The recording you have in your hand documents the start of John McLaughlin’s journey towards his ideal acoustic guitar trio. For various reasons neither Larry Coryell or Christian Escoudé made it to the end of the journey, being replaced by Al Di Meola and Paco De Lucia, but both were more than capable of holding their own as this concert shows.
Escoude, a gypsy-jazz child progidy, came to international attention at the 1978 Nice Jazz Festival; Coryell, a legendary jazz-rock pioneer with virtuosic acoustic skills, was already well known to McLaughlin.
The concert was performed at the Den-en Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan July 24,1980, and broadcast by NHK radio.
Side 1
Larry Coryell
1 Intro/Giant Steps (05:01)
2 Spain (10:15)
John McLaughlin, Christian Escoudé
3 Manhã de Carnaval (05:37)
Side 2
John McLaughlin, Christian Escoudé, Larry Coryell
1 Meeting of the Spirits (22:59)