Doesn't get ANY better than this! The baddest players I have seen in decades! Saw Weather Report and Jean Luc Potty years ago, this is a collection of the best players in decades to play at this level, amazing! Only John McLaughlin could put this together, they blow away nearly anyone out there. My other favorite is Frank Gambale, an excellent fusion guitarist also. John is at his best here and all these guys are Monsters! Bravo! God Bless them all! Excellent!!!
@Andy Butler That's true, (and you might have added Scott Henderson to that list) but they are all products of the same era, more or less, and none of them had the impulse to go off to India and sit at the feet of a guru - something which had an enormous effect on JM and his music, and which people almost never do in our own secular age. McLaughlin is unique in a way that few others are - Holdsworth, Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd being examples - people who forged a completely new style of playing that redefined the parameters of their instrument and that others copied. Coryell, for instance, is a great guitarist, but I think very heavily influenced by McL, especially in his early years. JM, like Holdsworth, was doing his own thing almost from the egg, as it were!
Beautiful fat tone from John's Gibson. And that soprano...Wow! That brother's got some wind in his sails. But they all have to keep up with Dennis! :^)
@Jeff C hardly by me, otherwise I would not have made the comment that the group is under-rated. People who compile their top 10 McLaughlin albums consistently diss MO IV.
@Jeff C "poor rating" are your words. People who study McLaughlin's music rank MO I and II, Shakti, Translators, Free Spirits. 4th Dimension, etc as more groundbreaking than Heart of Things. "Poor rating" are your words, right after you called Neil Raouf a liar
@Jeff C My last response to your nonsense. "Underrated" - as compared with other McLaughlin groups ≠ "poor rating", and it's intellectually (using this term very loosely) dishonest to make such an assertion. Suggest you brush up on the lexicon
Amazing collection of masters, Unbelievable. I’ve seen the best bass players in the world over my 49 years of playing bass guitar, but daaamn I’ve never seen a player like Matthew Garrison. He is from another demotion from a parallel universe. 👌🏿👌🏿😂
Wow! It's amazing to see that John has not lost his ability to take music to new heights. I've been a fan since the Mahavishnu Orchestra days til now and have seen him live a number of times. So glad he's still around to shake things up. This is definitely one of his best bands!
Just killin'. Had the pleasure of catching this band a couple of times. If at all possible please consider posting the entire video if you have it. Thanks...
I think your right, the was at its best but the guitar tones were just not consistent. In this particular track some were good some were not. I have always loved John's music. A legend in my circles
@@rhmayer1 allan holdsworth was not influenced by anyone,with his insane stretch chords - he was a total alien.... john mclaughlin even said jokingly, he'd steal everything from allan holdsworth but he didn't understand what the hell holdsworth was doing....
@@volpeverde6441 I respect and agree with your awe about AH. But you even said it - JM was joking, and being extremely modest - which was/is his character. JM is a very spiritual person going way back, pre-Shakti days - very humble and generous. But JM was a HUGE innovator who was really the first to bridge modern jazz guitar, influencing ALL the earliest modern players from Larry Coryell, Jerry Hahn, Jan Akkerman, Terje Rypdal to whoever you can name, even Allan Holdsworth and his early stuff with Soft Machine, etc. McLaughlin may not be as unique and jaw-droppingly from another planet as Holdsworth but definitely Holdsworth heard the early Mahavishnu albums and influenced him. To say Holdsworth wasn't influenced by anyone, whether due to "insane stretch chords" (an early teacher of mine, Dean Kamei, was doing insane stretch chords amazingly with small hands pre-Holdsworth) or his intervallic lines (another teacher of mine, Dave Creamer (ex-Miles Davis) was known for his incredible intervallic lines pre-Holdsworth and pre-Gambale) or whatever, denies Holdsworth's own words where he's stated he was influenced by Coltrane and horn players as well as piano players (though I don't recall him mentioning John McLaughlin by name). It may