The Guitar Trio Explained

The Guitar Trio
Type:	studio
Artist:	Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin
Cover:	The-Guitar-Trio.jpg
Released:	15 October 1996
Recorded:	May–July 1996
Studio:	Real World Studios, England
Length:	53:01
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía
Prev Title:	Passion, Grace and Fire
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Saturday Night in San Francisco
Next Year:	2022

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".

Track listing

1. "La Estiba" (Paco de Lucía) – 5:51
2. "Beyond the Mirage" (Al Di Meola) – 6:10
3. "Midsummer Night" (John McLaughlin) – 4:36
4. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 6:11
5. "Letter from India" (John McLaughlin) – 3:54
6. "Espiritu" (Al Di Meola) – 5:30
7. "Le Monastère dans les Montagnes" (John McLaughlin) – 6:15
8. "Azzura" (Al Di Meola) – 7:58
9. "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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Guitar Trio: Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola - Al di Meola,Paco de Lucía,John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 27 October 2013.