Live at the Royal Festival Hall

by John McLaughlin, John McLaughlin Trio

Overview

The Mahavishnu revival misadventure now over and done with, John McLaughlin fields a quieter, stripped-down trio in London's Royal Festival Hall and gets far more pleasingly musical results. Engaging in interplay at all kinds of tempos with bassist Kai Eckhardt and supported by the fleet, subtle drums and percussion of Trilok Gurtu, McLaughlin concentrates his energies on the acoustic guitar. Now and then, he flips a switch and plays through a guitar synthesizer whose broad attacks and occasional organ-like timbres often compensate nicely for the lack of a keyboardist. This trio encourages McLaughlin to display a funkier touch on his instrument without giving up any blinding speed; "Pasha's Love" contains unison flurries as furious as any from the first Mahavishnu group, only at a lower volume level. The final "Blues for L.W." (Lech Walesa) climaxes with some vocal Indian syllabic jamming that joyously rounds out the concert. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	10/11/2011
Label:	Winter & Winter
UPC:	0025091018727
Rank:	140420

Tracks

1. Blue In Green
2. Just Ideas
3. Jozy
4. Florianopolis
5. Pasha¿¿¿S Love
6. Mother Tongues
7. Blues For L.W.

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John McLaughlin   Primary Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Synthesizer)
John McLaughlin Trio   Primary Artist
Kai Eckhardt   Guest Artist,Bass (Electric)
Trilok Gurtu   Guest Artist,Percussion
Kai Eckhardt-Karpeh   Bass (Electric)

Technical Credits

Carlos Albrecht   Engineer,Mixing
John Luard Timperley   Engineer
John McLaughlin   Composer,Performer
Michael Stein   Engineer,House Sound
Gustav Hobel   Monitor Technician
Miles Davis   Composer
Bill Evans   Composer
Roald Helgheim   Photography
Abraham Wechter   Guitar Maker
Guenter Mattei   Cover Design
Steve Byram   Design,Cover Design
John McLaughlin Trio   Performer
Ed Pritchard   Cover Photo,Photography
Adrian von Ripka   Remastering
Al Forman   Composer
Stefan Winter   Producer
Trilok Gurtu   Composer