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John McLaughlin
The Montreaux Years
BMG
★★★★
CURATED and compiled by jazz guitar supremo John McLaughlin from six concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival between 1978 and 2016, McLaughlin has chosen seven sides (for the single CD version from 1984 to 2016) all subjected to superb sonic restoration and re-mastering.
The set kicks off with The Mahavishnu Orchestra on 1984’s Radio Activity, and Nostalgia.
His other bands include Heart Of Things who appear on Acid Jazz from 1998 and the Free Spirits on Sing Me Softly Of The Blues from 1995.
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