Jimmy Herring and the Invisible Whip
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension
Both bands playing Mahavishnu Orcestra
Town Hall, NYC, NY
November 3, 2017

What an amazing night of music, of the highest order! I debated about upping the Invisible Whip set separately, but because the night was billed as a Meeting of the Spirits and all members of both bands shared the stage for the Mahavishnu set, following their individual sets, it seemed appropriate to keep it all together.

I was a fan of Jerry Goodman and the Flock, which led me to the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Inner Mounting Flame. It was a life changing experience. I got to see the orignal Mahavishnu Orchestra once during my "youth" and have seen John McLaughlin a few times since. None of those shows had the power of the MO.

Buying tickets to both local shows (NYC and Newark) was a no-brainer, and thanks to Relix, I caught part of the Port Chester stream last night. You cannot too much of a good thing.

Jimmy Herring is best known for his work with Aquarium Rescue Unit, the Allman Brothers, and Widespread Panic. But he really shines in his own bands and has totally earned the right to share the stage with McLaughlin. Likewise, his bandmates Matt Slocum, Jeff Sipe, Jason Crosby and Kevin Scott have some serious chops

All members of both bands shared the stage for the Mahavishnu set. I have never seen such big smiles on so many musicians on stage and during that set, including John himself, who several times expressed his joy at playing in New York City again. Theose smiles carried through to the music, which was awesome.

So I am pleased to share the full night of splendid music with you all, and hope you enjoy. Samples are included for each of the three sets.

Source:
Church Audio CA-14 cards > CA9100 > Edirol R-09HR @ 24/48 > Kingston SDHC > Audacity Eqd, normalized, tracks split, downsampled to 16/44.1 > flac (level 8)
Location: Sixth row center
Taper: absnj

Jimmy Herring's Invisible Whip
101- Black Satin
102- Les Brers
103- Jungle Book Serenade
104- 1911
105- Scapegoat Blues
106- Rainbow

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension
201- Intro
202- Kiki
203- Miles Beyond
204- Gaza City
205- John Talks
206- El Hombre Que Sabia
207- Senior CS
208- Echoes From Then
206- John Talks

Invisible Whip + 4th Dimension Mahavishnu Orchestra
301- Mahavishnu Set Intro
302- Meeting of the Spirits
302- Trilogy
303- A Lotus On Irish Streams
304- Eternity's Breath (Parts 1 and 2)
305- Birds Of Fire
306- Earth Ship
307- Dance of the Maya
308- Encore Call
309- Be Happy

Jimmy Herring / Invisible Whip
Jimmy Herring-Guitar
Matt Slocum-Keyboards
Jeff Sipe-Drums
Jason Crosby-Keyboards, violin, vocals
Kevin Scott-Bass

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension
John McLaughlin-Guitars
Ranjit Barot-Drums, vocals
Gary Husband-Keyboards, drums
Etienne M'Bappe-Bass, vocals