Track Listing

1. La Estiba
2. Beyond The Mirage
3. Midsummer Night
4. Manha De Carnaval
5. Letter From India
6. Espiritu
7. Le Monastère Dans Les Montagnes
8. Azzura
9. Cardeosa

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7144 in Music
• Released on: 1996-09-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 53 minutes

Customer Reviews

Just my opinion
Brief review -

Can not compare to the Live in San fransisco album (for me). But still damned impressive guitar work. Some sweet melodies and fingerwork. Much more attention to the overall compositions and less on virtuosity. Generally much more laid back than thier live album 16 odd years previous.

But, this album has style, and I like it a lot none the less.

If you're looking for the franticly extreme skills shown on "fiday night in San fransisco" you wont really find it here.

But for beautiful flamenco atmosphere and noodling galore, buy this!

6....or 7/10 for me

This album has it all, .......tested.
I played this CD in the Taxi when I was working as a Taxi driver, with out exception people raved about it, from teenage Hoodies to old codgers, not only is it technically brilliant and quality music it could satisfy any music snob, it also is very listenable for people who just like music like pop, it does it all, with out making any compromises . Which in the end of the day is the best any one can do, be excellent all round and still have general appeal true genius, one of the best Albums you can buy.

Its so listenable and enjoyable I don't notice how good technically the guitarists are, because they take you some where else and it never sounds the same twice, that to me is true musician ship and artistry, not many people get there.

Its a shame Albums like this don't get more air time,

A more mature approach achieving the same brilliance
To me 'The Guitar Trio' (the second studio album by McLaughlin, di Meola, and de Lucia) contains the 'Grace' that was lacking in 'Passion Grace & Fire' which was released some 13 years earlier. One can tell that a great deal of thought went into each track and as a result we are rewarded with a far more mature approach from the Trio which concentrates on the melodies and harmonies that are possible with acoustic guitars.

Of course the technical ability is still astounding, but there is less of an emphasis upon this aspect of the music and after a number of listens one appreciates the underlying simplicity of many of the tracks. Of all 3 albums by the trio this is the one that I find I can listen to straight through from beginning to end, over and over again without tiring of, and without wishing that certain tracks had been omitted.

A superb album, highly recommended to anyone with even a passing interest in acoustic guitar music.