John McLaughlin Archives

[Review] John McLaughlin: Extrapolation (1969)

A Giorgio Gomelsky-produced session of jazz fusion from the soon-to-be-famous guitarist in Miles Davis’ electric outfit.

A double-elpee collection of unreleased live and studio recordings from the Graham Bond group in 1963 and 1966.

A psychedelic rock session recorded with members of Tony Williams Lifetime and the Buddy Miles Express.

The first “Mahavishnu” recording features acoustic Indian raga jazz on side one and his flamenco-style acoustic jazz playing on side two.

The record that not only put McLaughlin on the map, but became its tallest peak.

The band takes the intensity of their first album and turns it up to eleven over eight.

Two of the leading fusion outfits of the day rally around the music of John Coltrane, sort of, in this meeting of two…

The original lineup, in death, choose live as the proper venue for their last thrill and testament.

Mahavishnu takes the Orchestra in their name at face value with a symphonic journey featuring the LSO.

[Kronomyth 3.0] Chick Beck in Forty Minutes.

This is a lesson in how musicians should approach making a solo album: mix it up and give 110% on every track.

Not a McLaughlin matter worth overanalyzing, simply a septet of songs in various permutations. The idea here seems to be to show off…

Three of the world’s great living guitarists play fiery flamenco music in this classy followup.

An all-star fusion album featuring a host of previous employers including Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin.

A four-disc, career-spanning set featuring pre- and post-peak live recordings that fill out the two proper Organisation discs nicely.