Articles and interviews
In English:
Verve Music Group Biography
Notes by Jim Sheppard
All-Music Guide Biography
John McLaughlin;
an essay provided by Europe Jazz Network.
The Guitar Trio;
an essay provided by Europe Jazz Network.
Paco De Lucia;
an essay provided by Europe Jazz Network.
Legendary McLaughlin
and trio promise to dazzle at Reynolds (ESP Magazine)
Quieting Down, Guitarist John McLaughlin mutes his past.
By Nicky Baxter
Blindfold: They speak of his music
Blindfold: He speaks of their music
CD booklets
:
Article by James Isaacs
(Emergency! CD booklet)
Article by Gene Santoro
(Apocalypse CD booklet)
Article by John Ephland
(Shakti with John McLaughlin CD booklet)
Article by Howard Mandel
(Electric Guitarist CD booklet)
Story by John McLaughlin himself!
(The Mediterranean CD booklet)
Magazine Articles
Tony Williams: The Final Interview by Michael Point (Down Beat April 1997)
The Guitar Trio Returns by Matt Resnicoff (Guitar Player Feb 1997)
Guitar's Triumvirate Returns by Jon Chappell
(Guitar Feb 1997)
John McLaughlin by Mark Gilbert (Jazz Journal
Nov 1996)
Ralphe Armstrong: Fusion Trail-blazer
by Bill Milkowski (Bass Player August 1996)
Rex Bogue 1951-1996 (Guitar Player July 1996)
John McLaughlin's Devout Madness by Howard Mandel
(down beat June 1996)
A Conversation With Herbie Hancock & John
McLaughlin by Bret Primack (JazzTimes May 1996)
John McLaughlin - A Promise Delivered by Jon
Chappell (Guitar May 1996)
John McLaughlin by Paul MacArthur (Jazziz April 1996)
John McLaughlin fulfills the promise by Matt
Resnicoff (Guitar Player April 1996)
Electric Library: McLaughlin Showcases Many Styles on
Latest Release by Bob Edwards and Tom Vitale (National Public
Radio Morning Edition (NPR), 04-04-1996)
Muso In The Promisedland by Paul Stump
(The Wire March 1996) (PDF File)
Electric Library: Sound Belies Size of McLaughlin Trio
by Bill Kohlhaase (Los Angeles Times February 13, 1996)
All in the Family Crazy by Mike Zwerin
(International Herald Tribune Feb 8, 1996) (PDF File)
Electric Library: A Heartfelt Homage to Coltrane by
Leonard Reed (Los Angeles Times October 29, 1995)
SESSIONS: John McLaughlin: Improvisation And Imagination
(Guitar Player June 1995)
Dennis Chambers: Leading The Way by Robin Tolleson
(Modern Drummer Sept 1994) (PDF File)
John McLaughlin by Matt Resnicoff
(Guitar Player May 1994)
McLaughlin's "Our Lady" by Andy Widders-Ellis
(same)
Paco de Lucia's flamenco odyssey: expression, serenity
& feeling by Hank Bordowitz (Guitar Player April 1, 1994)
Trilok Gurtu: Funk From The East by Larry Birnbaum
(down beat Jan 1994)
Waltz for Bill Evans by John Diliberto
(down beat Dec 1993)
John McLaughlin: Past, Present & Future
by Bill Milkowski (JazzTimes August 1992)
John McLaughlin's Improvisational Genius by Hemme B.Luttjeboer
(Guitar Player July 1992)
A Continual Process of Discovery by James Rotondi
(Guitar Player July 1992)
Electric Library: McLaughlin in Touch With His
Feelings by Zan Stewart (Los Angeles Times April 24, 1992)
Billy Cobham: Birds Of Fire by Robert Santelli
(Modern Drummer Jan 1992)
Guitar Player 25th Anniversary!: John McLaughlin
(Guitar Player Jan 1992)
A Lifetime of Devotion by John Ephland
(down beat, May 1991)
Yngwie Malmsteen meets John McLaughlin:
Flash Of Two Worlds
by Matt Resnicoff (Musician Sept 1990)
Hopelessly In Love With The Guitar by Jesse Nash
(JazzTimes May 1990)
Interview with Jack Bruce (Musician Jan 1989)
Hymns of Speed and Light, John Mclaughlin, Still Fretting After All These Years by Richard Cook
(The Wire July 1988) (PDF File)
Rock Record by Terry Hounsome (1987, Facts On File Publications)
Translating The Language Of The Spirit by Andy Aledort
(Guitar Dec 1987)
Narada Michael Walden by Rick Mattingly
(Modern Drummer October 1987)
Billy Cobham: On The Attack by Bill Beuttler
(Down Beat April 1987) (PDF File)
John McLaughlin's Life In The Emerald Beyond
by Josef Woodard (Musician March 1987)
About Round Midnight by Krystian Brodacki (Jazz Forum 105
2/1987)
Round Midnight
by Howard Mandel (Down Beat Jan 1987)
Caught: Mahavishnu/Weather Update (Down Beat Dec 1986)
Paco De Lucia by Bill Milkowski
(Down Beat Nov 1985)
From The Symphonic Stage To The Frontiers Of Technology by Jim
Ferguson (Guitar Player Sept 1985)
McLaughlin's Synclavier "It's A Revolution" by Jim Ferguson
(same)
John McLaughlin & Pat Metheny: Guitar Synthesists,
more or less in the jazz tradition
by Charles Little (Jazziz May/June 1985)
Spirit Of The Sine Wave by Howard Mandel
(down beat March 1985)
Woodshedding With The Heavenly Timbres + Jonas Hellborg: Bass Gymnastics by Bill Milkowski
(Guitar World March 1985)
Billy Cobham: Have Drums, Will Travel by Bill Milkowski
(Down Beat April 1984)(PDF File)
Coffe and Chocolate for Two Guitars
by Robert Fripp (Musician July 1982)
John McLaughlin's Jazz Odyssey by Joachim Berendt
(JazzTimes May 1982)
Johnny McLaughlin, acoustic guitarist by Lee Jeske
(down beat April 1982)
Miles Davis: A Biography by Ian Carr (1982, William Morrow and
Company, Inc.)
