{"product_id":"700261486369","title":"John McLaughlin - Liberation Time - Import Vinyl LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOneofJohnMcLaughlinsguidingprinciplesisbasedonanaphorismfromcomposerIgorStravinsky:ItsthroughrestraintsthatIwillfindmyfreedom.Inacareerenteringitsseventhdecade,McLaughlinhasappliedhisunderstandingofconventionalrhythmandharmonytofindhispathtowardmusicalfreedom.LiberationTimewas(mostly)recordedduringtheCovid-19pandemic,whenhumaninteractionwasgovernedbynewrules.Hefelthisonlyresponse--andheconsidersLiberationTimeexactlythat--wastomakemusicwithfriendsthroughheadphones.WithseventracksrecordedinMonaco,Paris,London,Cairo,andLosAngeles,andthreedifferentensembles,McLaughlinandhiscollaboratorssolidlyengageelectricjazzastheirengineofcreativity.\nAstheSpiritSingswedspost-bopandfusion.AdownwardmovingheadstatedbyMcLaughlinexpandsalmostimmediatelyatopVinnieColaiutassuperbdrumming.Thatthemeevolvesintoaspiky,attimesferociousguitarsolo.SamBurgessfuriousuprightpizzicatoplayingbridgestheguitaristanddrummeraspianistGaryHusbandexpandsthetunesharmonicfoundationwithdeftchordsandfillsbeforedeliveringalabyrinthinesolo.ThisgroupoffersanentirelydifferentapproachonSingingOurSecrets.Itcommencesasaballadfullofcannyinterplaybetweenpianistandguitarist.BurgessuttersanairyvampthatColaiutasyncopates,encircles,andextends,allowingforfinesolosfromthefrontlineasitchangestempoanddynamic.LockdownBluesisperformedbyFourthDimension--McLaughlins21stcenturyband--withHusbandonpiano\/keys,electricbassistEtienneMBappe,anddrummer\/vocalistRanjitBarot.Itsajoyous,aggressive,andoftenangularrefractionofbluestropesandthemeswoventhroughknottyfusionandpost-bop.AfunkyinterludefindsBarotsrhythmicsinginginapunchyduetwithhisdrumkitbeforethebandcarriesthetuneout.Therearetwobriefgraceful,airysolopianopieceshere--MilaRepaandShadeofBlue,bothrecorded40yearsago.Theyserveasdeliberatepauses,momentsofdistilledmusic-making.RightHere,RightNow,RightOn,featuringdrummerNicolasViccaro,uprightbassistJeromeRegard,tenorsaxophonistJulianSiegel,andpianistOzEzzeldin,isaconsummateexpositionof21stcenturypost-bop.Fulloftighttwistsandturns,itsknottyhead,fingerpoppingrhythmicpalette,anddazzlingsoloworkfromthepianist,saxophonist,andguitaristoffersswingingsophisticationaswellasexcitement.Thetitle-trackcloserisajazzfusionsprintwithMcLaughlinstatingthethemeinstaccatostyle,propelledbyColaiutasvirtuosicdrummingandBurgesselasticcircularbassline.Husbandcompswithexpandedchordsandtheguitaristevolveshisthemeintoacomplexsolocriss-crossingbop,post-bop,blues,andprogrock.Therhythmsectionforceshimontoaledgeandherespondswithincendiaryverve.Atunder40minutes,LiberationTimeisrelativelybriefbutfreeofexcess.Despiteemployingthreeverydifferentensembles,McLaughlindeliversafocusedalbumthatisasdazzlingasitisthoughtprovoking.~ThomJurek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.As the Spirit Sings\u003cbr\u003e2.Singing Our Secrets\u003cbr\u003e3.Lockdown Blues\u003cbr\u003e4.Mila Repa\u003cbr\u003e5.Right Here, Right Now, Right On\u003cbr\u003e6.Shade of Blue\u003cbr\u003e7.Liberation Time\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abstract Logix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44780955894049,"sku":"700261486369","price":4990.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/products\/700261486369.jpg?v=1679230169","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/700261486369","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}