[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.
Category: John McLaughlin
[Review] Graham Bond: Solid Bond (1970)
A double-elpee collection of unreleased live and studio recordings from the Graham Bond group in 1963 and 1966.
[Review] John McLaughlin: Devotion (1970)
A psychedelic rock session recorded with members of Tony Williams Lifetime and the Buddy Miles Express.
[Review] John McLaughlin: My Goal’s Beyond (1971)
The first “Mahavishnu” recording features acoustic Indian raga jazz on side one and his flamenco-style acoustic jazz playing on side two.
[Review] The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin: The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
The record that not only put McLaughlin on the map, but became its tallest peak.
[Review] Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of Fire (1973)
The band takes the intensity of their first album and turns it up to eleven over eight.
[Review] Carlos Santana/Mahavishnu John McLaughlin: Love Devotion Surrender (1973)
Two of the leading fusion outfits of the day rally around the music of John Coltrane, sort of, in this meeting of two…
[Review] Mahavishnu Orchestra Live: Between Nothingness & Eternity (1973)
The original lineup, in death, choose live as the proper venue for their last thrill and testament.
[Review] Stanley Clarke: School Days (1976)
This is a lesson in how musicians should approach making a solo album: mix it up and give 110% on every track.
[Review] Johnny McLaughlin, Electric Guitarist (1978)
Not a McLaughlin matter worth overanalyzing, simply a septet of songs in various permutations. The idea here seems to be to show off…
[Review] John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola/Paco De Lucia: Passion, Grace & Fire (1983)
Three of the world’s great living guitarists play fiery flamenco music in this classy followup.
[Review] Gary Husband: Dirty & Beautiful Volume 1 (2010)
An all-star fusion album featuring a host of previous employers including Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin.
[Review] Graham Bond: Live At The BBC And Other Stories (2015)
A four-disc, career-spanning set featuring pre- and post-peak live recordings that fill out the two proper Organisation discs nicely.