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| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jun 25, 2007 (884 days back) |
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| John McLaughlin (born January 4, 1942), also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s, and with other well-known players such as Chick Corea and Tony Williams.Before moving to the United States, McLaughlin recorded Extrapolation (with Tony Oxley and John Surman) in 1969. The album showed that McLaughlin's trademark power, speed and accuracy (and ability to play in odd metres like 13/8) were his almost from the beginning.He moved to the United States in 1969 to join Tony Williams's group Lifetime. He subsequently played with Miles Davis on his landmark albums In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew (which has a track named after him), Big Fun (where he is featured soloist on Go Ahead John) and A Tribute to Jack Johnson -- Davis paid tribute to him in the liner notes to Jack Johnson, calling McLaughlin's playing "far in." He returned to the Davis band for one recorded night of a week-long club date, which was released as part of the album Live/Evil. His reputation as a 'first-call' session player grew, resulting in recordings as a side-man with Miroslav Vitous, Larry Coryell, Wayne Shorter, Carla Bley and others... width="425" height="350" ..
The Mahavishnu Orchestra, John's 1970s electric band, featured violinist Jerry Goodman (later Jean-Luc Ponty), keyboardist Jan Hammer (later Gayle Moran / Stu Goldberg), bassist Rick Laird (later Ralphe Armstrong), and drummer Billy Cobham (later Narada Michael Walden). The band was respected the world over for their technical virtuosity and complex fusion of jazz, Indian music, and electric jazz rock.After the split of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, McLaughlin worked with the far more low-key, acoustic group Shakti. This group combined Indian music with elements of jazz and thus may be regarded as pioneer of world music. John was one of the first westerners, if not the first, to attain any acclaim performing Indian music for Indian audiences. Myspace Editor Pimp MySpace NEW ALBUM: ..Industrial Zen..Available from: johnmclaughlin.com/index.html |
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Music:Member Since: 5/1/2006Band Website: johnmclaughlin.com/index.html Band Members: John McLaughlin Influences: Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, george benson, Paco de lucia, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Mingus, many British jazz artists.. Sounds Like: John McLaughlin .. width="425" height="350" .. Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Latin / Experimental) |
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