Friday Night in San Francisco
Friday Night in San Francisco is a 1981 live album by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía. It was described by jazz author and critic Walter Kolosky as "a musical event that could be compared to the Benny Goodman Band's performance at Carnegie Hall in 1938 … may be considered the most influential of all live acoustic guitar albums".
All the tracks except "Guardian Angel" were recorded live at the Warfield Theatre on 5 December 1980, in San Francisco; "Guardian Angel" was recorded at Minot Sound, in White Plains, New York.
Track listing
- "Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho" – 11:31
- "Short Tales of the Black Forest" – 8:43
- "Frevo Rasgado" – 7:55
- "Fantasia Suite" – 8:50
- "Guardian Angel" – 4:01
Personnel
- Al Di Meola – acoustic steel-string guitar
- John McLaughlin – acoustic nylon-string guitar
- Paco de Lucía – spanish guitar
Position of performers
| Track | Left channel | Middle Channel | Right channel |
| Mediterranean Sundance | Paco De Lucia | Al Di Meola | |
| Short Tales Of The Black Forest | John McLaughlin | Al Di Meola | |
| Frevo Rasgado | John McLaughlin | Paco De Lucia | |
| Fantasia Suite | Paco De Lucia | John McLaughlin | Al Di Meola |
| Guardian Angel | Paco De Lucia | John McLaughlin | Al Di Meola |
Charts
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