Long-Awaited Follow Up To Friday Night In San Francisco
Audiophile 180g Vinyl LP
From Original 16-Track Analog Live Session Tapes by Al Di Meola, Katsu Naito & Roy Hendrickson
Mastered From Analog Tapes by Bernie Grundman
Pressed at RTI
Jazz writer Walter Kolovsky has said that Friday Night In San Francisco "may be the most influential of all acoustic guitar albums." LPs of it have been a demonstration staple on turntables around the world for over 40 years. To celebrate the lasting impact of this singular album and the legendary concert that it represents, Impex Records is proud to announce the long-awaited follow up: Saturday Night In San Francisco.
Working with hours of original 16-track live session tapes, Al Di Meola and his team have brilliantly curated this musical tour-de-force, bringing to life for the first time on LP, SACD-Hybrid and CD the explosively virtuosic final performance of Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco De Lucia at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco, December 6, 1980. In the exclusive essay by music historian Charles L. Granata, Di Meola says of that final night: "It's exciting because the audience was right there with us, savoring every single note of music. And, we were ripping. It was crazy good!"
Impex worked carefully with Di Meola, mixing engineer Roy Hendrickson (SPIN Studio), and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman to recreate the magic of Friday Night In San Francisco so these never-before-released solos and trios burst out of your system with striking clarity, dynamics and technical brilliance. "Crazy good," indeed.
To be allowed to celebrate and witness even more of the grandeur and magic that this exceptional trio attained some forty-two years ago - this long after the original 'Friday Night...' release - is a gift of time travel that rarely, if ever, occurs. Put bluntly, this is an extraordinary recording, both in its rarely-if-ever-equaled performance and its remarkable degree of sonic fidelity. Most enthusiastically recommended.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from master tapes stored for 40 years in Al Di Meola's basement, the musical rewards here are a marvel and well worth the wait.
Features
- Audiophile 180g Vinyl LP
- 33rpm
- Never before released
- Assembled from the original 16-track analog live session tapes by Al Di Meola with engineers Katsu Naito & Roy Hendrickson
- Mastered from analog tapes by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Pressed at Record Technology Inc.
- Deluxe new packaging with never-before-seen photos
- Exclusive essay by Charles L. Granata feat. new interviews with Al Di Meola & original recording engineer Tim Pinch
Musicians
| Al Di Meola | guitar |
|---|---|
| John McLaughlin | guitar |
| Paco De Lucia | guitar |
Track Listing:
Side A:
- Bill Graham Introduction
- Splendido Sundance
- One Word
- Trilogy Suite
- Monasterio de Sal
Side B:
- El Pañuelo
- Meeting Of The Spirits
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Impex Records
Catalog No: IMP6045
Barcode: 0856276002466
Genre: Jazz
No of Discs: 1
Release Date: 7/22/2022
UPC: 856276002466