sound like Holdsworth's playing is completely unlike anyone before him but that says more about the listener. I'm about the biggest Holdsworth fan on the planet, saw him live a number of times, talked to him, bought my rare gold on black IOU album (original pressing, unlike the later gold on red pressings) from him directly after a show, and have raved about him and "discovered" him for many friends. But he didn't sprout that talent and guitar voice overnight. But maybe you didn't mean to be literal. I, like you, have always also maintained that Allan Holdsworth was an alien from another planet, and taken the guitar to another level that no one else has. Here's a McLaughlin-Holdsworth connection that may amuse you. The first time my jaw dropped hearing AH was listening to one of the New Tony Williams Lifetime albums, their 2nd album. (Here's that first AH solo I heard that completely blew my mind - his opening solo; I've never heard anything like that - over a funk groove nonetheless!: ua-cam.com/video/4oQD3_X5npI/v-deo.html. The first New Tony Williams Lifetime album is chock full of even more incredible AH solos - many of his very best.) But I had already heard (and have in my collection) some earlier Lifetime albums. Who was the original guitar player in Lifetime? John McLaughlin. Holdsworth replaced McLaughlin in the band. Another tangent: also in the original Lifetime was Larry Young on organ and Jack Bruce on bass (from Cream). Later, in Holdsworth's IOU band you have Gary Husband and later Chad Whackerman on drums (both VERY Tony Williams influenced) and Paul Williams on vocals (who sounds very similar to Jack Bruce's singing voice). So, to me I always thought IOU was sort of a recapturing and extension of Lifetime. Later, we find out that the New Tony Williams Lifetime was one of the first bands that Holdsworth felt at home in musically. He was usually frustrated in his prior bands as a sideman. He was saddened when they were forced to disband due to finances. So that reinforced my own opinion that IOU was influenced by Lifetime. Cheers!
Someone PLEASE tell me who that guy is playing the bass. Geez. Everyone of these guys... Unbelievable.... (edit) I just saw their names at the end of the video. Got it.
Not exactly the best style and setting to really capture a Johnny Smith sound, since there are so many subtle sounds that a solid carved top guitar produces. For instance, you cannot hear the "woodyness" of the carved top in this kind of setting. (A laminate top jazz box, like a ES-175, could get the same tone in this setting.) I'm actually amazed that he avoided feedback. Makes me wonder if he's modified the guitar, in addition to adding the Bigsby (which also changes the original Johnny Smith tone). I'm actually surprised to see him play his Johnny Smith - they are known as one of the most delicate and non-road-worthy jazz guitars. They're fragile and damage easily. I'd be too scared to even add a Bigsby, with the ensuing pressure put on the body every time you hit that whammy bar. But he does sound and play great - no denying that!
I like all kinds of music, I'm open to all, but I can't find anything that moves me in a composition like this... it's devoid of any air, you cannot hum this tune. I know, mad talent, timing like machines, all that, just, not a song, per say...
The melody may not be accessible, granted. I also love good melody to hum, but there are other things besides melody that can move you if you let it. I think the air is there, though like flying a kite, you have to find it.
Johnny McLaughlin is somebody who has had the direct experience of God
John you calm my nerves. Like nobody else. Just to flow in the middle of this river, calm, collected and awake. Thank you ❤
John's not been to Goa for a long time!
Great band!
All soloist on fire!
The Heart of Things: Dennis Chambers drums, Matthew Garrison bass, Jim Beard keys, Gary Thomas saxes. Saw them in Paris, tremendous band 😊👍
Sooooooo Gooooooood!, Sadly this rendition not on Spotify
Doesn't get ANY better than this! The baddest players I have seen in decades! Saw Weather Report and Jean Luc Potty years ago, this is a collection of the best players in decades to play at this level, amazing! Only John McLaughlin could put this together, they blow away nearly anyone out there. My other favorite is Frank Gambale, an excellent fusion guitarist also. John is at his best here and all these guys are Monsters! Bravo! God Bless them all! Excellent!!!
