John McLaughlin and Billy Cobham
Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
July 2, 2010.
BBC FM Source @224
Radio presenter Jaz Nelson:
The Mahavishnu Orchestra performed in 1971, unleashed a series of cosmic… fusion albums until ‘76 when their inner mounting flame grew too hot and they imploded. They got together briefly in 1984 and then disappeared again until at last one day last July when guitarist John McLaughlin just happened to be hanging out on the banks of Lake Geneva when he got a call from his old friend Claude Nobs telling him that a band had cancelled that night and Claude said, ‘John, do you fancy getting back together with Billy Cobham and playing some Mahavishnu tunes?’
Thanks to Tom Phillips who shared the tracks on Dime. Tom noted: “John McLaughlin’s last minute ad-hoc reunion with Billy Cobham, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival last July. Suberbly recorded and demonstrating the John hasn’t lost his chops (where has he been for the last 25 years?), it is only short highlights…”
Certainly shows why the Mahavishnu Orchestra should never be overlooked.
Thanks also to fastone for the artwork.
Thanks to bigozine2.com
Montreaux '10
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