Saturday Night in San Francisco
2022 live album
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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.
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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
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, LP and CD
| 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" (Available only on certain specific CD and vinyl LP releases) | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 50:35 | |
Track Listing, SACD
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bill Graham Introduction" | 0:33 |
| 2. | "Splendido Sundance" (Al Di Meola) | 7:04 |
| 3. | "One Word" (John McLaughlin) | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Trilogy Suite" (Al Di Meola) | 6:21 |
| 5. | "Monasterio de Sal" (Paco de Lucía) | 5:13 |
| 6. | "El Pañuelo" (Paco de Lucía) | 7:57 |
| 7. | "Meeting of the Spirits" (John McLaughlin) | 13:32 |
| 8. | "Soniquete" (Paco de Lucía) | 6:49 |
| Total length: | 53:11 | |
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 14 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 5 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[5] | 59 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 20 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[7] | 16 |
| UK Jazz & Blues Albums (Official Charts)[8] | 3 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[9] | 7 |