How true is that I'm 72seen him through every stage......now health and playing compromised.....but what a legacy....we are richer
Erm, saw John a few months ago and have to say his playing is still probably better than anyone’s out there. Maybe your ears are compromised!
@@MrJackellison 😅
That bass player is bad as shit
McLaughlin is last of his kind . His entire life devoted to the instrument 🎸
Well said! And the world that created him and his ilk is gone.
@Andy Butler this is true , I guess it all works out . Let's not forget Mr Benson 🙂
@Andy Butler That's true, (and you might have added Scott Henderson to that list) but they are all products of the same era, more or less, and none of them had the impulse to go off to India and sit at the feet of a guru - something which had an enormous effect on JM and his music, and which people almost never do in our own secular age.
McLaughlin is unique in a way that few others are - Holdsworth, Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd being examples - people who forged a completely new style of playing that redefined the parameters of their instrument and that others copied. Coryell, for instance, is a great guitarist, but I think very heavily influenced by McL, especially in his early years. JM, like Holdsworth, was doing his own thing almost from the egg, as it were!
@@musopaul5407 Scott Henderson is definitely a great addition to the list
Yen Master
This Musicians are note from this planet, or better, not from this Galaxy!
Dennis Chambers on drums... incredibile...
Checkout Dennis latest Zildjian Live
Every time I listen, I wonder how it's possible
Matthew Garrison on bass, Dennis Chambers on drums, Jim Beard keyboards, Gary Thomas sax, Montreux 1998? Never heard of the Heart of Things band...
please check out their live recording from paris. it is fucking mindblowing to say the least.
@@NeilRaouf Great album!
This is just insane!!! As much energy as the original studio recording which was a volcano!!!! "Go Ahead John...and everyone!"
Insane indeed! Which album is this from?
@@AnirudhNatekar The studio version is from McLaughlin's 'The Promise' from 1996, featuring Michael Brecker blowing up a storm on this track.
Una maravilla ✨! Estaba escuchando Shakti, Natural elements, y ahora esta bomba! jaja Saludos
Watching the bassist and the keyboard going solo with each other was outstanding. Everything was spot on delicious.
Beautiful fat tone from John's Gibson. And that soprano...Wow! That brother's got some wind in his sails. But they all have to keep up with Dennis! :^)
This reminds me of a wonderful time with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Miles...
Simply great!
Very underrated McL group. You know you’re in for some over the top playing when Johnny comes on chewing gum like that!
criminally underrated! their live recording at paris is stuff of legends….
@Jeff C hardly by me, otherwise I would not have made the comment that the group is under-rated. People who compile their top 10 McLaughlin albums consistently diss MO IV.
@Jeff C "poor rating" are your words. People who study McLaughlin's music rank MO I and II, Shakti, Translators, Free Spirits. 4th Dimension, etc as more groundbreaking than Heart of Things. "Poor rating" are your words, right after you called Neil Raouf a liar
@@firstlast4874 Who are these guys" Sounds like Dennis on drums but don't recognise anyone else. You seem to know this band very well...
@Jeff C My last response to your nonsense. "Underrated" - as compared with other McLaughlin groups ≠ "poor rating", and it's intellectually (using this term very loosely) dishonest to make such an assertion. Suggest you brush up on the lexicon
TOTAL GENIUS
Total
Incredible camera work!!!
Everything including the camera!! 1:02
I love these scales, respects to all.
Amazing collection of masters, Unbelievable. I’ve seen the best bass players in the world over my 49 years of playing bass guitar, but daaamn I’ve never seen a player like
Matthew Garrison. He is from another demotion from a parallel universe. 👌🏿👌🏿😂
That was just great…soulful beauty…from a fellow guitarist in Australia.2024.better late than never 🐝🌹🌈
Great inspiring fusion, the way in action, thank you!
Love this, would like to “see” Seven Sisters from this show. Thanks
Alive and feeling good.Great.
