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An truly, excellent, heart-felt jazz/rock album from 1978. The Yorkshire guitarist formerly with The Graham Bond Organisation and Miles Davis uses an array of fine musicians including Jack Bruce, Tony Williams, Carlos Santana, Billy Cobham, Jerry Goodman, Michael Walden, David Sanborn, Alphonso Johnson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Jack DeJohnette amongst others.The stunningly, excellent opening New York On My Mind features sterling work from Jerry Goodman on violin. Friendship has two guitar solos, first Santana then McLaughlin. They are both sublime.Every Tear From Every Eye is a slow burnermore… with Sanborn’s sinious sax following the leaders thoughtful, constrained guitar break. McLaughlins guitar comes back before Patrice Rushen adds some deft keyboards allowing Johnson to add some wistful bass. This is a track that gets better every time you hear it.Do You Hear The Voices That You Left Behind is dedicated to John Coltrane and features Clarke, DeJohnette and Corea. A slow, emotive opening theme soon slips into an up-tempo vamp behind McLaughlins stuttering, decayed guitar sound. Corea then shines with a flurry on the electric piano. Clarke and DeJohnette propel things a long with aplomb.Are You The One features Jack Bruce and Tony Williams. Its just a not-too-serious barnstormer with Bruce and Williams shouting the title. McLaughlin opens with some fine waw-wah and Jack powers up a brief, chugging solo, but it is Williams work towards the end that is just jaw-dropping. Utterly brilliant. Phenomenon: Compulsion is a brief, energetic, monstrous jam between McLaughlin’s distortions and Cobhams powerplays. Ferocious.The leader plays the album out on his own with a subtle rendition of My Foolish Heart. A performance of true beauty with each nuance clearly and carefully shaded. Lovely.Overall a quality addittion to the McLaughlin output. Limited availability suggests that this album did not ever manage to record decent sales figures. Cannot fathom why, cos it really is a belter. Seek out and enjoy.

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John Mclaughlin - Electric Guitarist (1990) Retail CD

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