Biography
John McLaughlin, also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer. His music includes many genres of jazz which he coupled with elements of rock, Indian classical music, Western classical music, flamenco and blues to become one of the pioneering figures in fusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLaughlin_(musician)
Al Laurence Di Meola is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as Elegant Gypsy and Friday Night in San Francisco earned him both critical and commercial success, the earlier receiving a gold certification from RIAA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola
Francisco Gustavo Sánchez Gómez, known as Paco de Lucía, was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he helped legitimize flamenco among the establishment in Spain, and was one of the first flamenco guitarists to cross over successfully into other genres of music such as classical and jazz. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_Lucía
Album & Cover
Passion, Grace & Fire is the second album by John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía released in 1983. Unlike their first album Friday Night in San Francisco, this album consists entirely of studio recordings.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Cover Design – Hipgnosis/STd. Photography – A.Powell/Andrew Ellis/Rob Brimson. Graphics – Assorted iMaGes
Label: Columbia FC38645
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Aspan (John McLaughlin) Orient Blue Suite (Al Di Meola) – Part I – Part II – Part III Chiquito (Paco de Lucia) |
Side Two Sichia(Paco de Lucia) David (John McLaughlin) Passion, Grace And Fire(Al Di Meola) |
Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Al Di Meola
Classical Guitar – John McLaughlin
Engineer [Eras Studio, Assistant] – Marco Utano
Engineer [Eras Studio] – Dennis MacKay
Engineer [Marcus Music UK, Assistant] – Brian Davies
Engineer [Marcus Music UK] – Femi Jiya
Engineer [Wizard Recording Studio, Assistant] – Caryl Wheeler, Francis Manzella
Flamenco Guitar – Paco De Lucía
Mastered By – George Marino
Producer – Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucía
Notes
Comes with printed inner sleeve.
John McLaughlin : Yamaha classical flamenco-type guitar, gut strung,
John plays on centre channel.
Al Di Meola : Ovation 6 string acoustic guitar, steel strung,
Al plays on left channel.
Paco De Lucía : Spanish flamenco guitar, built in Spain, gut strung,
Paco plays on right channel.
