Biography

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.

Top Tracks

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• A Love Supreme

• Anna

• Azzura

• Blue In Green

• Blues For L.w.

• Bridge Of Sighs

• Chandrakauns

• Come On Baby Dance With Me

• Desire And The Comforter

• Devotion

• Discovery

• Django

• Do You Hear The Voice You Left Behind?

• Do You Hear The Voices That You Left Behind?

• Every Tear From Every Eye

• Extrapolation

• Follow Your Heart

• For Jaco

• Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

• Haitian Fight Song

• Healing Hands

• Hymn To Andromeda

• In A Silent Way/it's About That Time

• India

• Isis

• Jazz Jungle

• Little Miss Valley

• Lotus Feet

• Marbles

• Meditation

• Meeting Of The Spirits

• Midsummer Night

• Miles Davis

• Mind Ecology

• Mother Nature

• My Foolish Heart

• Naima

• New York On My Mind

• No Blues

• Open Country Joy

• Orient Blue

• Passion, Grace And Fire

• Peace One

• Peace Piece

• Phillip Lane

• Purpose Of When

• Raju

• Recovery

• Right Off

• Singing Earth

• Siren

• Special Beings

• Spectrum

• Stella By Starlight

• Take The Coltrane

• The Dark Prince

• The Dance Of Maya

• The Dark Prince

• The Dolphin

• The Life Devine

• The Wish

• Tones For Elvin Jones

• Turn Out The Stars

• Waltz For Debby

• Wayne's Way

• What Need Have I For This/what Need Have I For That/i Am Dancing

• When Love Is Far Away

• You Know You Know

Discography

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• Meeting of the Spirits

  Oxingale Records

  2010

• To the One

  Abstract Logix

  2010

• Five Peace Band: Live

  Concord / Universal

  2009

• Floating Point

  Abstract Logix

  2008

• Marbles

  Brook

  2007

• Industrial Zen

  C&B Media

  2006

• Saturday Night in Bombay: Remember Shakti

  Universal Music / Verve

  2001

• The Heart of Things: Live in Paris

  Verve / Polygram

  2000

• Remember Shakti: The Believer

  Universal Distribution / Verve

  2000

• The Heart of Things

  Universal Music / Verve

  1997

• Guitar Trio: Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola

  Verve

  1996

• Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola

  Verve

  1996

• The Promise

  Verve / Polygram

  1995

• After the Rain

  Verve / PolyGram / Universal Music

  1994

• Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans

  Universal Music / Verve

  1993

• Music Spoken Here

  Wounded Bird Records

  1983

• Where Fortune Smiles

  Beat Goes On

  1970