Saturday Night in San Francisco
Saturday Night in San Francisco is a 2022 live album released as a follow-up to the 1981 live album Friday Night in San Francisco by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía. The album consists of seven previously unreleased recordings that were thought to be lost.[1] The album was recorded on Saturday, December 6, 1980, at Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, the night after Friday Night in San Francisco was recorded.
| Saturday Night in San Francisco | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | June 4, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | December 6, 1980 | |||
| Venue | Warfield Theatre | |||
| Length | 50:35 | |||
| Label | Earmusic | |||
| Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Jazzwise |   [2] |
Andy Robson of Jazzwise found there to be "richer emphasis on De Lucia's work. Although bottom-billed, his work, especially rhythmically, cements the programme". Robson also felt that "Meeting of the Spirits" has "a more moderate pace, and crucially a range of dynamics not so prevalent in the other songs" and called the album overall "a vision from another time, another whole sound world, and of course De Lucia is sadly missed: but still a concert and a trio to savour".[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bill Graham Introduction" | 0:29 |
| 2. | "Splendido Sundance" | 7:08 |
| 3. | "One Word" (John McLaughlin) | 5:43 |
| 4. | "Trilogy Suite" (Al Di Meola) | 6:26 |
| 5. | "Monasterio de Sal" (Paco de Lucía) | 5:08 |
| 6. | "El Pañuelo" | 8:02 |
| 7. | "Meeting of the Spirits" | 13:34 |
| 8. | "Orpheo Negro" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 50:35 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 14 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 5 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 59 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 20 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] | 16 |
| UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[8] | 3 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[9] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ Parker, Matt (April 29, 2022). "A sequel to Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia's legendary live album Friday Night in San Francisco is on the way". Guitar World. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Robson, Andy. "Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia: Saturday Night in San Francisco 12-6-80". Jazzwise. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco de Lucia – Saturday Night in San Francisco - Live" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco de Lucia – Saturday Night in San Francisco – Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco de Lucia – Saturday Night in San Francisco - Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "John McLaughlin Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2024.