John McLaughlin Free Spirits,Zawinul Syndicate/London,UK 1995

Recorded by John McLaughlin live at the Royal Festival Hall in England in 1995. Zawinul Syndicate will also be performing on this day, and McLaughlin and Joy DeFrancisco will be guests on their stage. This title couples that day’s concert from the perspective of John McLaughlin’s fans. The main disc 1 includes a live performance by a trio called Free Spirits. The drummer is Dennis Chambers. Disc 2 includes a guest appearance on the Zawinul Syndicate stage as a bonus. McLaughlin + Zawinul is a combination of “Bitches Brew”! Both are carefully remastered recordings from good audience masters, and have very high sound quality. This is a must-have coupling item for McLaughlin fans who can enjoy the stage with two styles with different hair colors. Recorded Live at Royal Festival Hall, London, UK, October 29, 1995 DISC 1 // JOHN McLAUGHLIN & FREE SPIRITS John McLaughlin – guitar Joey DeFrancesco – Hammond B-3 organ, trumpet Dennis Chambers – drums 1. fade in – REQUINTOS 2. HIJACKED 3. SAME OLD STUFF 4. JUJU AT THE CROSSROADS 5. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT 6. unknown DISC 2 // ZAWINUL SYNDICATE WITH JOHN McLAUGHLIN Joe Zawinul – keyboards Fareed Haque – guitar Matthew Garrison – bass Paco Sery – drums Arto Tuncboyaciyan – percussion, vox John McLaughlin – guitar Joey DeFrancesco – trumpet (Track 3) 1. ORIENT EXPRESS 2. Improvisation 3. CORNER POCKET EXCELLENT-Audience Recording // 94 min