John McLaughlin

Russian 2025 press.
Pre Mahavishnu but already absolutely flying. McLaughlin’s debut is a razor sharp burst of late sixties jazz energy, all rapid fire runs, odd corners and that restless searching feel he became famous for. You can hear him stretching every idea to breaking point while the band snaps in behind him with proper smoky club intensity. A killer document of a genius warming up. FFO Tony Williams Lifetime, Larry Coryell, Miles Davis electric era, John Abercrombie, Allan Holdsworth