JOHN MCLAUGHLIN AND THE 4TH DIMENSION - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 - 2LP - Black Vinyl [AUG 8]

2LP - Black Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve

John McLaughlin transcends musical boundaries with his revolutionary mix of jazz, world music, rock, flamenco, classical, and blues. He has played and recorded with Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, and The Rolling Stones, as well as fronted the groundbreaking Mahavishnu Orchestra (which over the years also included Jan Hammer, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Billy Cobham).

John’s history with the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival spans 52 years as a headlining artist and sometime guest performer. In 2022, he brought a masterclass in fusion to Stravinski Hall with his longtime band The 4th Dimension and award-winning special guest Jany McPherson sitting in on piano and vocals.

2022 marked John McLaughlin’s joyous return to the festival, greeting a rapturous crowd ready to experience old favorites like New Blues Old Bruise, El Hombre Que Sabia (written for friend and collaborator Paco De Lucia), as well as inspired takes on Pharoah Sanders’ The Creator Has a Master Plan and Piero Piccioni’s cinematic classic The Light at the Edge of the World.

Recorded on state-of-the-art mobile multi-track equipment, filmed in HD video, and mixed and mastered by George Murphy (Shakti, Mumford & Sons, Ellie Goulding) at London’s Eastcote Studios, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 is an immersive deep dive into the magic, improvisation, and virtuosity of the man Jeff Beck once called “the greatest living guitarist” -with a peerless band behind him.

Tracklist: 

Side A:
1.  Introduction (Blu-ray only) 
2. Kiki
3. Lock Down Blues
4. The Creator Has a Master Plan

Side B:
5. Hijacked
6. Gaza City
7. Mr. DC
8. Abbaji

Side C: 
9. New Blues Old Bruise
10. Here Come the Jiis
11. The Light at the Edge of the World

Side D:
12. Echoes From Then
13. El Hombre Que Sabia
14. Outro (Blu-ray only)