Jazz funk...
Wow! It's amazing to see that John has not lost his ability to take music to new heights. I've been a fan since the Mahavishnu Orchestra days til now and have seen him live a number of times. So glad he's still around to shake things up. This is definitely one of his best bands!
This isn't recent, this looks about 20 years old or more, though actually he is still shredding away in 2021, his latest album is very cool!
Linda canção!
Esse quadro do Tales From Topografhc oceans do yes é uma lenda também.
Just killin'. Had the pleasure of catching this band a couple of times. If at all possible please consider posting the entire video if you have it. Thanks...
Unbelievable talent
this was such a great group!! gary thomas yow!!
This is fabulous!!!!
My goodness, that’s incredible stuff!
Excellent !!!! 🙏😎
Matt Garrison - wow! A chip off the old block, eh?
Extraordinário!!! Sensacional!!!
最高🙌🎵。有難うございます
Extraordinario!
the „heart of things“-band 🥰😍🤩🥳 that‘s how you fukken music!
speechless
この凄腕ドラマーは誰ですか？
BIGSBY搭載ギターでもこんなに精密な演奏ができるとはさすがのマクラフリン先生ですね❗️
Spot on!!
super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was nice!
-man that's crazy, omg !
I love that he seems to be able to play world class jazz and chew gum at the same time.
Probably best if the sax player doesn't try it.
Thanks for that video, 栗原武啓音楽事務所
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Off the rails ❤
なぜか栗原さん？from the album promise, love the song!
John had a strange tone during that era. Never fully liked it. But the playing!!! Absolute monster.
I think your right, the was at its best but the guitar tones were just not consistent. In this particular track some were good some were not. I have always loved John's music. A legend in my circles
Sounds like synth
Dont know, i kinda like it just because its so crazy, qurky, out there. And it fits perfectly with this band
Dennis is feelin his oats..........
I'm just watching this to catch Gary Thomas.
Unbelievable
Wow! 🎶😅
Io ascolto sempre vision of the Emerald beyond
Cool
feel like i just passed into the infinite.
Very cool
Buen Jazz! Excelente!
Dorotea grazie !
Dorotea grazie !
Dorotea grazie !
Machine d’oroooooo 👌👌Machine d’oroooooo 👌👌
Has anyone discovered the hidden message in the album cover art of The Promise? It's 3D, so cross your eyes, and you'll get it.
Kind of mix of Weather and Holdsworth?
More like Weather Report and Holdsworth were influenced by John McLaughlin.
@@rhmayer1 allan holdsworth was not influenced by anyone,with his insane stretch chords - he was a total alien....
john mclaughlin even said jokingly, he'd steal everything from allan holdsworth but he didn't understand what the hell holdsworth was doing....
@@volpeverde6441 I respect and agree with your awe about AH. But you even said it - JM was joking, and being extremely modest - which was/is his character. JM is a very spiritual person going way back, pre-Shakti days - very humble and generous. But JM was a HUGE innovator who was really the first to bridge modern jazz guitar, influencing ALL the earliest modern players from Larry Coryell, Jerry Hahn, Jan Akkerman, Terje Rypdal to whoever you can name, even Allan Holdsworth and his early stuff with Soft Machine, etc. McLaughlin may not be as unique and jaw-droppingly from another planet as Holdsworth but definitely Holdsworth heard the early Mahavishnu albums and influenced him. To say Holdsworth wasn't influenced by anyone, whether due to "insane stretch chords" (an early teacher of mine, Dean Kamei, was doing insane stretch chords amazingly with small hands pre-Holdsworth) or his intervallic lines (another teacher of mine, Dave Creamer (ex-Miles Davis) was known for his incredible intervallic lines pre-Holdsworth and pre-Gambale) or whatever, denies Holdsworth's own words where he's stated he was influenced by Coltrane and horn players as well as piano players (though I don't recall him mentioning John McLaughlin by name). It may sound like Holdsworth's playing is completely unlike anyone before him but that says more about the listener. I'm about the biggest Holdsworth fan on the planet, saw him live a number of times, talked to him, bought my rare gold on black IOU album (original pressing, unlike the later gold on red pressings) from him directly after a show, and have raved about him and "discovered" him for many friends. But he didn't sprout that talent and guitar voice overnight. But maybe you didn't mean to be literal. I, like you, have always also maintained that Allan Holdsworth was an alien from another planet, and taken the guitar to another level that no one else has.
