“Finding The Way” (Composed by John McLaughlin) Live from the Ryman
The title of the tune "Finding the Way” can be read in different ways. Some of which can be almost existential.
First of all every human being is finding their way from the moment they are born: this could be almost considered a 'choice’ apart from people living in a repressive dictatorship in or a war zone in which choices are extremely limited.
From a personal point of view, ‘Finding the Way’ in life was and is inseparable from finding my way in music simply because I, and every artist needs to find their way in their art which necessitates knowing to some degree who you are.
This is also the great question in metaphysics and in fact, the goal of what is known as Self Realization is the discovery of 'who we really are'.
The piece itself is technically demanding on all the musicians and opens with a dialogue between the melodic section of the band and the percussion. The dialogue ends with each percussionist improvising spontaneously which is also a form of ‘finding the way’ both artistically and spiritually. At the end, the percussionists call the melodic section back in order to end in collective joy.
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