Jazz Expo ’92 Sevilla – George Benson,John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, Stanley Clarke – DVD.

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Guitar Legends was a five-night global broadcast event that took place in the Spanish city of Seville in October 1991, shown on worldwide television and starring perhaps the biggest array of top guitarists ever assembled.

Each of the five concerts, from October 15 to 19, was devoted to a different musical style – Blues, jazz/fusion, Conceptual, Rock and Heavy Rock. Hollingsworth appointed a music director for four of the nights – Brian May, George Duke, Dave Edmonds and Phil Manzanera, giving each an understanding of the featured guitarists he would approach.

Each night’s concert was greeted with huge enthusiasm by the audience – and the artists appeared to have enjoyed the concerts just as much. After each of the first four nights, says Hollingsworth, several asked for their flights home to be changed so they could stay to watch the following night’s performances.

One of the highlights of the concerts for Hollingsworth was a duet between Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin. Entertainment Weekly magazine thought the most moving moments were during the tributes – “Keith Richards, in skintight jeans and leather jacket, whiskey in hand, dedicating Going Down to Freddy King, or John McLaughlin performing In a Silent Way in memory of Miles Davis…In these moments of eulogy rather than in the celebratory jams onstage, the event approached the legendary.”

Guitar Legends took place at the La Cartuja Auditorium just outside Seville. Five 90-minute shows and a one-hour documentary were broadcast, with 45 countries showing live shows. Thirty countries showed a second broadcast. Four hours of the event were broadcast on radio in 105 countries.

Tracklist :

01. Intro
02. All Blues – George Benson
03. In A Silent Way – John McLaughlin
04. So What – Larry Coryell
05. Concerto De Aranjuez – Paco De Lucia
06. Tutu – Stanley Clarke
07. School Days – Clarke & ​​Coryell
08. Bolero – Larry Coryell
09. El Panuelo – Paco De Lucia
10. Que Algeria – McLaughlin
11. Zyryab – McLaughlin & Paco De Lucia
12. Dat Dere – Rickie Lee Jones & Coryell
13. Valdez In The Country – George Benson
14. Being With You – George Benson
15. Eighty One – all star jam

Band :

George Duke – Keys
Ray Brown – Bass
Dennis Chambers – Drums
Ray Cooper – Percussion
Guitars – George Benson, Larry Coryell, John MClaughlin, Paco De Lucia
Stanley Clarke – Bass
Rickie Lee Jones – Vocals
Horns & Percussion – George Bohanon, Ray Cooper, Sal Demandi, Dominique Di PIazza, Brandon Fields, Trilok Gurtu, Everette Harp, Larry Kimpel, John Leftwich, Bryan Simpson