would be later on called new age using musicians from horizons diverse as Bill Bruford (drummer for supergroups Yes or King Crimson), Phil Collins or Argentinian tango master Astor Piazzolla. From the respect of this very gentleman and from the admiration that Al has for him result some pieces specially written by Piazzolla that Al Di Meola recorded a few years later with an all acoustic group he founded in the beginning of the 90's called World Sinfonia composed of a Venezuelian guitarist, an Argentinian bandoneon player, and two Turkish and Puertorican percussionists.


Englishman John McLaughlin has the dream cursus: a session musician in the beginning of the 60's at the same time as Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page (from Led Zeppelin) or Richie Blackmore (from Deep Purple), he's then been heard and seen in the band that invented jazz rock in the late 60's with trumpet legend Miles Davis: 2 records that changed the course of music history including In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew. In the 70's, his search for spirituality leads him to Indian philosophy and he founded one of the three major so-called jazz rock groups (the other two being RTF and Weather Report all made of former Miles Davis musicians..): Mahavishnu Orchestra. He plays and records with Carlos Santana. In the 80's, John McLaughlin continues with the fusion of Indian music with jazz elements in another band: Shakti. His curiosity and thirst for musical challenges push him towards classical music. That is why, besides his activities, he starts producing records as well as composing and arranging for the world famous pianists Katia & Marielle Labeque. For himself, John McLaughlin wrote the wonderful "Mediterranean Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra", a masterpiece he's recorded in 1990 with the London Symphony Orchestra directed by Michael Tilson Thomas. Since the beginning of the 90's, he alternatively works with an Indian percussionist, American organist and drummers, French and German bassists. He's recently participated in a tribute to Jimi Hendrix In From The Storm with Sting. His album The Promise has offered him the chance of playing with Paco De Lucia and Al Di Meola on one tune.




The Guitar Trio
1996
Verve

1. La Estiba (5:51)
Paco De Lucia

John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar  Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar

2. Beyond the Mirage (6:10)
Al Di Meola

Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar  Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar  John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar

3. Midsummer Night (4:36)
John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar  Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar

4. Manha de Carnaval (6:11)
Luiz Bonfб

John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar

5. Letter from India (3:54)
John McLaughlin

Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar  John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar

6. Espiritu (5:30)
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola, all guitars and percussions
7. Le Monastere Dans Les Montagnes (6:15)
John McLaughlin

Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar  John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar

8. Azzura (7:58)
Al Di Meola

John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar  Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar

9. Cardeosa (6:36)
Paco De Lucia

Paco De Lucia, acoustic guitar  John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar  Al Di Meola, acoustic guitar