John McClaughlin Question

[Harold_Z]

...while driving to the day gig. It was on WKCR about 8:15 AM, the last tune before "Bird Flight" started.

It was a live recording by John McClaughlin. Guitar, Tenor, Acoustic Bass, Drums. I tuned in during the guitar solo - had no idea who it was and McClaughlin wasn't in super chops mode, just playing nice and tasty. After the guitar solo the guitar and tenor played the head in unison and it was over. Phil Schaap was just coming on to do "Bird Flight" and announced "A little bebop by John McClaughlin" and went into the "Bird Flight" segment.

I checked AMG for that title "A Little Bebop" , but nada.

Anybody have any ideas what it was ?

[7/4]

That's a tuff description. It's not line up one would normally find him in.

I've never heard him on Dexter Gordon - The Other Side of Round Midnight (and I've heard a lot of JMcL's output).

Anybody else? I know there's a gotta be a John McLaughlin list out there somewhere.

[PHILLYQ]

What about emailing the station?

[Harold_Z]

What about emailing the station?

Good idea. I just did so. Here's hoping for a reply.

[Joe G]

Please let us know - I'm curious about this, too.

Coincidently, I was just working with his DVD a moment ago.

[Rosco]

I don't have this album myself, but the line-up sounds like the Heart of Things band Johnny Mc had in the mid-90s. There was one studio album and one album live in Paris, both of which got some of the best reviews McLaughlin had had in a long time.

AMG review of the Paris CD here

(Recordings dates on AMG are about 10 years out!)

[Harold_Z]

No reply from WKCR yet .

Rosco..Thanks, but I don't think that's it - there was no piano audible on the track I heard. Guitar was the only chordal instrument.