The Guitar Trio
The Guitar Trio is a reunion album by Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin, released in 1996 after 13 years without playing together. This 1996 effort has three originals apiece from McLaughlin and Di Meola, two by de Lucía and a McLaughlin-Di Meola duet on "Manhã de Carnaval".
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| Released | 15 October 1996 | |||
| Recorded | May-July 1996 | |||
| Studio | Real World Studios, England | |||
| Genre | New Flamenco-Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:01 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| All About Jazz | (not rated)[2] |
Track listing
- "La Estiba" (Paco de Lucía) – 5:51
- "Beyond the Mirage" (Al Di Meola) – 6:10
- "Midsummer Night" (John McLaughlin) – 4:36
- "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 6:11
- "Letter from India" (John McLaughlin) – 3:54
- "Espiritu" (Al Di Meola) – 5:30
- "Le Monastère dans les Montagnes" (John McLaughlin) – 6:15
- "Azzura" (Al Di Meola) – 7:58
- "Cardeosa" (Paco de Lucía) – 6:36
Personnel
- Paco de Lucía – guitar (1-3,5,7-9) - plays a Hermanos Conde guitar
- Al Di Meola – guitar (tracks 1-4,6-9), percussion (6) - plays both Ovation and a Hermanos Conde guitar-percution/hands, shaker
- John McLaughlin – guitar (1-5,7-9) - uses a Wechter guitar, D'Addario strings and a Lawrence Fishman microphone
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 1[3] |
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References
- Stanley, Leo. "Guitar Trio: Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola - Paco de Lucía | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- Kolosky, Walter (18 November 2002). "John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco DeLucia: The Guitar Trio". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- "The Guitar Trio: Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola - Al di Meola,Paco de Lucía,John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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