Here's a McLaughlin-Holdsworth connection that may amuse you. The first time my jaw dropped hearing AH was listening to one of the New Tony Williams Lifetime albums, their 2nd album. (Here's that first AH solo I heard that completely blew my mind - his opening solo; I've never heard anything like that - over a funk groove nonetheless!: ua-cam.com/video/4oQD3_X5npI/v-deo.html. The first New Tony Williams Lifetime album is chock full of even more incredible AH solos - many of his very best.) But I had already heard (and have in my collection) some earlier Lifetime albums. Who was the original guitar player in Lifetime? John McLaughlin. Holdsworth replaced McLaughlin in the band. Another tangent: also in the original Lifetime was Larry Young on organ and Jack Bruce on bass (from Cream). Later, in Holdsworth's IOU band you have Gary Husband and later Chad Whackerman on drums (both VERY Tony Williams influenced) and Paul Williams on vocals (who sounds very similar to Jack Bruce's singing voice). So, to me I always thought IOU was sort of a recapturing and extension of Lifetime. Later, we find out that the New Tony Williams Lifetime was one of the first bands that Holdsworth felt at home in musically. He was usually frustrated in his prior bands as a sideman. He was saddened when they were forced to disband due to finances. So that reinforced my own opinion that IOU was influenced by Lifetime. Cheers!
Oh awesome, kind of a rare tune tbh ! ! af fr heheh lol
Does anyone know where to get the whole concert please?
God like - Yes 👍!!!!!!
top top
Came for Chambers, stayed for Matthew Garrison...
Someone PLEASE tell me who that guy is playing the bass. Geez. Everyone of these guys... Unbelievable.... (edit) I just saw their names at the end of the video. Got it.
Matthew Garrison is son of the great Jimmy Garrison. Destined to be a bass monster.
what is this footage from?
すごい演奏だけど、やっぱサックスはブレッカーで聴きたかったなあ。
Tak gra na gitarze, NAJLEPSZY Wirtuoz WSZECHCZASÓW !!!!!!!!!!!
What years is this?
Wow! year?
July 11, 1998
Who are the Keybordist?
@Jeff C Thank you
One for the Ages
🌱🙄💙🌾
Damn; that Johnny Smith sound!
Not exactly the best style and setting to really capture a Johnny Smith sound, since there are so many subtle sounds that a solid carved top guitar produces. For instance, you cannot hear the "woodyness" of the carved top in this kind of setting. (A laminate top jazz box, like a ES-175, could get the same tone in this setting.) I'm actually amazed that he avoided feedback. Makes me wonder if he's modified the guitar, in addition to adding the Bigsby (which also changes the original Johnny Smith tone). I'm actually surprised to see him play his Johnny Smith - they are known as one of the most delicate and non-road-worthy jazz guitars. They're fragile and damage easily. I'd be too scared to even add a Bigsby, with the ensuing pressure put on the body every time you hit that whammy bar. But he does sound and play great - no denying that!
He chews gum.
I like all kinds of music, I'm open to all, but I can't find anything that moves me in a composition like this... it's devoid of any air, you cannot hum this tune. I know, mad talent, timing like machines, all that, just, not a song, per say...
The melody may not be accessible, granted. I also love good melody to hum, but there are other things besides melody that can move you if you let it. I think the air is there, though like flying a kite, you have to find it.
Improvising over Caravan???
yikes
What year?