{"product_id":"john-mclaughlin-paco-de-lucia-al-di-meola-friday-night-in-san-francisco-lp","title":"John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola - Friday Night In San Francisco LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition 180g Purple Vinyl with insert housed in a deluxe sleeve with linen laminate finish. Only 1000 individually numbered copies pressed in this edition (2025 Repress). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriday Night in San Francisco is a live album by \u003cstrong\u003eAl Di Meola\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn McLaughlin\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ePaco de Lucía\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was recorded live at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CA on December 5 in 1980. The album is considered an iconic recording and was described by jazz author and critic \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Kolosky\u003c\/strong\u003e as “a musical event that could be compared to the Benny Goodman Band’s performance at Carnegie Hall in 1938... [it] may be considered the most influential of all live acoustic guitar albums.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Di Meola\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed Italian American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist, composer, and record producer. He experienced a celebrated career that has spanned four decades and earned him critical accolades, three gold albums and more than six million record sales worldwide. Di Meola has amassed over 20 albums as a leader while collaborating on a dozen or so others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn McLaughlin\u003c\/strong\u003e, also known as \u003cstrong\u003eMahavishnu\u003c\/strong\u003e, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. He is a pioneer of jazz fusion, combining elements of jazz with rock, world music, Indian classical music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues. He received multiple “Guitarist of the Year” and “Best Jazz Guitarist” awards from magazines such as Downbeat and Guitar Player and was ranked 49th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e called him “the best guitarist alive”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaco de Lucía\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. He was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz. De Lucía was noted for his fast and fluent fingerstyle runs and gained popularity outside Spain after collaborating with McLaughlin and Di Meola. \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Chapman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEric Clapton\u003c\/strong\u003e described de Lucía as a “titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriday Night in San Francisco\u003c\/em\u003e is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on purple coloured vinyl and includes an insert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Mediterranean Sundance \/ Rio Ancho [11:31]\u003cbr\u003eA2. Short Tales Of The Black Forest [8:41]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1. Frevo Rasgado [7:55]\u003cbr\u003eB2. Fantasia Suite [8:50]\u003cbr\u003eB3. Guardian Angel [4:00]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46900836073730,"sku":null,"price":56.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/7449\/files\/Al_Di_Meola_-_John_McLaughlin_-_Paco_De_Lucia_-_Friday_Night_In_San_Francisco_-_2025_Music_On_Vinyl_Repress_jpg.webp?v=1760885351","url":"https:\/\/www.beatstreet.ca\/products\/john-mclaughlin-paco-de-lucia-al-di-meola-friday-night-in-san-francisco-lp","provider":"Beat Street Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}