John McLaughlin • After The Rain

 

Review by Scott Yanow

In the early '70s John McLaughlin was one-third of the supergroup Lifetime with drummer Tony Williams and organist Larry Young. This particular CD from 1994 matches him with drummer Elvin Jones and organist Joey DeFrancesco, but the music has little in common with Lifetime. Instead many of the tunes can be considered to be tributes to John Coltrane; Jones's participation certainly reinforces that connection. McLaughlin, back on electric guitar after several years sticking almost exclusively to acoustic, is in top form on such numbers as "Take the Coltrane," "My Favorite Things," "Crescent," and "Afro Blue." The improvising is advanced and colorful with DeFrancesco keeping the proceedings swinging, and even if the results are not quite classic, the collaboration is somewhat unique.

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Revisión por Scott Yanow

A principios de los años 70, John McLaughlin era un tercio del supergrupo Lifetime con el baterista Tony Williams y el organista Larry Young. Este CD particular de 1994 lo combina con el baterista Elvin Jones y el organista Joey DeFrancesco, pero la música tiene poco en común con Lifetime. En cambio, muchas de las melodías pueden considerarse homenajes a John Coltrane; La participación de Jones ciertamente refuerza esa conexión. McLaughlin, de vuelta en la guitarra eléctrica después de varios años de dedicarse casi exclusivamente a la acústica, está en plena forma en números como "Take the Coltrane", "My Favorite Things", "Crescent" y "Afro Blue". La improvisación es avanzada y colorida, ya que DeFrancesco mantiene el ritmo de los procedimientos, e incluso si los resultados no son del todo clásicos, la colaboración es algo única.

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Tracklist:
1 - Take The Coltrane - 6:01
2 - My Favorite Things - 6:16
3 - Sing Me Softly Of The Blues - 6:31
4 - Encuentros - 7:32
5 - Naima - 4:43
6 - Tones For Elvin Jones - 6:34
7 - Crescent - 7:41
8 - Afro Blue - 6:54
9 - After The Rain - 4:54

Credits:
    Drums – Elvin Jones
    Guitar – John McLaughlin
    Organ [Hammond B3 Organ] – Joey DeFrancesco
Written-By – Carla Bley (tracks: 3), Duke Ellington (tracks: 1), John Coltrane (tracks: 5, 7, 9), John McLaughlin (tracks: 4, 6), Mongo Santamaria (tracks: 8), Richard Rogers/Lorenzo Hart* (tracks: 2)

Notes:
Recorded on October 4 and 5, 1994 at Clinton Studios, New York City.
Mixed on December 4 and 8, 1994.
Mastered on January 13, 1995.

Label: Verve Records ‎– 527 467-2
Released: 1995
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz 

 

 

 

 

 

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