> I am a huge fan of John McLaughlin. He recorded with Joni on MINGUS but > his work was never used. I am not surprised to find out she wanted to work > with him. John and Pat Metheny are the two greatest living jazz guitarists. > Like a miracle, a long lost Mahavisnhnu Orchestra album called THE LOST > TRIDENT SESSIONS was released and some of it is wonderful. Much of the music > on it was released on a live record, FROM THE EMERALD BEYOND, but this is a > complete studio album to show up 25 years after the original Mahavushnu > Orchestra disbanded. One of the greatest records of all time is > Mahavishnu's APOCALYPSE with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the London > Symphony Orchestra. McLaughlin's work with SHAKTI is also truly sublime. >
Yo, I've got Trident Sessions and it sure is great. Didn't know about his work with Joni though. You might want to check another underrated jazz guitarist: Kevin Eubanks (started out in Art Blakey's Messengers late 70's, then solo, then the Late Show). Laurent