The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to Fusion (1982, Lawrence Hill and
Co., Inc.)
Ultimate Devotion To The Instrument by Peter Keepnews
(Guitar World July 1981)
Caught: Acoustic Guitar Masters (Al Di Meola, John
McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia)
by Bill Milkowski (down beat April 1981)
John McLaughlin on improvisation. (psychology
of improvisatory freedom and expression) (Brief Article)
(Guitar Player March 1981)
A Victory For The Acoustic Guitar by Tom Wheeler (
Guitar Player March 1981)
Rick Laird: Jazz Bassist with Richie Cole, Buddy Rich,
and the Mahavishnu Orchestra by Arnie Berle (Guitar Player
July 1980)
The Cultural Improvisation of John McLaughlin
by Bill Stephen (Musician March 1979)
Profile: L.Shankar
by Lee Underwood (down beat November 2, 1978)
After Mahavishnu And Shakti, A Return To Electric
Guitar by Don Menn & Chip Stern (Guitar Player August
1978)
McLaughlin's Revolutionary Drone-String Guitar
by Tom Wheeler (same)
Evolution Of A Master by Chuck Berg
(down beat June 15, 1978)
Guitar Sound Forum: Approaches and Directions of Master Pickers
compiled by Lee Underwood and Tim Schneckloth (down beat
Feb 24, 1977)
For A Song by Jim Jerome (People June 21, 1976)
McLaughlin's Shakti and Weather Report: Some Defused
Fusions. (Beacon
Theatre, NYC) (concert review) by Michael Rozek (down beat Jun
17 1976 p36)
'My Life And Guitar' as told to Steve Rosen
(Guitar Player Feb 1975)
CAUGHT... THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA by Michael Bourne
(down beat July 1974)
Mahavishnu's apocalypse by Jim Schaffer (down
beat June 6, 1974)
John McLaughlin & Rex Bogue: Creating the 'Double
Rainbow' by Leonard Ferris (Guitar Player May 1974)
Love, Devotion and Surrender - McLaughlin tosses
Santana to the Lord by Penelope Ross (Circus August 1973)
Extending Beyond Mahavishnu by Burt Korall
(down beat June 7, 1973)
An Innermost Vision: Jim Shaffer interviews three members of the
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Rick Laird, Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman
(down beat April 26, 1973)
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin by Vic Trigger
(Guitar Player Dec 19, 1972)
The Magic of Mahavishnu, Mike Bourne gets into
the message and methods
of John McLaughlin (down beat June 8, 1972)
Caught In The Act: The Mahavishnu Orchestra by
Jagajivan (down beat June 8, 1972)
Tony Williams: An Interview Scenario by Pat Cox
(down beat May 28, 1970)
Caught: Tony Williams Lifetime by Alan Heineman
(down beat Oct 16, 1969)
Review:
Vienne Jazz Festival 1995 by Ali Sinclair
Album reviews by Walter Kolosky
See a
A Guide to jazz/classical Indian fusion
John
McLaughlin on JazzWeb
After The Rain on Verve Interactive
In Estonian:
Greg Tate (tõlkinud Tiit Kusnets): "Elektriline Miles" (inVox,
nr. 1 & 2 1992)
Fusion & Jazz-rock (inVox, detsember 1991)
Mingi artikkel oli Reedes kah, peab järgi vaatama
(Reede nr.28)
Immo Mihkelson: "John McLaughlin - kui muusika on elu ja elu muusika" -
katke (Muusik nr. 5 1990)
Tiit Karuks: "McLaughlin, Pärnu plaazh, taarakastid ja N. tegelikkus"
(Esmaspäev, 2 juuli 1990)
Peeter Vähi: "Monday Night In Sand Estisco"
(Eesti Ekspress, 29 juuni 1990)
Indrek Lindsalu: "John McLaughlin: Muusika puudutab
igaüht "(Päevaleht, 20. juuni 1990)
Mart Riikoja: "FiESTa International pole veel alanud"
(Päevaleht, 19 juuni 1990)
Mart Riikoja: "Esmaspäeval esineb John McLaughlin tõepoolest
Pärnus" (Päevaleht, 16 juuni 1990)
Valter Ojakäär: "Popmuusikast" - katke
(1983)