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  • Summary: the latest full-length release for the British guitarist was recorded mostly remotely during the COVID-19.
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  • Record Label: Abstract Logix
  • Genre(s): Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Fusion, Guitar Jazz, Electric Jazz
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Mojo
    Sep 1, 2021
    80
    McLaughlin's inner creative fire is till burning brightly on Liberation Time. [Sep 2021, p.78]
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Sep 1, 2021
    80
    Solo piano pieces drag, but with a floating line-up in intuitive complementary support his trademark guitar tones soar. [Sep 2021, p.81]
  3. Sep 1, 2021
    80
    At under 40 minutes, Liberation Time is relatively brief but free of excess. Despite employing three very different ensembles, McLaughlin delivers a focused album that is as dazzling as it is thought provoking.
  4. The Wire
    Sep 1, 2021
    70
    The album encompasses a wide range of moods. [Sep 2021, p.55]