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John McLaughlin

Born: January 4, 1942

John McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is ajazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire inEngland. He came to prominence with the electric groupof 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, McLaughlinrecorded Extrapolation (with Tony Oxley andJohn Surman) in 1969. The album showcasedMcLaughlin as a guitarist of great technical virtuosity,power, speed, and inventiveness (such as the ability toplay in odd meters).

He moved to the United States in 1969 to join TonyWilliams's group Lifetime. He subsequently played withMiles Davis on his landmark albums In A SilentWay, Bitches Brew (which has a tracknamed after him), Big Fun (where he isfeatured soloist on "Go Ahead John") and A Tributeto Jack Johnson. Davis paid tribute to him in theliner notes to Jack Johnson, callingMcLaughlin's playing "far in." He returned to the Davisband for one recorded night of a week-long club date,which was released as part of the albumLive/Evil.

Coherence

By Cindy Blackman Santana

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Illumination; Blue Whale; The Message Is Love; Coherence Tapestry; Coherence; The Coherence Embrace; Peace Please; Psychedelic Movie House; Guitar Love; Capri; SyZyGy; Circe; Eclipse; Soon A Queen; Sunday; Music; Sanctuary.

Tony Williams Lifetime Emergency! Reference: With John McLaughlin & Larry Young

By Tony Williams

Label: thingamajig
Released: 2026
Track listing: Emergency; Beyond Games; Where; Vashkar; Via The Spectrum Road; Spectrum; Sangria For Three; Something Spiritual.

Next In Line

By Bob Holz

Label: MVD Audio
Released: 2026
Track listing: 1.Jammin Man-5:04 2.Shooting Range-4:24 3.World Turned Upside Down-6:07 4.Eleven High-3:21 5.Larry’s Blues-6:33 6.Flat Out-6:31 7.Better Try-3:55 8.The Tunnel-5:02 9.Silverthorne-6:22 10.Moving Eyes-4:19

Happy 100th Birthday John Coltrane! His Music, Performed by Him and by Sonny Fortune, Bobby Watson, Stanley Turrentine, and Others

by David W. Daniels
September 29, 2026

Honoring the music and legacy of John Coltrane the day after his 100th birthday. In addition to the artists named in the title interpreting his music, we've included music about Coltrane ("Lady Day and John Coltrane," Giacomo Gates) and music not written by him but associated strongly with him ("Afro Blue" and “Bemsha Swing").Playlist ...

Dave Holland: Freedom Call

by Angelo Leonardi
September 28, 2026

In occasione dell'ottantesimo compleanno di Dave Holland, la Edition Records pubblica Freedom Call, un cofanetto di sei LP, tre CD e in streaming, che riunisce inediti live di tre formazioni fondamentali della sua carriera: il sestetto con Mulgrew Miller, Alex Sipiagin, Antonio Hart, Robin Eubanks ed Eric Harland, la formazione che aveva inciso Pass It On; ...

John Coltrane At 100: A Global Perspective

by Ian Patterson
September 23, 2026

With the advent of his birth centenary, John William Coltrane is on our minds again. But then he nearly always is. His influence on generations of saxophonists is palpable. For countless musicians the term “Coltranesque" can be a badge of honor or a millstone around the neck. With the exception perhaps of Miles Davis--whose centenary also ...

Thirty Essential Transformative Guitarists

by Alan Bryson
September 9, 2026

"Best guitarist" lists are inherently subjective--often nonsensical. They rank the unrankable, folding popularity, technique, cultural impact, sales, and personal taste into a single hierarchy. This list takes a different approach, acknowledging thirty guitarists who transformed the instrument itself: they created new techniques, pioneered fresh concepts, expanded its sonic vocabulary, and changed how those who followed them played. ...

How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: Santana

by Kyle Simpler
August 18, 2026

When the Santana band first started in the San Francisco area in the late 60s, hardly anyone outside of the Bay Area was familiar with the group. This changed after their performance at the Woodstock festival in 1969. Seemingly overnight, everyone knew about Santana, and the band, under the leadership of its namesake, Carlos Santana has since ...

Tony Williams Lifetime: Tony Williams Lifetime Emergency! Reference: With John McLaughlin & Larry Young

by Glenn Astarita
August 11, 2026

Tony Williams was barely twenty-three when he put the Lifetime trio together in 1969, only five years past his stint as the engine of the Miles Davis Quintet. Emergency!, the group's sprawling doublealbum debut, paired Williams with organist Larry Young and a littleknown British guitarist named John McLaughlin, and the record still stands as one of ...