English
musician, John McLaughlin has had an amazing 50-plus year career as a
solo artists and as a founding member of the jazz-rock fusion band,
Mahavishnu Orchestra. He released his last studio album in 2015 ("Black
Light") and is preparing to release his new live album titled "Live @
Ronnie Scott's" on September 15th. The show was recorded back in March
and McLaughlin brought along his latest band, The 4th Dimension.
The
new 9-song release tries to cover McLaughlin's entire career as the set
begins with "Meeting Of The Spirits," which originally appeared on the
debut album from Mahavishnu Orchestra. McLaughlin's guitar work is
amazing on this 8-minute opener as the members of The 4th Dimension take
the spotlight on the follow-up track "Miles Ahead." One of the epic
pieces appearing on this new live release is the spirited,
rhythm-fueled, 10-plus minute rock fusion of "Here Come The Jiis" from
his most recent solo album "Black Light." He sticks with that album for the
swift pace of "El Hombre Que Sabia," before going back to Mahavishnu
Orchestra's second album "Birds Of Prey" with the jazzier appeal of
"Sanctuary." John McLaughlin wraps up his new live album with the
12-minute jam on his solo piece "Echoes Of Then."
John
McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension will be hitting the road again on
November 1st for a string of dates across the U.S. For a complete list
of shows and to find out more about his new live album "Live @ Ronnie
Scott's," please visit johnmclaughlin.com.
The name of one of the great American singer/songwriters may not be
known to the common music fan, but Jack Tempchin wrote some of the best
songs that country legends have turned into hits. Tempchin's biggest hit
was The Eagles' "Peaceful Easy Feeling," which became a top 20 hit for
the band. He would write a handful more songs for the band, as well as
hits for Johnny Rivers, Glenn Frey, George Jones, Glen Campbell and
Tanya Tucker. After over 40 years in the music business, Jack Tempchin
is releasing his first greatest hits album titled "Peaceful Easy
Feeling, The Songs Of Jack Tempchin."
This new 10-song set begins with
Tempchin's version of "Peaceful Easy Feeling," which is identical to
the version performed by The Eagles. He follows that with an acoustic
version of "Part Of Me, Part Of You" and a beautiful duet with Rita
Coolidge on "Slow Dancing." Country artists Chris Hillman and Herb
Pedersen lend a hand on another hit that Tempchin wrote for The Eagles,
"Already Gone." Tempchin's new greatest hits release wraps up with him
rocking out to "Privacy" and "Party Town," before slowing back down for
the acoustic country/folk sounds of "It's Your World Now." To find out
more about Jack Tempchin and his latest release "Peaceful Easy Feeling,
The Songs Of Jack Tempchin," please visit jacktempchin.com.
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