Meeting of the MindsFor the first time, an intimate view of what happens at a John McLaughlin recording session. Filmed over a period of five days, during the making of John's new record Floating Point, you can see how great musicians work together with spontaneity and vitality. For this meeting of the minds John invited some of the most outstanding instrumentalists including Indian vocalist Shankar Mahadevan. Through the interviews of all musicians, you will get to know

It provides a substantial cross-section of her recorded work

The Gaylords were an Italian-American vocal trio formed in Detroit in 1949

The only requiem of the composer who would later become the architect of big symphonic "castles in the sky" was still created during his work in St

Sam 'the Man' Taylor - Sax Supreme: The Singles & Albums Collection 1949-58 \This album marks him out as a master of one of the most notable saxophonists of his era

Bohuslav Martinu is one of the world-famous composers of the 20th century and his pieces for cello are imbued with unique depth and individuality

who was regarded as the pioneer of what came to be called "swamp pop"

changing his name to take advantage of the popularity of Latin music in New York

None of these tracks or takes are currently available on Ace CDs (in fact

and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram

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The five instrumentalists of the young Italian ensemble