I’m an old professional guitarist and discovered John back in the late 60’s along with Larry Coryell. I immediately started buying anything he produced, both as a solo artist or with ensembles and began transcribing as much as I could. Every time I thought I was getting closer he jumped about fifty steps ahead. I was playing in cover bands back then backing up prima donna singers in bars and would drive the other band members crazy by bringing in McLaughlin’s tunes to play as break songs. Eventually I made the transition to the orchestra pits for Broadway musicals where I couldn’t get away with this habit anymore. Some time in the 80’s I got to briefly meet him before one of his gigs and told him about how he influenced my playing and my musical life. He was extremely modest and somewhat self-deprecating when I told him about my crazy quest to transcribe all his work.
"lets look at the minor pentatonic scale " - then completely destroys any notion or understanding anyone has of how simple it is by making it sound like the most ridiculously difficult thing you have ever heard - the greatest ever
what amazes me is how well and how thoroughly he has organized the materials! He has clearly given a lot of time and consideration to an efficient method of communicating his approach!
When the master speaks we better listen ... I met John several times and I have to say he's first of all such a nice and gentle man. I remember I started admiring him 55 years ago, 51 years ago we met.
This'll be taken off TH-cam due to copyright possibly? Be interesting to see how long it lasts. Very interesting stuff anyway from a guitarist & composer I've admired for the last 50 years since a first heard birds of fire. My other hero is genius allan holdsworth.
I’m an old professional guitarist and discovered John back in the late 60’s along with Larry Coryell. I immediately started buying anything he produced, both as a solo artist or with ensembles and began transcribing as much as I could. Every time I thought I was getting closer he jumped about fifty steps ahead. I was playing in cover bands back then backing up prima donna singers in bars and would drive the other band members crazy by bringing in McLaughlin’s tunes to play as break songs. Eventually I made the transition to the orchestra pits for Broadway musicals where I couldn’t get away with this habit anymore. Some time in the 80’s I got to briefly meet him before one of his gigs and told him about how he influenced my playing and my musical life. He was extremely modest and somewhat self-deprecating when I told him about my crazy quest to transcribe all his work.
"lets look at the minor pentatonic scale " - then completely destroys any notion or understanding anyone has of how simple it is by making it sound like the most ridiculously difficult thing you have ever heard - the greatest ever
what amazes me is how well and how thoroughly he has organized the materials! He has clearly given a lot of time and consideration to an efficient method of communicating his approach!
When the master speaks we better listen ...
I met John several times and I have to say he's first of all such a nice and gentle man. I remember I started admiring him 55 years ago, 51 years ago we met.
John McLaughlin is probably one of the finest jazz guitarist or guitars of any genre the man is just simply a muse.
Thanks for this upload.
Wow so cool, I didn’t know he had a vid
This'll be taken off TH-cam due to copyright possibly?
Be interesting to see how long it lasts.
Very interesting stuff anyway from a guitarist & composer I've admired for the last 50 years since a first heard birds of fire.
My other hero is genius allan holdsworth.
Great. Now I have to go find my 1987 Casio Keyboard to create backing tracks.
There's a lot of stuff missing from the DVDs here, especially all of the notation library
Just bite the bullet and by the DVDs. It's worth it
I'm level 5:37, still a looong way to go
Interesting accent for a bloke from Doncaster . Poser ?
Maybe because he moved away from there 60 years ago?
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