John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension Release The Boston Record

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension have a new album titled The Boston Record (Abstract Logix, 2014). During the summer of 2013, jazz and fusion guitar legend John McLaughlin and his trailblazing band The 4th Dimension played a rare tour across the United States. On June 22nd they performed at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. This extraordinary concert was recorded and is now being released as ‘The Boston Record‘. The lineup includes John McLaughlin on guitars, Gary Husband on keyboards and drums, Etienne Mbappe on bass, and Ranjit Barot on drums and vocals.

John McLaughlin rose to fame in the 1970s as a prominent member of the jazz fusion ensemble Mahavishnu Orchestra. He has achieved a mythic status in recent music history.

McLaughlin is particularly proud of ‘The Boston Record‘, as he said in the press release announcing the album: “From time to time, a live record is made that has everything: great collective playing, a terrific audience, fantastic recorded sound, and a wonderful atmosphere. In the new recording of our concert you’ll find all of the above. I’m really happy about this recording“.

This dazzling performance features music from John’s recent studio albums ‘Now Here This‘ and ‘To the One‘, as well as a new take on the classic Mahavishnu Orchestra piece, “You Know, You Know”, originally part of The Inner Mounting Flame album from 1971.

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