John McLaughlin Trio John McLaughlin/France 1988

The first lineup of the trio project by superman John McLaughlin, which started after the Super Guitar Trio, is a battle of the ultimate level, and this is the first appearance of a fierce night by a super rare trio with Jeff Berlin, a technician who even Jaco was impressed with, which has not been officially announced! ! John McLaughlin, who developed the Super Guitar Trio with the same instrument, started this trio project in 1986, where he competed with various members in a different style. Of course, in order to thoroughly overlap and highlight McLaughlin’s own guitar in his heyday, when he had perfected the technique that made him the best guitarist in the world, it was also a sign of his confidence that he stuck to the minimum trio formation, and in any case, this series of trio activities has gone so far that it is still deified, and it is a storm of demonic amazing performances at a level where no guitar technique can be better than this. It is no exaggeration to call this a martial art, is it? This 2-disc set contains over 1 hour and 40 minutes of the incredible live performance at Vincennes in Paris, France on May 4, 1988, recorded in super high quality stereo sound that surpasses the soundboard that was carefully mastered by the label and recorded by the band (related parties)! The live performance features a perfect ensemble with no mistakes throughout, thrilling and complex songs with many textures, superhuman McLaughlin’s guitar that is so fast that it’s hard to understand what he is playing, Berlin who plays the bass at super high speed like McLaughlin, and the amazing Gurtu who hits anything that makes a sound, from tom-toms to bass drums to snares to cymbals, bells, tablas to buckets! The three of them play freely and in a chaotic manner, creating an overwhelming performance that leaves no room for argument. Also worth listening to is (Bill) Bruford’s “Joe Fraser” with Berlin, and the mouth percussion by all the members, which is similar to Indonesian Kecak, which is also familiar from McLaughlin’s current band, Fourth Dimension! At the time, mid-career guitarists such as Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, and Bill Frisell were on the rise and gaining popularity, but John McLaughlin was the only super guitarist who was called a true maestro, not only in terms of technique but also charisma. Don’t miss this spectacular performance that captures the intense records of the period when he was at the peak of his career!