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Bathed in Lightning.

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Gebaai in Weerlig.

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Bathed in Lightning. John McLaughlin, the 60s and the Emerald Beyond. Book. Softcover. 506 pages. Published by Jawbone Press. HL.123071. ISBN 1908279516. 6x8.5 inches. On February 16 1969, John McLaughlin flew into New York, from London, in a snowstorm. The following day, Miles Davis, his hero, invited him to play on a record. Two years later, on the path of Bengali mystic Sri Chinmoy, John launched The Mahavishnu Orchestra – an evocation in music of spiritual aspiration and extraordinary power, volume and complexity, far beyond anything else in jazz or rock. Curiously, it was also a huge success. John McLaughlin brought rock music to its pinnacle, the end point in an evolution from Mississippi blues through Coltrane, Hendrix and the Beatles. And then, in November 1975, he hung up his electric guitar and walked away from the stadiums of the rock world for an ongoing, restless career in music of other forms. To most of the world, John McLaughlin looked like an overnight success, with a backstory going back only as far as that February in 1969. Yet he had been a professional musician since 1958, experiencing all the great movements in British music-trad jazz, rock'n'roll, R&B, soul, modern jazz, free jazz, psychedelic rock – a guitar for hire at the center of 'Swinging London', a bandmate of future members of Cream, Pentangle and Led Zeppelin, but always just under the radar. Drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews and many months of meticulous research, author and music historian Colin Harper brings that unrepeatable era vividly to life. This landmark new work retrieves for the first time the incredible career of John McLaughlin before he conquered the world – and then chronicles how he did so.

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Gebaai in Weerlig. John McLaughlin, die 60s en die Emerald Beyond. Book. Softcover. 506 bladsye. Gepubliseer deur kakebeen Press. HL.123071. ISBN 1908279516. 6x8.5 duim. Op 16 Februarie 1969, John McLaughlin gevlieg in New York, van Londen, in 'n storm. Die volgende dag, Miles Davis, sy held, hom genooi om te speel op 'n rekord. Twee jaar later, op die pad van Bengali mistieke Sri Chinmoy, John geloods Die Mahavishnu Orkes - 'n oproep in musiek van geestelike strewe en buitengewone krag, volume en kompleksiteit, ver buite enige iets anders in jazz of rock. Vreemd genoeg, dit was ook 'n groot sukses. John McLaughlin gebring rock musiek sy hoogtepunt, die eindpunt in 'n evolusie van Mississippi blues deur Coltrane, Hendrix en die Beatles. En dan, in November 1975, het hy hang sy elektriese kitaar en loop weg van die stadions van die rock wêreld vir 'n deurlopende, rusteloos loopbaan in musiek van ander vorme. Vir die meeste van die wêreld, John McLaughlin lyk soos 'n oornag sukses, met 'n backstory gaan terug net so ver as wat Februarie in 1969. Tog was hy 'n professionele musikant sedert 1958, ervaar al die groot bewegings in die Britse musiek-trad jazz, rock, R. Teken op dekades van die eksklusiewe onderhoude en baie maande van noukeurige navorsing, skrywer en musiek historikus Colin Harper bring dat onherhaalbare era beleef in die lewe. Hierdie landmerk nuwe werk gekry vir die eerste keer die ongelooflike loopbaan van John McLaughlin voordat hy die wêreld verower - en dan kronieke hoe hy dit gedoen het.