John McLaughlin, guitarist extraordinaire, came to New York in 1969 at the behest of drummer Tony Williams to join his new group. He immediately found himself playing a record date with Williams’ former employer, Miles Davis on what was to…
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Between Miles and Mahavishnu: John McLaughlin’s “Devotion”
Tagged with: Buddy Miles, John McLaughlin, Larry Young, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, Tony Williams
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Follow Your Bliss – Guitar Shredding Edition: Santana/McLaughlin’s Love Devotion Surrender
A previous post discussed the work of Alice Coltrane, 2nd wife to jazz legend John Coltrane, as an example of a specific strain of jazz in the late sixties/ early seventies that has been referred to as Spiritual Jazz. The…
Tagged with: Alica Coltrane, Carlos Santana, John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, Love Devotion and Surrender, Spiritual Jazz
Posted in Improvisation, Jam Band, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Improvisation, Jam Band, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
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