The Essential John McLaughlin

Performer: John McLaughlin (Jazz)
Producer: Palle Mikkelborg; Steven Epstein; Al DiMeola; Paco De Lucia; John McLaughlin; Carlos Santana; Carla Bley; Mahavishnu Orchestra; George Martin; Mike Berniker; Teo Macero; Jack Lewis; Michael Mantler; Creed Taylor; Monte Kay; Stefan Bright; Dennis MacKay; Bert deCoteaux; Giorgio Gomelsky; Richard Seidel (Compilation)
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: John McLaughlin (acoustic guitar); Bjarne Roup (guitar); Lillian Toernqvist (harp); Mahalakshmi (tamboura); Jean-Luc Ponty, Jerry Goodman, L. Shankar (violin); David Liebman (flute); Niels Eje (oboe); Per Carsten, Jesper Thilo, Bent Jaedig, Uffe Karskov, Flemming Madsen (saxophone); Ada Rovatti (soprano saxophone); Joe Farrell (tenor saxophone); Idrees Sulieman, Jens Winther, Palle Mikkelborg, Benny Rosenfeld, Palle Bolvig, Perry Knudsen (flugelhorn); Jense Engel, Vincent Nilsson, Ture Larsen (trombone); Alex Windfeld, Ole Kurt Jensen (bass trombone); Katia Lab�que (piano); Chick Corea (electric piano); Khalid Yasin, Herbie Hancock, Larry Young (organ); Ole Koch-Hansen, Gary Husband, Gayle Moran, Kenneth Knudsen, Stu Goldberg, Thomas Clausen (keyboards); Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson, Ralphe Armstrong, Dave Holland , Dominique Di Piazza, Doug Rauch, Fernando Saunders, Michael Henderson , Rick Laird, Stanley Clarke , Jack Bruce, Tony Grey, Billy Rich, Bo Stief, Charlie Haden (bass guitar); Mike Shrieve, Dennis Chambers, Don Alias, Ginger Baker, Jack DeJohnette, Jan Hammer, Narada Michael Walden, Paul Motian, Tony Smith, Tony Williams , Lennart Gruvstedt, Billy Cobham, Buddy Miles (drums); Vince Wilburn (electronic drums); Badal Roy, Zakir Hussain (tabla); Ethan Weisgaard, Airto Moreira, Marilyn Mazur, Alyrio Lima, T.H. Vinayakram, Trilok Gurtu (percussion); London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas. Additional personnel: Al di Meola, Paco de Lucia (acoustic guitar); Carlos Santana (electric guitar); Graham Bond (alto saxophone); Miles Davis (trumpet); Carla Bley (organ); Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar); Trio of Doom, The Guitar Trio, Joe Farrell Quartet, Paul Haines, The Tony Williams Lifetime . THE ESSENTIAL JOHN MCLAUGHLIN provides a stunning overview of John McLaughlin's diverse recorded output and brain-boggling approach to the guitar. On two discs and 23 tracks, ESSENTIAL splashes McLaughlin's superhuman instrumental technique across a large canvas, giving the listener ample chance to absorb his complex fusion of jazz, world music, rock, avant-garde, and 20th-century chamber styles. Whether he's abetting Miles Davis during his boundary-pushing electric period, setting a high watermark for fusion with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, or working with his acoustic-based traditional Indian music ensemble, Shakti, McLaughlin's musicianship is restless, fascinating, and ever-inventive. ESSENTIAL provides a service in compiling tracks from across the artist's career, making it a perfect introduction to this iconic figure.

An extremely influential jazz guitarist, John McLaughlin also explored blues, flamenco, and Indian music, and was one of the founders of the 1970s jazz/rock fusion movement. Originally a contemporary of British blues devotees Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, McLaughlin soon expanded his musical horizons considerably, while simultaneously developing a highly technical guitar style that fused jazz harmony with blinding speed and powerful rock-like attack. After playing on Miles Davis's groundbreaking BITCHES BREW record and pledging his allegiance to guru Sri Chimnoy, McLaughlin formed the pioneering fusion outfit Mahavishnu Orchestra and later the Indian classical music-influenced acoustic group Shakti. In addition, he started noted acoustic guitar trios with Paco De Lucia, Larry Coryell, and Al Dimeola and continued to educate and inspire musicians into the new millennium.

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