John McLaughlin Trio - Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London

Analog remastering

180-gram heavyweight pressing

John McLaughlin (born 1942 in Yorkshire, England) has been a central figure in fusion music since the 1960s. Again and again he has set a standard for the music's evolution. Even before he moved to the U.S. in 1969 to join Tony Williams' Lifetime and play with Miles Daves (In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew, Live Eil, Jack Johnson, and in 1985 You're Under Arrest) and Wayne Shorter, McLaughlin played an important role on the British jazz and jazz rock scene. As a leader of the Mahavishnu Orchestra (since 1971, with varying personnell), the most influential jazz fusion band of the seventies, and later with the Indo-jazz group Shakti (76-78), McLaughlin attained the status of a living legend. Meanwhile, he continued working with musicians like Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles as well as the London Symphony Orchestra.

In 1986 John McLaughlin appeared with Herbie Hancock and Dexter Gordon in Bertrand Tavernier's film "Round Midnight."

In 1988 the celebrated guitarist formed a trio with Trilok Gurtu on percussion and Kai Eckhardt on bass. Extended touring all over Europe and the U.S. soon welded McLaughlin, Eckhardt and Gurtu into a real band unit. In the course of a six week tour touching 11 European countries the John McLaughlin Trio performed at the London Royal Festival Hall on November 27, 1989. The concert ended in an ecstatic standing ovation. The album John McLaughlin Trio Live at the Royal Festival Hall documents this memorable event.

Musicians:
John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar, Photon guitar synthesizer
Kai Eckhardt, electric bass
Trilok Gurtu, percussion, voice