I found Friday Night In San Francisco LP in a very unexpected place, and I am very happy for it
My favourite track is of course Mediteranean Sundance. My bro and one his friends used to duet on that number.
Honestly, I have only heard of Al Di Meola in passing. More as part of the above mentioned trio, and not as a solo artist, till I came across this album. And this was just the second time that I listened to the record. Earlier listen was just a casual listen after it was cleaned. McLaughlin has always been the bigger (guitar) hero for me. My interest in Paco de Lucia was revived after a friend who had been to Spain kindly brought back his Concerto de Aranjeuz album for me.
An album in similar vein to the one you mentioned:
Saturday Night in Bombay: Remember Shakti - Shankar Mahadevan,John McLaughlin,Shakti | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic
The sonics on this live recording is unbelievably good. One venue where it was recorded was the open air Rang Bhavan - erstwhile home of Independence Rock till the Govt clamped down on live performances at that site, and the other is a regular auditorium (the hallowed Carnatic performance venue of Shanmukhananda Hall).
