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| 1. Rio Ancho |
| 2. Mediterranean Sundance |
| 3. Short Tales Of The Black Forest |
| 4. Frevo Rasgado |
| 5. Fantasia Suite |
| 6. Guardian Angel |
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This live recording from 1980 matched U.S. fusion guitar heavyweights Al DiMeola and John McLaughlin with Spanish guitar whiz Paco DeLucia. The result, a dazzling technical display, also earned jeers as the international summit of world-class finger-wigglers by critics who felt it was long on chops and short on heart.
John McLaughlin's importance to the development of the jazz fusion scene can't be overestimated: as the guitarist on Miles Davis's seminal Bitches Brew and A Tribute to Jack Johnson, he was the first significant guitarist of the electric jazz era; on his own, he brought power rock, spiritualism, and lush orchestration to the scene via his Mahavishnu Orchestra. DiMeola, the most commercially successful next-generation fusion guitarist, achieved stardom with Chick Corea's group Return to Forever and on his own records. DeLucia, virtually unknown in the U.S., is a fine flamenco guitarist, and it is that orientation more than anything that colors Friday Night: even when playing straightforward non-flamenco compositions, the phrasing and sensibility lurks behind every note. Still, the passion of the music is frequently marred by the participants' inability to play at anything but the most breakneck pace. --Fred Goodman
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Dont be put off by words like virtuoso, technical prowess or even jazz.
If you have even the most remotely open mind when it comes to music you will find the playing and the pieces on this CD breathtaking in their accessibility, humour, warmth, virtuosity (yes), beauty and musicality.
Lots of it has a flamenco feel and its the often hypnotic rythmn of that genre that ensured this would never have become (as far as non jazz fans are concerned) a bit of a jazz-geek love-in.
Its one of THOSE albums, where you put it on the best stereo, crank up the speakers, turn off the lights, close your eyes and lose yourself, over and over again, hearing new things every time.
The audience appreciation adds to the pleasure of listening to what was obviously an incredible night, listen to this and you will, like me, wish you'd been there.
If you have even the most remotely open mind when it comes to music you will find the playing and the pieces on this CD breathtaking in their accessibility, humour, warmth, virtuosity (yes), beauty and musicality.
Lots of it has a flamenco feel and its the often hypnotic rythmn of that genre that ensured this would never have become (as far as non jazz fans are concerned) a bit of a jazz-geek love-in.
Its one of THOSE albums, where you put it on the best stereo, crank up the speakers, turn off the lights, close your eyes and lose yourself, over and over again, hearing new things every time.
The audience appreciation adds to the pleasure of listening to what was obviously an incredible night, listen to this and you will, like me, wish you'd been there.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've been playing guitar since the age of twelve. I'm now 40 and after listening to this, I'm thinking about giving it up! What's the point anymore? I've gone from being 'fair' to being 'atrocious' in 60 minutes.
If you like great live virtuoso guitar, buy it!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This CD was recommended to me by a neo-classical virtuoso (electric) guitarist, and having listened to it, I can see why he likes it. The "Jazz" sticker on the front of the CD case is slightly misleading. Although the contents of this album do have jazz traits, this is unlike most jazz I have heard, and I would consider it more "Accoustic Shred" (the term "shred" borrowed from the instrumental electric guitar music genre in which virtuoso musicians 'show off' their skills). The first song in particular is a good demonstration of this. Those looking for perfect composition should probably listen to the version of Rio Ancho on Paco De Lucia's 'Antologia' album, as it is less of a vehicle for demonstrating speedy playing and more an exercise in good composition. However, the 11 and a half minute long version on 'Friday Night...' is a more spontanious affair. Paco and Di Meola tear up their fretboards with awe-inspiring speed. Composition is not completely overlooked, but in my humble opinion it takes a back seat to blurred licks and plenty of tremolo picking. As the live recording can testify, at several points the playing becomes so intense that the crowd can barely contain themselves and erupt in a frenzy of cheers and whoops. Personally, I didn't feel that the rest of the songs (there are only 5 altogether!) were quite as impressive... although the 'Fantasia Suite' is worth a listen. In short, I would recommend this album to most fans of instrumental guitar music (if only for the impressive technique it contains), but also to anyone who likes their music with classical, flamenco and jazz elements.
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How I wish....
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Published 4 months ago by Mr. John Harris
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Published 22 months ago by Wallis
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Published on 8 Sep 2009 by A. N. E. Birch
Tis v. good
There's not much i can say that hasn't already been said by my fellow reviewers.
To put it simply, if you like guitar, you will like this. Read more
To put it simply, if you like guitar, you will like this. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2007 by Mr. J. Gould
Your acoustic-guitar-collection could start here!
As time goes by this may be a milestone for the acoustic jazz-guitar. Starting with the weak point; it's not that musical; three guitarists at the peak of their powers at boiling... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2007 by Yovra
Oh my....
This is the kind of recording that guitar players fear and love in equal amounts. In one moment you want to hang up your guitar for good, in the next you practice until your... Read more
Published on 13 April 2007 by Rodion Raskolnikov
Masterwork, complex, impossible, perfect
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Published on 16 Mar 2004 by "sam_sdmf"
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