Before he was “Mahavishnu” John McLaughlin?
I had a bootleg of this recording back in the seventies. Basically, it’s just a jam session that doesn’t showcase the virtuosity of eitehr guitarist.
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and Gibson guitar is going bankrupt.....kids aren’t playing guitar anymore. this stuff is vintage and alas, going away
This was the time where McLaughlin had recently come to New York. He recorded a record or two with Tony William’s group. One of them is “Emergency” which I have on CD in the car. His playing is raw but much better than in this jam. He also played on Miles Davis’ “Tribute to Jack Johnson” which was the soundtrack for the movies. Again raw but brilliant. In this jam, it sounds like Jimi’s running the show and he pretty much sucks at it. Hendrix and McLaughlin were on two different levels. Had Hendrix lived, there’s a small chance he could have risen to McLaughlin’s level.
Remember Shakti ?
Why, yes I do.
“Remember Shakti - Saturday Night in Bombay”, here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFqOge9Nego
John McLaughlin & Shakti - Live in Philadelphia, PA 1977/11/07 (audio concert) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et4lUu6-7U8
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