On September 16, 2023, John Stanley Marshall died aged 82. He was musician (drums, percussion), member of Soft Machine, but was best known as founding member of Nucleus. He recorded and performed with various musician and bands including Arthur Brown, Allan Holdsworth, J.J. Jackson, Barney Kessel, Alexis Korner, Eberhard Weber, Arild Andersen, John Abercrombie, Charlie Mariano, John Surman, Graham Collier, Michael Gibbs, Keith Tippett, Centipede, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Dick Morrissey, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Michael Garrick, Neil Ardley, Mike Westbrook, Georgie Game, Indo-Jazz Fusions, Bill Fay, Mike d’Abo, Chris Spedding, Top Topham, Chitinous Ensemble, Linda Hoyle, Spontaneous Music Orchestra, Volker Kriege, John Williams, Pork Pie, Jasper van’t Hof, Alan Skidmore, Gil Evans, Uli Beckerhoff, Towering Inferno, Wolfgang Mirbach, Theo Travis and Rot Powell.
Tag Archives: John McLaughlin
Miles Davis: Jack Johnson
On February 24, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Jack Johnson”, the 39th Miles Davis album. It was recorded February – April 1970, at “30th Street” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Steve Grossman – soprano saxophone
- Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
- John McLaughlin – electric guitar
- Sonny Sharrock – electric guitar
- Herbie Hancock – organ
- Chick Corea – electric piano
- Dave Holland – electric bass
- Michael Henderson – electric bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Billy Cobham – drums
- Brock Peters – narration
- Teo Macero – conduction of “unknown orchestra”
- Stan Tonkel – engineering
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis.
- Right Off
- Yesternow
Wayene Shorter: Moto Gross Feio
In August 1974, “Blue Note” label released “Moto Gross Feio”, the thirteenth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded April – August 1970, at “A & R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.
Personnel:
- Wayne Shorter— soprano and tenor saxophone
- John McLaughlin— 12 string guitar
- Chick Corea— marimba, drums, percussion
- Ron Carter— bass, cello
- Dave Holland— acoustic guitar, bass
- Miroslav Vitouš— bass
- Michelin Prell (Micheline Pelzer) — drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Shorter except where noted.
- Moto Grosso Feio
- Montezuma
- Antigua
- Vera Cruz – Milton Nascimento
- Iska
Douglass Rauch
On April 23, 1979, Douglass Haywood Rauch died aged 28. He was musician (bass), known for his unique and pioneering use of thumb in a downward and upward motion, technique now commonly referred to as “double thumbing”. Rauch performed and recorded with Buzzy Linhart, Voices of East Harlem, Bunky and Jake, Carly Simon, Loading Zone, Gábor Szabó, Tony Williams, David Bowie, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Papa John Creach, Betty Davis, John McLaughlin, the George Duke Band and Jan Hammer, but was best known as member of Santana.
John McLaughlin: Qué Alegría
On April 7, 1992, “Verve” label released “Qué Alegría”, the seventh John McLaughlin album. It was recorded November 29 – December 3 1991, at “Studio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by John McLaughlin.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin– acoustic guitar, Photon Midi interface
- Dominique Di Piazza– 4 string and 5 string bass guitars
- Kai Eckhardt– bass guitar
- Trilok Gurtu– percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by John McLaughlin except where noted.
- Belo Horizonte
- Baba – Trilok Gurtu
- Reincarnation
- 1 Nite Stand
- Marie – Dominique Di Piazza
- Hijacked
- Mila Repa
- Qué Alegría
- 3 Willows
John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía:Passion, Grace & Fire
On March 23, 1983, “Phillips” label released “Passion, Grace & Fire”, the second John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía album. It was recorded September – October 1982, at “Marcus Music” in London, and was produced by John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin- nylon-string guitar.
- Al Di Meola- Ovation steel-string acoustic guitar.
- Paco de Lucía- nylon-string guitar.
