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Shakti: India (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 22, 08

"India" originally appeared on Shakti's A Handful of Beauty album, which has been very difficult to obtain after its ...

Remember Shakti: The Wish (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

Shakti, John McLaughlin's acoustic Indo-fusion group of the mid-'70s, couldn't sell any records. McLaughlin's label C...

Shakti: Bridge of Sighs (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 22, 08

"Bridge of Sighs," which originally appeared on Shakti's Natural Elements album, has lots of deep and dark minor funk...

Shakti: Mind Ecology (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 22, 08

"Mind Ecology" appeared on Shakti's swansong album for Columbia Records, Natural Elements, which was a whack at tryin...

Shakti: Joy (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 22, 08

I am sure the fans in South Hampton on Long Island that night in 1975 had no clue what was in store for them when Sha...

Remember Shakti: Mukti (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music March 21, 09

Remember Shakti came together as an officially sponsored unit to tour Europe in celebration of the 50th anniversary o...

Shakti with John McLaughlin: What Need Have I For This – What Need Have I For That – I Am Dancing At The Feet Of My L... (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music May 09, 08

There was a time when you could go into a Sears store and find jazz and progressive music in a well- stocked record d...

Shakti: Isis (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 22, 08

"Isis" originally appeared on Shakti's album A Handful of Beauty. At first, it is a sad ballad. Its opening theme is ...

Shakti: Peace of Mind (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 17, 08

With Shakti, John McLaughlin introduced a newly designed acoustic guitar commissioned from legendary luthier Abe Wech...

Remember Shakti: Giriraj Sudha (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music March 20, 09

Guitarist John McLaughlin's group Remember Shakti, which he co-leads with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, has had two li...

Shakti: La Danse Du Bonheur (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music June 04, 08

In the mid-1970s, "La Danse Du Bonheur" was a real showstopper in concert for Shakti. When the modern version of the ...

Remember Shakti: Luki (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 22, 08

"Luki" is as close as John McLaughlin would ever get to playing on a pop song. Of course, the tune is an Indian pop s...

Shakti: Happiness Is Being Together (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music December 17, 08

As I write this review, John McLaughlin's Floating Point stands nominated for a Grammy as 2008's Best Contemporary Ja...

Shakti: Face to Face (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music June 02, 08

Though John McLaughlin never admitted it, the tunes on Natural Elements were written to appeal to a wider audience. A...

Remember Shakti: Shringar (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music March 22, 09

Jazz musicians have been interested in Eastern music for decades. But the reverse interest from Indian musicians and ...

Mahavishnu Orchestra: Lotus Feet (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 23, 08

"Lotus Feet" is noteworthy for several reasons. First, its overt Indian character indicates the tune was clearly writ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BODY PARTS FOR HALLOWEEN

A few months ago I was writing a Jazz.com review of Bireli LaGrene’s tune “Hips.” It started getting me think...

Mahavishnu John McLaughlin: Peace One (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 06, 08

No less a guitarist than Pat Metheny says that this album changed guitar playing. It was in the midst of the hea...

John McLaughlin: Phenomenon: Compulsion (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 01, 08

It was 5 years after the original Mahavishnu Orchestra disbanded. Mahavishnu's drummer Billy Cobham agreed to appear ...

Various Artists: Miles From India (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 02, 09

John McLaughlin penned the title cut for this Bob Belden production which, along with McLaughlin's Floating Point, wa...

John McLaughlin: Marbles (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music February 23, 08

The behind-the-scenes story is now infamous. McLaughlin recorded the sessions for Jimi Hendrix producer Alan Douglas....

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