John McLaughlin’s magnificent new album more than justifies his disinclination to hang up his guitar.
FUSION : Black Light
Septuagenarian John McLaughlin, the silver-maned demigod of jazz-rock, shows no signs of slowing down as a guitar player, as a performance and recording artist or as a passionate prodder of musical boundaries. The urbane Englishman’s six-decade career has yielded 50-odd albums as soloist and bandleader.