Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - My Goal's Beyond

Title: My Goal's Beyond Artist: Mahavishnu John McLaughlin Release Date: 6/1970 Re-Released On: 1/31/2005 Label: Rykodisc, Knitting Factory Works, Alan Douglas, Vogue Duration: 41:12 Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 035828301022, 014431005114, 014431005121, 014431005145, 075596003148, 3072666559076, 3660341122297 Genre: Jazz Styles: World Fusion, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz Moods: Cerebral, Complex, Confident, Elaborate, Fiery, Freewheeling, Intense, Passionate, Rousing, Sophisticated, Spiritual, Visceral, Aggressive, Ambitious, Amiable/Good-Natured, Boisterous, Dramatic, Earnest, Exuberant, Literate, Lively, Playful, Provocative, Witty, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 6 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Peace One
2. Peace Two
3. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
4. Something Spiritual
5. Hearts and Flowers
6. Phillip Lane
7. Waltz for Bill Evans
8. Follow Your Heart
9. Song for My Mother
10. Blue in Green

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Alan Douglas 03 2000 CD Knitting Factory Works 3010 2000 CD Vogue 655907 ------ CD Rykodisc 10051

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After bouncing around on a couple of labels (Douglas/Polydor/Ryko,) the CD reissue of this album ultimately ended up on KnitMedia. The startling thing about this record is that it points the way toward two directions McLaughlin would take in the future -- exploring Indian music and the acoustic guitar -- and this while he was in the thick of the burgeoning electronic jazz-rock movement. The first half is a John McLaughlin acoustic guitar tour de force, where he thwacks away with his energetic, single-minded intensity on three jazz standards and five originals (including one genuine self-penned classic, "Follow Your Heart") and adds a few percussion effects via overdubbing. The second half is devoted to a pair of marvelously intricate fusions of Indian rhythms and drones called "Peace One" and "Peace Two," with jazz flights from flutist/soprano saxophonist Dave Liebman, a simpatico encounter with future Mahavishnu cohorts Billy Cobham on drums and Jerry Goodman on violin, and Airto blending his sounds seamlessly with the Indian tambura and tabla. Throughout, McLaughlin's acoustic lines faultlessly straddle the line between the subcontinent and jazz, and the ethereal results still hold up beautifully today. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

Name Credits Airto Moreira ? Ashok Chris Poisson Artwork Badal Roy ? Billy Cobham ? Bobby Cornford Arranger Charlie Haden ? David Bias Reissue Art Director David Liebman ? Edgard Moscatelli Design, Reissue Layout Hugh Brown Photography J.E. Tully Artwork Jerry Goodman ? Jim Eigo Reissue Producer Joe Gastwirt Digital Mastering, Mastering John McLaughlin Producer, Guitar, Liner Notes Mahalakshmi ? Michael Dorf Executive Producer Rob McCabe Remastering Ross Firestone Text Sascha von Oertzen Remastering Sri Chinmoy Liner Notes