THE 4TH DIMENSION Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Captured at the Stravinski Auditorium, this new Ear Music set from Doncaster-born jazz fusion guitarist John McLaughlin fuses new material with longtime favourites like 'New Blues Old Bruise' and 'El Hombre Que Sabia', reaching its zenith with a charged take on Pharoah Sanders' 'The Creator Has A Master Plan'. First led by the reflective first single 'Abbaji', a tribute to tabla master Alla Rakha, the album underlines McLaughlin's all-directional reach across jazz, blues and global traditions. His relationship with Montreux stretches back over five decades, and this edition - Blu-ray, 2xCD digipak, 2xLP gatefold and digital - catches a modern master still pushing at the edges.