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John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia
Passion Grace And Fire
On Columbia Records FC 38645


Condition: Cover is VG+, two very small starts of ring wear towards the top of both the front and back cover. Record is VG+
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John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942, , , ), also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an , bandleader and . His music includes many genres of , and , which he coupled with an interest in to become one of the pioneering figures in .

In 2010 guitarist called him "the best guitarist alive". In 2003, McLaughlin was ranked 49th in magazine's list of the "". Table player has often referred to him as one of the greatest and most important musicians of our times.

Francisco Gustavo Sánchez Gomes (21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía , was a Spanish guitarist, composer and producer. A leading proponent of the style, he helped legitimize flamenco among the establishment in Spain, and was one of the first flamenco guitarists to have successfully crossed over into other genres of music such as classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and , authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar", and Dennis Koster, author of Guitar Atlas, Flamenco, has referred to de Lucía as "one of history's greatest guitarists."

De Lucía was noted for his fast and fluent (fingerstyle runs). A master of contrast, he often juxtaposed picados and (Flamenco strumming) with more sensitive playing and was known for adding abstract chords and scale tones to his compositions with jazz influences. These innovations saw him play a key role in the development of traditional Flamenco and the evolution of 'New Flamenco' and fusion from the 1970s. He received acclaim for his recordings with flamenco singer in the 1970s, recording ten albums which are considered some of the most important and influential in Flamenco history.

Al Di Meola (born Al Laurence Dimeola, July 22, 1954 in , ) is an acclaimed and , composer, and record producer of Italian origin (from ). With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date. Albums such as have earned him both artistic and commercial success with a solid fan base throughout the world.

Di Meola grew up in , , and attended . He is now a resident of .