My Goal's Beyond

• Artist: Mahavishnu John McLaughlin
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• Release Date: 1970 06
• Total Time: 41:12
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

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

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Peace One	John McLaughlin	John McLaughlin	(7:18)
Peace Two	John McLaughlin	John McLaughlin	(12:15)
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat	Charles Mingus	John McLaughlin	(3:20)
Something Spiritual	Dave Herman	John McLaughlin	(3:29)
Hearts and Flowers	Public Domain	John McLaughlin	(2:10)
Phillip Lane	John McLaughlin	John McLaughlin	(2:36)
Waltz for Bill Evans	Chick Corea	John McLaughlin	(2:01)
Follow Your Heart	John McLaughlin	John McLaughlin	(3:19)
Song for My Mother	John McLaughlin	John McLaughlin	(2:34)
Blue in Green	Miles Davis	John McLaughlin	(2:38)

Credits

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

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