“I have had quite a number of musical formations, some of them truly outstanding in my career,” McLaughlin reflects – looking back on a journey that includes not only his own classic solo albums and epochal recordings and performances with his Mahavishnu Orchestra but also trajectory-altering forays alongside Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Carlos Santana, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, and others. “But,” he concludes, “Shakti stands above all of them.” - John McLaughlin #GRAMMYs #GlobalMusic #JohnMcLa

John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra live at the North Sea Jazz Festival • 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John McLaughlin- guitar Bill Evans - saxophones Jim Beard - keyboards Jonas Hellborg - bass Danny Gottlieb - drums | Avant Garde Music

John McLaughlin Mahavishnu Orchestra (Montreux Jazz Festival 1974) Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - Guitar Jean-Luc Ponty - Violin Gayle Moran - Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ Ralphe Armstrong - Bass Narada Michael Walden - Drums Steve Kindler - Violin Carol Shive - Violin Marsha Westbrook - Violin Phillip Hirschi - Cello Steve Frankovitch - Horns Bob Knapp - Flute, Percussion | Jukebox