- Marco Utano, Dennis MacKay, Brian Davies, Femi Jiya, Caryl Wheeler, Francis Manzella – engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Andrew Ellis, Rob Brimson – photography
Track listing:
- Aspan – John McLaughlin
- Orient Blue Suite – Al Di Meola
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Chiquito – Paco de Lucía
- Sichia – Paco de Lucía
- David – John McLaughlin
- Passion, Grace & Fire – Al Di Meola
John McLaughlin: Promise
On December 21, 1995, “Verve” label released “The Promise”, the eleventh John McLaughlin album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by John McLaughlin and Eddie Kramer.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin – acoustic, electric and MIDI guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing
- Al Di Meola– acoustic guitar
- Paco de Lucía– acoustic guitar
- Jeff Beck– electric guitar
- Nishat Khan– vocals, sitar
- Jim Beard– keyboards
- Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond organ, trumpet
- Tony Hymas– keyboards
- Yan Maresz – acoustic bass, bass guitar, arrangements
- James Genus– bass guitar
- Pino Palladino– bass
- Sting– bass
- Dennis Chambers– drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
- Mark Mondesir – drums
- Trilok Gurtu– percussion
- Don Alias– percussion
- Zakir Hussain– tabla
- Mariko Takahashi– vocals
- David Sanborn– alto sax
- Michael Brecker– tenor sax
- Max Costa – arranger, engineer, mixing
- René Ameline, Gustav Hobel, Ken Jones, Eddie Kramer, Maurice Ouazana, Rd Rak – engineer
- Philippe Arnal, Adam Blackburn, Steve Cook, Simon Osborne – engineer assistant
- Sven Hoffman – engineer assistant
- Alberto Mayer – design
- Christian Rose – photography
- Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
- Christian Pégand – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted.
- Django – John Lewis
- Thelonius Melodius
- Amy and Joseph
- No Return
- El Ciego
- Jazz Jungle
- The Wish
- English Jam – Vinnie Colaiuta, John McLaughlin, Sting
- Tokyo Decadence
- Shin Jin Rui
- The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
John McLaughlin: Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans
On November 9, 1993, “Verve” label released “Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans”, the ninth John McLaughlin solo album. It was recorded March 1993, and was produced by John McLaughlin.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin– acoustic guitar, mixing supervision, linear notes
- Alexandre Delfa – acoustic guitar
- Pascal Rabatti – acoustic guitar
- François Szonyi – acoustic guitar
- Yan Maresz – acoustic bass
- Paolo Bocchi – engineer assistant
- Dario Bontempi, Max Costa – engineer
- Charles French, Jean-Pierre Larcher – photography
- Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Evans; except where noted.
- Prologue
- Very Early (Homage to Bill Evans) – Bill Evans, John McLaughlin
- Only Child
- Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
- Homage – John McLaughlin
- My Bells
- Time Remembered
- Song for Helen
- Turn Out the Stars
- We Will Meet Again
- Epilogue
John McLaughlin: Now Here This
On October 16, 2012, “Abstract Logix” label released “Now Here This” the 17th John McLaughlin album, and the second one with The 4th Dimension. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by John McLaughlin.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin– electric and synthesizer guitar
- Étienne M’Bappé – electric bass, fretless bass
- Ranjit Barot– drums
- Gary Husband– drums, piano, synthesizer
- Frédéric Betin – engineer
- Marcus Wippersberg – engineer, mastering, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by John McLaughlin.
- Trancefusion
- Riff Raff
- Echoes from Then
- Wonderfall
- Call and Answer
- Not Here Not There
- Guitar Love
- Take It or Leave It
Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia and John McLaughlin: The Guitar Trio
On October 15, 1996, “Verve” label released “The Guitar Trio”, album by Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin. It was recorded May – July 1996, at “Real World Studios” in England, and was produced by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía.
Personnel:
- Al Di Meola – guitar, percussion, hands, shaker, arrangements
- John McLaughlin – guitar. arrangements
- Paco de Lucía – guitar, arrangements
- Stuart Bruce – recording, mixing
- Jacquie Turner – programming, recording, mixing
- Russell Kearney – programming, recording, mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Jo Parkinson – art direction
- Christian Rose – photography
Track listing:
- La Estiba – Paco de Lucía
- Beyond the Mirage – Al Di Meola
- Midsummer Night – John McLaughlin
- Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
- Letter from India – John McLaughlin
- Espiritu – Al Di Meola
- Le Monastère dans les Montagnes – John McLaughlin
- Azzura – Al Di Meola
- Cardeosa – Paco de Lucía
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