John McLaughlin and the One Truth Band
Palacio Das Convencoes Do Anhembi
Sao Paulo, Brazil
1978-09-xx

John McLaughlin - Electric Guitar
L. Shankar - Electric Violin, percussion
Fernando Saunders - Electric Bass
Stu Goldberg - Keyboards
Tony Smith - Drums

source/lineage-DIME share from 2009 and additional WAV transfers, all originating from a professionally captured performance relating to a Brazilian televised transmission (read below)> EAC> Audacity for new tracking and 2026 rm> TLH> DIME

Speed/Pitch adjustments via Audition by Prof. Goody, Nov. 2026

01-Meeting of the Spirits 18:49
02-Friendship (likely incomplete, and with cuts) 17:01
03-J McL stage intros 1:47
04-Sanctuary 11:21
05-You Know You Know 6:12
06-Stu Goldberg Keyboard solo 2:30
07 Waltz for Bill Evans 5:49
08-Are You The One? Are You The One? (incomplete) 10:04

This share is a bit of a One Truth Band jigsaw puzzle that's now being presented in what seems to be its most complete form to date, and in its correct performance order. First of all, the One Truth Band (OTB) performed in Sao Paulo in September of 1978, but the actual date is unknown. Other September 78 tour dates have them doing shows in Europe both before and after this Brazilian. The performance was filmed for Brazilian TV, and this audio doubtlessly relates to that filming. A dvd of that once circulated, and parts of that can still be seen on youtube, and that runs for a little less than a half hour. What you'll get here goes for about an hour and 15 minutes.
The bulk of this share came from an audio only share from RandyBayers in 2009 (thanks to him!). That was also reseeded in 2013 by chill782002. The running order of that audio had apparently been edited for video transmission, so it didn't play in the likely order of a OTB show from that time. There were also some mistakes and omissions in track names. Since grabbing this show in 2009, a few additional pieces of this set came to me from various individuals through the years (thanks to them!). What's now being offered contains additional music not shared here before, and it's Being presented in the likely order that the OTB would've played the show (based on OTB setlists from the time). As and added bonus, this was sent over to Goody to check the tuning (thanks to him too!), and his work has now made it run at the proper speed and pitch. That's good and important to begin with, but even nicer since this was cobbled together from multiple sources.
For anyone who'd grabbed this before, Friendship had been cut up into distinct parts, one of which had been mistakenly named as Do You Hear the Voices You Left Behind, and that had once started the share with what was mainly a Tony Smith/Shankar drum percussion duet. A shorter section that was properly named came much later in that share. For this 2026 run, another 5+ minutes have been added to the track making it much more complete than it had once been, and it's been moved to the position it was typically found in OTB sets. Are You the One hadn't been part of that earlier share at all, but a lengthy section is now here in its usual position of closing out an OTB show. Additionally the McLaughlin/Goldberg duet on Chick Corea's Waltz for Bill Evans now appears as a separate track. All of the retracking and track editing work here was done in Audacity, and some EQ/Mastering tools there were also lightly applied in some sections to improve clarity and depth. Additionally, some small digigaps were found in spots and repaired too using Audacity. This was, and remains, a really a fine capture and sonic artifact of the OTB, and this 2026 work should now constitute a nice upgrade of what had once been available.
This edition of the One Truth Band included the rhythm section of Fernando Saunders and Tony Smith, who'd just come over from Jan Hammer's group. U.S.A. OTB shows had been played in the earlier part of that summer with Woody Theus and TM Stevens as the rhythm section, so whenever that transition happened, the "new guys" were on the road quite quickly. This 1978 touring was promoting the Johnny McLaughlin Electric Guitarist album, and the material played live then touched on material from that album, and some Mahavishnu Orchestra "golden oldies". The group onstage here in Sao Paulo would last for about a year (with the addition of ex Weather Report percussionist Alyrio Lima), and they'd record and release the excellent Electric Dreams album during that same time.
It is likely that some of what had been played in Sao Paulo is still not present in this new share. Many thanks again to those who'd shared this in the past, and particularly to those who got the additional music to me that fleshes this out for its new 2026 run. Much appreciation too to Goody for his own recent efforts with this to make sure we're all hearing it pitched and playing at the proper speed, along with some worthwhile "post-production" suggestions prior to the share going live.