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Paco, The Guitar Trio and Siroco
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Xavi
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Paco, The Guitar Trio and Siroco
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My brother and I founded a concert promotion company (circa 1996) to work with artists that we most admired: Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola, Jean Luc Ponty, etc. Our first concert was the Guitar Trio (reunion) in the U.S. in November 1996. Paco was great to work with; a very kind man. During one conversation, I asked him what he believed was his most important work and he answered, "Siroco." For me, Siroco was always one of the greatest statements of the guitar, period, so it was a very cool moment. The day of our show, Paco and John had flown into town together. Al missed his flight, however, and there wasn't another flight to get him in on time. As promoters, we were preparing to announce that the "Guitar Trio" had become the "Guitar Duo." Fortunately, management chartered a private jet, and Al flew in just in time for the show. Disaster averted. I recently watched some of the European leg of this tour on YouTube, so just wanted to share that quick story; hard to believe that 17 years have passed. I've attached a promotional poster signed by the three maestros, which is a great memento from this time. Today, I wonder whether Paco would give the same answer to my question? Would he say Luzia was more meaningful? Or, will he yet compose something of the magnitude of Siroco?
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Date Nov. 9 2013 17:42:21
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Ricardo
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RE: Paco, The Guitar Trio and Siroco (in reply to Xavi)
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Story goes, Paco and Al always had problems since the 80's and that tour almost cancelled due to a fist fight where Paco punched Al pretty hard. Heard it from independant sources but with a grain of salt, still seems something happened. Also Al had a problem with Mclaughlin's manager so they don't get along either (JM montreux box set was supposed to be trio, but Al pulled plug so its the Paco duo). That info I got from the horses mouth when I used to frequent Al's forum and he would chime in now and then. Paco always sets the bar higher with each album. I dont' see so much evolution anymore, but with in the same vein he still creates. Some new things on the baile of Farru on the live album. Paco has SO much material so he gets a lot of mileage with old themes re arranged. I am actually surprised every time I see his concert to see how he has revamped things so it sounds fresh, yet familiar. Some of my colleagues tell me "same darn concert I saw 15 years ago, just different band", but I notice a lot more of the subtle changes. Based on his track record, I would NOT put it past him to reinvent some new amazing album that just makes everybody crazy again as did so many of his discs in the past. I love the music of siroco but the recording is weak with tons of reverb. Sort of romantic that way, but I prefer the fidelity of many of this others. I did notice that in his entire discography Siroco is the ONLY album that he produced himself alone. On mercury records a totally different label too. I hazard a guess that having that control over the project adds to his bias towards that singular album. Ricardo
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