I'll chime in here! When Rite of Strings came out (about 10 years ago?), I bought it and was blown away by how great it is (I was not too familiar with Jean Luc Ponty, nor Al DiMeola's extreme talent on the acoustic guitar). Just this summer, I accidentally caught the ad that they were touring together, and I lucked out and got 3rd row Orchestra Pit seats at the Detroit Opera house! It was the most amazing show I've ever seen, they played some great songs off of the CD, and each had a solo spot as well. First time I've seen Stanley Clarke live, and all I can say is that for his solo on the stand up bass, he *attacked* that thing. I can't describe it any other way, but I thought the bass should have been in pieces when he was done!!! I so hope a show was recorded and will be released on DVD.
- Rob