Even though sometimes there are decade-long gaps in his discography, John McLaughlin always keeps his listeners on their toes, because each new entry in the long list of the British legend’s records shines a new light on the art of fusion. His last studio album being 2021’s “Liberation Time” which captured the essence of the pandemic, and a concert one “Live in San Francisco” from three years prior to that, it’s about time Mahavishnu John delivered something new – and on August 8th, McLaughlin will.
Of course, as its very title suggests, “Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2022” – not his first recording done at the annual get-together in Switzerland – is not exactly fresh, yet the material comprising this two-CD / Blu-ray set comes for the most part from the platters the guitarist released relatively recently. There’s half of 2015’s “Black Light” played on-stage, and one cut from the aforementioned Covid-tinged offering, with “Mr. D.C.” from 1997 and “Hijacked” from 1994 the earliest numbers on display. Given that the master’s previous concert video was 2018’s “Live @ Belgrade” and that it was his first outing captured on camera in its entirety, the forthcoming collection looks like a must-have thing.
& THE 4th DIMENSION –
Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2022
CD 1:
1. Kiki
2. Lockdown Blues
3. The Creator Has A Master Plan
4. Hijacked
5. Gaza City
6. Mr. DC
7. Abbaji
CD 2:
1. New Blues Old Bruise
2. Here Comes The Jiis
3. The Light At The Edge Of The World
4. Echoes From Then
5. El Hombre Que Sabia
Blu-ray:
1. Introduction
2. Kiki
3. Lockdown Blues
4. The Creator Has A Master Plan
5. Hijacked
6. Gaza City
7. Mr. DC
8. Abbaji
9. New Blues Old Bruise
10. Here Comes The Jiis
11. The Light At The Edge Of The World
12. Echoes From Then
13. El Hombre Que Sabia
14. Outro
