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A Bird On The Shoulder - John McLaughlin Special

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Jun 3, 2010 Updated Oct 5, 2011

Hear a special feature on John McLaughlin, discussing his work with Miles Davis in the 60s/70s. Streaming online now...

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UK jazz/fusion guitarist John McLaughlin spoke with Cathy Peters on Into The Music back in 2009, in what turned out to be a remarkable insight into the life of one of the strongest living figures in jazz history.

Here's a link to the feature page on the Radio National website: A Bird On The Shoulder, with music details listed below:

CD title: A Handful of Beauty - Shakti with John McLaughlin
Track title: Tk 1 - La Danse de Bonheur
Artist: John McLaughlin, gtr;L. Shankar, vln;Zakir Hussain, tabla;T.H. Vinayalaram, ghatam,mdidangam
Duration: 21"
Composer: J. McLaughlin / L. Shankar
CD details: Columbia 494449 2

CD title: Birds of Fire
Track title: Tk 7 - One Word
Artist: The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Duration: 33"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: Columbia KC 31996
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: Industrial Zen
Track title: Tk 1 - For Jaco
Artist: John McLaughlin and various
Duration: 26"
CD details: Verve
Publishing/Copyright: Verve Music Group

CD title: Inner Mounting Flame
Track title: Tk. 6 - Dance of Maya
Artist: The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Duration: 41"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: Columbia KC 31067
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: A Handful of Beauty - Shakti with John McLaughlin
Track title: Tk 6 - Two Sisters
Artist: John McLaughlin, gtr;L. Shankar, vln;Zakir Hussain, tabla;T.H. Vinayalaram, ghatam,mdidangam
Duration: 30"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: Columbia 494449 2

CD title: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Track title: Tk 8 - Within You Without You
Artist: The Beatles
Duration: 1'48"
Composer: George Harrison
CD details: Capitol

CD title: A Handful of Beauty - Shakti with John McLaughlin
Track title: Tk 3 - India
Artist: John McLaughlin, gtr;L. Shankar, vln;Zakir Hussain, tabla;T.H. Vinayalaram, ghatam,mdidangam
Duration: 2'44"
Composer: Joe Allison/Milton Estes
CD details: Columbia 494449 2

CD title: Love Devotion and Surrender
Track title: Tk 1 - A Love Supreme
Artist: John McLaughlin, Carlos Santana, Larry Young, Doug Rauch, Billy Cobham, Don Alian, Jan Hammer, Mike Shrieve, Armando Peraza
Duration: 2'44"
Composer: John Coltrane
CD details: Columbia 468871 2

CD title: Sketches of Spain
Track title: Tk 5 - Solea
Artist: Miles Davis and Orchestra with Gil Evans arr. and conductor
Duration: 3'14"
Composer: Miles Davis
CD details: COLUMBIA=4606042(1967)

CD title: Miles Ahead
Track title: Tk 6 - Blues for Pablo
Artist: Miles Davis and Orchestra with Gil Evans arr. and conductor
Duration: 1'46"
Composer: Miles Davis
CD details: Columbia Legacy 53225

CD title: The Mediterranean Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
Track title: Tk 2 - 2nd movt - Mediterranean concerto
Artist: London Symphony Orchestra cond. Michael Tilson Thomas
Duration: 2'14"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: CBS MK 45578

CD title: Spectrum: The Anthology
Track title: Tk 3 - Vashkar
Artist: The Tony Williams Lifetime
Duration: 1'43"
Composer: Carla Bley
CD details: Polygram records 537 075 - 2

CD title: Spectrum: The Anthology
Track title: Tk 3 - Where
Artist: The Tony Williams Lifetime
Duration: 1'44"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: Polygram records 537 075 - 2

CD title: The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions
Track title: Tk 6 Disc 2 - In A Silent Way
Artist: Miles Davis and various
Duration: 3'35"
Composer: Joe Zawinul
CD details: Columbia Legacy / Sony Music Entertainment C3K65362:CK62068

CD title: The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
Track title: Tk2 Disc 1 - Bitches Brew
Artist: Miles Davis and various
Duration: 2'31"
Composer: Miles Davis
CD details: Columbia Legacy / Sony Music Entertainment C4K 65570;CK65578

CD title: The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions
Track title: Tk 4 Disc 3 - The Little Blue Frog
Artist: Miles Davis and various
Duration: 1'36"
Composer: Miles Davis
CD details: Columbia Legacy / Sony Music Entertainment C4K 65570;CK65578

CD title: Making Music
Track title: Tk 1 - Making Music Tk 3 - Water Girl
Artist: Zaikir Hussain,percussion; Hariprasad Chaurasia,flute; John McLaughlin,guitar; Jan Garbarek, saxophone
Duration: 1'58" & 3'49"
Composer: Zakir Hussain
CD details: ECM1349(1987);ECM=831544-2(1987)

CD title: The Inner Mounting Flame
Track title: Tk 2 - Dawn
Artist: The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: COLUMBIA=CK65523(1998)
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: The Inner Mounting Flame
Track title: Tk 7 - You Know You Know
Artist: TheMahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
Duration: 1'32"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: COLUMBIA=CK65523(1998)
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: Birds of Fire
Track title: Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
Artist: The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
Duration: 2'04"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: COLUMBIA=CK66081(2000)
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: Birds of Fire
Track title: Tk 1 - Birds of Fire
Artist: The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
Duration: 1'57"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: COLUMBIA=CK66081(2000)
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: The Inner Mounting Flame
Track title: Tk 3 - The Noonward Race
Artist: The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
Duration: 53"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: COLUMBIA=CK65523(1998)
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: Live at Woodstock - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Track title: Tk 7 - Foxy Lady
Artist: Jimi Hendrix Experience
Duration: 1'41
Composer: Jimi Hendrix
CD details: MCA=111987-2(1999)
Publishing/Copyright: Hendrix Experience

CD title: The Inner Mounting Flame
Track title: A Lotus On Irish Streams
Artist: The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
Duration: 3'05"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: COLUMBIA=CK65523(1998)
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: A Handful of Beauty - Shakti with John McLaughlin
Track title: Tk 3 - India
Artist: Shakti
Duration: 1'13"
Composer: J. McLaughlin / L. Shankar
CD details: Columbia 494449 2
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

CD title: Birds of Fire
Track title: Tk 5 - Thousand Island Park
Artist: The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
Duration: 2'24"
Composer: John McLaughlin
CD details: COLUMBIA=CK66081(2000)
Publishing/Copyright: Chinmoy Music Inc (BMI)

Narrated and produced by Cathy Peters
Sound engineer: Mark Don

'A Bird On The Shoulder' was awarded a silver medal at the 2010 NY Radio Awards.

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John McLaughlin, also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer. His music includes many genres of jazz, and rock, which he coupled with an interest in Indian classical music to become one of the pioneering figures in fusion. In 2010 guitarist Jeff Beck called him "the best guitarist alive". The Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has called him "one of...

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