Name: The Essential *
Brand: Legacy Recordings
SKU: 1246972
Price: 10.53 USD
Availability: InStock

Performer Notes

Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, midi); John McLaughlin; Al Di Meola, Paco de Luca (acoustic guitar); Carlos Santana (electric guitar); Lillian Toernqvist, Lillian Thornquist (harp); Mahalakshmi (tamboura); Graham Bod (alto saxophone); Miles Davis (trumpet); Jense Engel, Jens Engel (trombone); Carla Bley (organ); Ralphe Armstrong, Dave Holland , Dominique Di Piazza, Doug Rauch, Fernando Saunders, Michael Henderson , Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Rick Laird , Stanley Clarke , Jack Bruce, Tony Grey, Billy Rich, Bo Stief, Charlie Haden (bass guitar); Tony Smith , Tony Smith (drums); Vikku Vinayakram, T.H. Vinayakram (percussion); Bjarne Roup (guitar); Lakshminarayana Shankar, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jerry Goodman (violin); David Liebman (flute, soprano saxophone); Niels Eje (oboe); Jesper Thilo, Bent Jaedig, Per Carsten, Uffe Karskov, Flemming Madsen (woodwinds, saxophone); Ada Rovatti (soprano saxophone); Joe Farrell (tenor saxophone); Idrees Sulieman, Jens Winther, Palle Mikkelborg, Benny Rosenfeld, Palle Bolvig, Perry Knudsen (trumpet, flugelhorn); Vincent Nilsson, Ture Larsen (trombone); Axel Windfeld (bass trombone, tuba); Ole Kurt Jensen (bass trombone); Katia Labque (piano); Chick Corea (electric piano, mini-Moog synthesizer); Herbie Hancock, Khalid Yasin, Larry Young (organ); Jan Hammer (keyboards, drums); Gary Husband , Gayle Moran, Kenneth Knudsen, Ole Kock Hansen, Stu Goldberg, Thomas Clausen (keyboards); Dennis Chambers, Don Alias, Ginger Baker, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Shrieve, Narada Michael Walden, Paul Motian, Tony Williams , Lennart Gruvstedt, Billy Cobham, Buddy Miles (drums); Vince Wilburn, Jr. (electronic drums); Badal Roy, Zakir Hussain (tabla); Ethan Weisgaard, Airto Moreira, Marilyn Mazur, Alyrio Lima, Trilok Gurtu (percussion); London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas .
Additional personnel: Graham Bond (alto saxophone); Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar); Trio of Doom, The Guitar Trio, Joe Farrell Quartet, Al Di Meola, Miles Davis, Paul Haines, The Tony Williams Lifetime , Paco de Luca, Carla Bley, Carlos Santana.
Liner Note Author: Bill Milkowski.
Recording information: Air Studios, London, England (06/1963-??/2006); Bauer Tonhaus Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany (06/1963-??/2006); Columbia Studio B, NY (06/1963-??/2006); columbia Studios, NY (06/1963-??/2006); Copenhagen, Denmark (06/1963-??/2006); Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, CA (06/1963-??/2006); Klook's Kleek Club, London, England (06/1963-??/2006); New York, NY (06/1963-??/2006); RCA Studios, NY (06/1963-??/2006); Sound Mixer Studio, NY (06/1963-??/2006); Studio Davout, Paris, France (06/1963-??/2006); Trident Studios, London, England (06/1963-??/2006); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (06/1963-??/2006).
Photographers: Don Hunstein; Barry Schultz; Art Maillet; Urve Kuusik; Jan Persson.
THE ESSENTIAL JOHN MCLAUGHLIN provides a stunning overview of John McLaughlin's diverse recorded output and brain-boggling approach to the guitar. On two discs and 23 tracks, ESSENTIAL splashes McLaughlin's superhuman instrumental technique across a large canvas, giving the listener ample chance to absorb his complex fusion of jazz, world music, rock, avant-garde, and 20th-century chamber styles.
Whether he's abetting Miles Davis during his boundary-pushing electric period, setting a high watermark for fusion with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, or working with his acoustic-based traditional Indian music ensemble, Shakti, McLaughlin's musicianship is restless, fascinating, and ever-inventive. ESSENTIAL provides a service in compiling tracks from across the artist's career, making it a perfect introduction to this iconic figure.

Album: The Essential *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Doxy
2)	Spectrum
3)	Marbles
4)	Right Off
5)	Follow Your Heart
6)	Rawalpindi Blues
7)	Goodbye Porkpie Hat
8)	Peace One
9)	Dance of Maya, The
10)	Birds of Fire
11)	Love Supreme, A (Part 1: Acknowledgement)
1)	Wings of Karma
2)	India
3)	Do You Hear the Voices You Left Behind?
4)	My Foolish Heart
5)	Electric Dreams, Electric Sighs
6)	Dark Prince
7)	David
8)	Auro (Intro)
9)	Animato (Third Movement)
10)	Two Sisters
11)	Belo Horizonte
12)	Wayne's Way

Album: The Essential *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Doxy
2)	Spectrum
3)	Marbles
4)	Right Off
5)	Follow Your Heart
6)	Rawalpindi Blues
7)	Goodbye Porkpie Hat
8)	Peace One
9)	Dance of Maya, The
10)	Birds of Fire
11)	Love Supreme, A (Part 1: Acknowledgement)
1)	Wings of Karma
2)	India
3)	Do You Hear the Voices You Left Behind?
4)	My Foolish Heart
5)	Electric Dreams, Electric Sighs
6)	Dark Prince
7)	David
8)	Auro (Intro)
9)	Animato (Third Movement)
10)	Two Sisters
11)	Belo Horizonte
12)	Wayne's Way