World renowned flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia is no
longer with us. Born in Andalucia, a true
fusion musician in the real sense of the word, de Lucia
never hesitated to cross the borders of pure flamenco.
Jazz fans will know him for the famous trio he established
with John McLaughlin and
Al Di Meola. Truly grace, passion &
fire.
Well here it is. The tune I was talking about in my latest
post. "I can tell" was co-composed by Philippe Saisse. Not sure but I
think he even provides backing vocals to Al's lead voice.
Couldn't believe this when I first heard this but on the
other side it's a fun catchy tune that might stick in your
thoughts for the rest of the day. You just wouln't expect
this to be from the Al Di Meola catalogue.
The real one? Well, yes obviously. Guess I have to thank
the guys at JazzrockTV.de. Flashback to about fifteen
years ago when I first discovered Mr. Saisse on Al Di
Meola's "Splendido Hotel". More? Check my next post to find out the tune and
search the internet for footage of PSP:
Saisse in collaboration with Simon Phillips andPino Paladino. There's some great material from
One Shot Not presented by Manu Katché.
Was it that bad behind the iron curtain? Stumbled upon
footage from the
Al Di Meola Project filmed in East Berlin
back in 1988 (at Palast der Republik?). Al with his band
containing of Kei Akagi (keys),
Tom Brechtlein
(drums), Jose Renato (vocals),
Chuck Webb
(bass) and
Roger Squitero
(percussion) playing mostly material from the then actual
album "Tirami Su".
Music friendly enough to the ears of the East-German
regime in this almost instrumental setting apart from the
vocalizing of Brasilian singer Jose Renato. But isn't the
voice the most beautiful instrument. This concert was
again broadcasted by German MDR television. Great set,
great sound, 7 parts.
