Description

This recording of the final set at the Warfield Theatre brings to full circle the amazing advent of The Mahavishnu Orchestra In 1971, and its renaissance on this night in San Francisco. mused the boundary-shattering guitarist John McLaughlin.

On his farewell tour of America, which was comprised of 25 concerts, John invited one his favourite musicians, guitarist Jimmy Herring and his band The Invisible Whip to explore the timeless music he had created four decades ago.

Abstract Logix presents a keepsake of that night Live in San Francisco a souvenir of the sold-out concert at the historic Warfield Theatre, a beloved venue last visited by John McLaughlin 36 years ago. In the 4th Dimension Ranjit Barot (drums, konokol), Gary Husband (keyboards, drums), and Etienne MBappé (bass) and in The Invisible Whip Kevin Scott (Bass), Matt Slocum (Clavinet and B3), Jason Crosby (Fender Rhodes, Violin, Vocals) and Jeff Sipe (Drums) The Meeting of the Spirits tour featured a 9-piece orchestra that further amplified the seminal music he created in the 70s, documented in albums Birds of Fire, Inner Mountain Flame and Visions of Emerald Beyond.

So connected are the nine members that the interplay approaches telepathic levels, making for powerfully evocative performances without any wasted gestures. Longtime fans will be thrilled to hear favourites like Eternitys Breath (from Mahavishnus 1973 Visions of Emerald Beyond) and Trilogy (from 1973s Between Nothingness And Eternity) reexamined through the lens of both the bands unparalleled sensitivity and astounding power.