Impex - IMP6045 -180 Gram Virgin Vinyl -
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Limited Edition - Pressed at RTI
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There is also a very natural harmonic structure and tone to the instruments that in some ways exceeds the multiple audiophile Friday Night pressings that have been rolled out over the years. Congrats to the entire team on a job well done! Highly recommended! - Tone Audio
Assembled from a direct-to-DXD (32 bit/384kHz) transfer of the original 16-track analog live session tapes by Al Di Meola with engineers Katsu Naito and Roy Hendrickson
Analog mixing direct-to-tape by Roy Hendrickson at SPIN Studio
Mastering and lacquer cutting from analog tapes by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Pressed at Record Technology, Inc.
Long-Awaited Follow Up To Friday Night In San Francisco!
Assembled From Original 16-Track Analog Live Session Tapes by Al Di Meola, Katsu Naito & Roy Hendrickson!
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 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.
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
Side A:
Bill Graham Introduction
Splendido Sundance
One Word
Trilogy Suite
Monasterio de Sal
Side B:
El Pañuelo
Meeting Of The Spirits
