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Topic: New John McLaughlin Fusion CD w/ Debashish Bhattachara |
Andy Volk
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Posted 25 Mar 2008 2:31 am |
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Jazz Fusion is one area where the lap guitar has made little inroad apparently, until now. FYI....here is a press release from Abstract Logic about an upcoming new CD from John McLaughlin featuring Debashish Bhattacharya:
John has already said Floating Point, his brand new CD, "May be the best record I ever made"; That is really saying something when you consider McLaughlin's prolific and trailblazing career. The guitarist and composer has appeared on some of the most important jazz-rock and world music albums in the last 40 years.
For Floating Point, which was recorded in India, McLaughlin used several of the best Indian musicians in the world. McLaughlin calls these players the "young lions" of India. They include keyboardist Loiuz Banks, drummer Ranjit Barot, electric sitarist Niladri Kumar, flautists Shashank and Naveen Kumar, percussionist Sivamani, vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, electric mandolinist U.Rajesh, and Hindustini slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya. Joining them were other Western stars saxophonist George Brooks and bassist Hadrien Feraud.
With a line-up like that, you would expect a very Indian experience. But, McLaughlin says not necessarily so. "Now while this CD features predominantly Indian musicians, we are in quite another form compared to the group Shakti" McLaughlin says. "The music is for the most part Jazz-Fusion if a label has to be put on it. But with the musicians involved in this project, it has also a 'world' kind of atmosphere." McLaughlin adds, "I really am happy with the outcome of this CD which actually came about quite spontaneously and without any real planning. You can hear in! the music where I am in my development, and in which directions I am moving.It was a real thrill to play with these players, and I offer my thanks to them for their unique contributions. I truly wish and hope that it brings something to the listeners. I also offer my deep thanks to them for their continued support to my dedicated work."
Lineup: John McLaughlin (guitar); Hadrien Feraud (Electric Bass); Loiuz Banks(keyboards); Ranjit Barot (Drums); Niladri Kumar (Electric Zitar); Shashank, Sivamani (Percussion), Shankar Mahadevan (Vocals); U.Rajesh (Electric Mandolin); Debashish Bhattacharya (Hindustani Slide Guitar); Naveen Kumar (Bamboo Flute); George Brooks (Soprano Saxophone)
Release Date: 4/28/2008
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Fred Kinbom
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Posted 25 Mar 2008 8:35 am
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I met Sivamani at the Frankfurt Musikmesse earlier this month - he played and bought one of my brother's (who makes instruments under that name Valter Percussion) new ergonomic Witebox cajónes. I was not aware what a giant he is in Indian music, chatted a bit, mentioned that I play lap steel, and he said he'd recently recorded a soon-to-be-released record with Debashish Bhattacharya and John McLaughlin! 
Sivamani with my brother...
...and the type of cajón he bought (the Witebox on the left).
Fred
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Mark Mansueto
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Michigan, USA
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Rob Anderlik
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Chicago, IL
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Posted 25 Mar 2008 4:11 pm
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Thanks for posting this! Looking forward to hearing the cd...
For anyone interested, Debashish Bhattacharya will be playing at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago on Saturday, April 12th. One of his American disciples - (dobro-player Billy Cardine's band) The Biscuit Burners - is sharing the bill with Debashish that evening. In fact, I've arranged for Billy Cardine to give a workshop at the school the afternoon of the gig...
You can reference more details at www.oldtownschool.org
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RobA |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 14 May 2008 6:19 pm
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A short video is available here about the making of the new CD called "Floating Point":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW4fETCKWac
Poor Debashish was isolated in his own little room. Seems like a very techno approach to making music. Remember when musicians all stood around one mic and looked one another in the eye? |
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Michael Strauss
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Delray Beach,Florida
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Posted 14 May 2008 8:05 pm
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A little story about John McLaughlin and my brief encounter with him. In 1972 I was working at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ. The headliner was The Mahavishnu Orchestra. These were truly nice guys. The interesting thing and what the audience didn’t know (or weren’t aware of), the NBA finals were on (Knicks vs. Lakers). Billy Cobham does a drum solo during the show and the rest of the band leaves the stage. They all went to the dressing room to watch the game. At the end of the show, again they were all in the dressing room watching the game. I don’t quite remember how much, but there were only a few minutes left. The band went back to the stage to do their encore except John and Billy who wanted to see the end of the game. They were practically dragged back to the stage by the other guys in the band.. Funniest thing I ever saw working at concerts. Not what you would imagine world class Jazz Musicians.
I can’t wait for the new CD.
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Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Mark Mansueto
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Michigan, USA
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Gerard Ventura
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Texas, USA
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Posted 18 May 2008 11:26 am
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| If you watch the video above about making the album, McLaughlin's speech is a bit odd- he's lived in Monaco for the past 20+ years and day to day mostly speaks French. |
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That man has such speed and precision it's incredible!