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Record ID
1129
Artist
John McLaughlin
Title
After The Rain
Field / Genre
Jazz
Year Recorded
1995
Label
Verve
Pressing
Fra
Rating
***
Discs
1
Media
CD
Date Bought
30 May 1998
Cost
¤10.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<p> In the early '70s John McLaughlin was 1 / 3 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.</p><p>McLaughlin, back on electric guitar after sveral 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.</P><br><br>- - Scott Yanow<br>