Correction on the Drums, is My Late Great Brother, Woody "Sonship" Theus Jr.
@shootfirst20974 жыл бұрын
I remember being in a record store in E. Lansing, Mich circa 1974 and they were playing some jazz quartet on the stereo. The drummer was fantastic, and I asked the owners what the band was and who the drummer was. I can't remember the band, but they said the drummer was named Sunship (Sonship). I would always keep my eye out for a record he was on but never saw one. I never knew he played with Mahavishnu. Wow. Now I know his last name and can Google him. RIP.
@darrylguerrant51013 жыл бұрын
Oh Really! There's a clip with him and McLaughlin at Montreaux, probably about this time. Where Mr. Theus recites on mike, behind the drum kit, a kind of spiritual poem that McLaughlin knew because he was reciting it off mike with him on stage.
@Sugarpoo472 жыл бұрын
@@shootfirst2097 My Brother Woody "Sonship" Theus have played and recorded with many Jazz Legends Charles Lloyd, McCoy Tyner, Woody Shaw, Horace Tapscott, James Newton and Marvin Gaye just to name a few.
@vbassone2 жыл бұрын
@@Sugarpoo47 Hi Loretta, Sonship was your brother?
@Sugarpoo472 ай бұрын
Yes!! I was his baby sister!!
@tina.singh273 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, I was there... Time is passing so fast but good music is timeless 🎶🎵❣️
@jug3435 Жыл бұрын
I have loved JMcL since early teens, now early 60’s. My partner of nearly 30 yrs decries MCL ….how to reconcile…he is 11 yrs older …I want these remaining years to be our best. We will find a way.😊
@railcar123 Жыл бұрын
John certainly feeling the spirit there n the beginning... if I did that at one of my gigs (Im a nobody) the bass player I play with would start tuning up wide open. "BOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGG"
@philshzilla2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE this song! It's off Johnny McLaughlin Electric Guitarist I believe and has Jerry Goodwin on violin! Thanks for sharing!! Phil Sadler 🙏🙏🙏😎
@kliff107 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@jemp1965 Жыл бұрын
Music for eternity!!!
@Joshualbm3 жыл бұрын
It's strangely interesting how some comment on John being off here. In the beginning he's running through some scales and tuning up, then opens up for some technically stunning and melodically elegant improvisations based on the very challenging song they all end up playing together, beautifully.
@steveberti70603 жыл бұрын
So beautiful saw this gig in Melbourne at the lovely Palais St .Kilda
@MeAndTheBoys_2 жыл бұрын
If this is being off, then John has always been off. KZbin experts are wrong, yet again. This is how he has always played, and still plays.
@fviannaval Жыл бұрын
And I like it just fine. John is a master.
@Hologhoul3 жыл бұрын
What a recording - the quality of it. The dynamics of the first few minutes. Thank you!
@sheercerebralpower3 жыл бұрын
That is my fave
@XanAxDdu3 жыл бұрын
and live at royal albert hall 1990, in trio with trilok gurtu and kai eckhardt ?
@sheercerebralpower3 жыл бұрын
@@XanAxDdu absolutely and totally.....
@sheercerebralpower3 жыл бұрын
@@XanAxDdu I even had Stefan Zirnbauer make me a replica of JM’s Wechter Guitar, albeit as a 7 string classical which I play a lot in my studio.....
@XanAxDdu3 жыл бұрын
for me royal albert hall is in top 3, or top 5 lol with mahavishnu and shakti
@robertogomesmusic2 жыл бұрын
This is the real deal! Fantástic!
@IAMMIRVALI7 жыл бұрын
Lovely:::
@aristatibb7Ай бұрын
Great Funk Bass by Tom Stevens
@mariamatos50463 жыл бұрын
Pure genius duo Mclaughlin/Shankar in 11:17 /26...rare and rich melodies
@jbognap3 жыл бұрын
That's my problem with any live versions of "Friendship", they pretty much always leave out the melody. The recording on "Electric Guitarist" is a great song on a on a great record. BTW, I saw this very lineup, up close, in 1978. I think they performed 5 songs over 90 minutes - it was one of the best concerts I've seen. Almost a spiritual event.
@prismaticmantis59927 жыл бұрын
Yes
@rsnsgm464 жыл бұрын
ADHD in guitar
@blackarrow90722 жыл бұрын
Better than Alzheimer. Too many of them.
@virgilrw7 жыл бұрын
Excellent Musicianship... Besides John McLaughlin who are the other musicians?
@brianpatterson73327 жыл бұрын
Stu Goldberg - Keyboards, L Shankar - Violin, TM Stevens - bass, W. "Sonship" Theus - Drums
@Riddim43 жыл бұрын
Is the whole concert on video?
Жыл бұрын
Credits!!!
@uncasist6 жыл бұрын
Fernando Saunders Bs, Tony Smith drums, Stu Goldberg, keys and L Shankar. In retropspect, JM sounds lost.
@diamonddogz3896 жыл бұрын
I think it's T.M. Stevens on bass instead of Fernando Saunders. Normally it's Fernando, but not during this performance. And it's Sonship Theus on drums.
@Sugarpoo475 жыл бұрын
DiamondDogZ Correct, my brother the Late Great Sonship Theus.
@Swing203 жыл бұрын
Criticizing one of the musical geniuses of the XX century with grammatical errors. Bravo.
@uubuuh3 жыл бұрын
@@diamonddogz389 On Electric Guitarist version the bassist is Neil Jason.
@aristatibb7Ай бұрын
@@Sugarpoo47 Yes Great Drummer, Bigger Drum kit that Tony Smith had. This Track on The Mega CD Box Set
@jopberlin3 ай бұрын
far too self-absorbed
@MeAndTheBoys_Күн бұрын
Self expression usually is, but that is why we go to concerts to hear that. So what was the point of your comment again?