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4.0 out of 5 stars
a good compilation of mclauglin's best works, April 29, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: This Is Jazz 17 (Audio CD)
I recommend this cd to anyone not familiar with mclaughlin's works. It encompasses everything from his early stuff with the revolutionary electric band, mahavishnu orchestra to his more quiet, layed back acoustic stuff. He tears it up with santana as they trade intense distorted licks on john coltrane's "love surpreme." Mclaughlin gets really interesting and worth hearing sounds from his guitar on "do you hear the voices left behind". He makes evident his scalar approach as he improvs over this bepop-sounding tune. If you want a taste Mclaughlin's extensive sophisticated style without just hearing a small period of it, this is the album. The album is both intense and relaxing with different changes in mood and style. My personal favorites are his works with the mahavishnu orchestra and "guardian angel" and "aspan" from his work with the trio on the album "friday night live sanfrancisco" with virtuosos al di meola and paco de lucia.
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