Parallel Lines (Guitar Player 2005): Difference between revisions
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To assert that John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth invented jazz-fusion guitar would be something of a stretch, but only a short one. Beginning as primarily a jazz guitarist, McLaughlin quickly assimilated the high-voltage sounds of Hendrix and other rockers into his playing, and his groundbreaking contributions to albums by Miles Davis and Tony Williams' Lifetime in the late '60s and early '70s alone justify his claim to fusion fame. The mind-blowing virtuosity McLaughlin displayed with his Mahavishnu Orchestra, his uncanny mastery of guitar synthesis, and his acoustic world-fusion excursions with Shakti and Remember Shakti further established him as one of the most innovative and influential players of his generation. | To assert that John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth invented jazz-fusion guitar would be something of a stretch, but only a short one. Beginning as primarily a jazz guitarist, McLaughlin quickly assimilated the high-voltage sounds of Hendrix and other rockers into his playing, and his groundbreaking contributions to albums by Miles Davis and Tony Williams' Lifetime in the late '60s and early '70s alone justify his claim to fusion fame. The mind-blowing virtuosity McLaughlin displayed with his Mahavishnu Orchestra, his uncanny mastery of guitar synthesis, and his acoustic world-fusion excursions with Shakti and Remember Shakti further established him as one of the most innovative and influential players of his generation. | ||
