LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

This set recorded live in 1967 is a rare chance to catch the great Danny Thompson and John McLaughlin together playing jazz standards like Miles Davis’ classic “All Blues” and Coltrane’s hauntingly beautiful “Naima”. A founding member of the pioneering Pentangle (along with Bert Jansch), Thompson has played with everyone from Nick Drake to Elvis Costello, Marc Bolan, Kate Bush and Alexis Korner, becoming one of the most influential British bass players of all time. While McLaughlin, still relatively unknown at the time of this performance, has gone on to become a household name in jazz guitar.