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Album of the Month

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, SHANKAR MAHADEVAN, ZAKIR HUSSAIN

IS THAT SO

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John McLaughlin blazed with virtuosity that few, if any, had in the 70s, let alone the 60s when he was making strides as a jazz musician. Never one to rest on his laurels, his new album features a trio with Shankar Mahadevan on vocals and Zakir Hussain on tabla that was six years in the making. Formulated while working together as Shakti, Is That So is different to what could be expected; Shankar sings expressively over John’s dreamy guitar synth chords while Zakir’s