1 La Estiba    (Paco de Lucia)	5:51
2 Beyond The Mirage    (Al Di Meola)	6:10
3 Midsummer Night    (John McLaughlin)	4:36
4 Manha De Carnaval    (John McLaughlin, Luis Bonfefa,  Antônio Maria)	6:11
5 Letter From India    (John McLaughlin)		3:54
6 Espiritu    (Al Di Meola)	5:30
7 Le Monastère Dans Les Montagnes    (John McLaughlin)	6:15
8 Azzura    (Al Di Meola)	7:58
9 Cardeosa    ( Paco de Lucia)	6:36

John McLaughlin - Guitar [Wechter]
Paco de Lucia - Guitar [Hermanos Conde]
Al Di Meola - Guitar [Ovation And Hermanos], Percussion [Hands, Shaker]

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

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1. a. Mediterranean Sundance (Al di Meola)
   b. Rio Ancho (Paco de Lucia)
2. Short Tales of the Black Forest (Chick Corea)
3. Frevo Rasgado (Egberto Gismonti)
4. Fantasia Suite (Al di Meola)
5. Guardian Angel [Studio Recording] (John McLaughlin)

Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin & Al di Meola

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. 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 di Meola 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 di Meola, 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, Rovi

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1.: Aspen
2.: Orient Blue
3.: Chiquito
4.: Sichia
5.: David
6.: Passion Grace And Fire

Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola

Never has an album been so justly deserving of its title. In 1983, the guitar super trio of John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola and Paco DeLucia followed up their phenomenal live acoustic album Friday Night in San Francisco with this masterpiece of a studio recording. The prevailing opinion at the time was that the raw excitement of the original live recording could never be matched in the recording studio. Delightfully, the Trio answered all those who had questioned its potential with Passion Grace and Fire. Its greater dependence upon melodies may even make PG&F the superior release.

Each guitarist contributed two compositions, and all pieces feature the Trio playing written out parts and improvising over a theme. No player dominates, as the format does not provide for contests or duels. And best of all, the acoustic guitars are recorded flawlessly.

"David" is an enchanting John McLaughlin composition where he delivers a haunting and seemingly time-defying lead performance. McLaughlin is the very rare (or perhaps unique) musician who quite literally is able to bend or suspend time in his playing. It is really quite unexplainable.

DeLucia's brilliance is clearly heard in his piece "Chiquito", in which he expands the language of Flamenco into all sorts of open spaces. DiMeola's strongest moments occur during his composition honored as the title piece. Timed in at just a little over 30 brief minutes, Passion Grace and Fire could have included a few more tunes, but it's still a masterpiece.

The live tour in support of this album featured a giddy Steve Morse as the opening act. You could sense his joy as he joined his heroes for the encores. ---Walter Kolosky, Rovi

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