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John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942 in Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England), also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer. His music includes many genres of jazz which he coupled with elements of rock, Indian classical music, Western classical music, flamenco and blues to become one of the pioneering figures in fusion. After contributing to several key British groups of the early 1960s McLaughlin made ''Extrapolation'', his first album as a bandleader, in 1969. He then moved to the USA, where he played with Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his landmark electric jazz-fusion albums ''In A Silent Way'', ''Bitches Brew'', ''A Tribute to Jack Johnson'' and ''On The Corner''. His 1970's electric band, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, performed a technically virtuosic and complex style of music that fused electric jazz and rock with Indian influences. McLaughlin has been cited as an influence by a number of prominent musicians. He is a Grammy award winner and has been awarded multiple "Guitarist of the year" and "Best Jazz Guitarist" awards from magazines such as Down Beat and Guitar Player based on reader polls. In 2003, he was ranked 49th in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". In 2010, guitarist Jeff Beck called him "the best guitarist alive".〔''Uncut'' magazine, March 2010. Jeff Beck: "John McLaughlin has given us so many different facets of the guitar. And introduced thousands of us to world music, by blending Indian music with jazz and classical. I'd say he was the best guitarist alive".〕 Tabla player Zakir Hussain has often referred to him as one of the greatest and most important musicians of our time. ==Style== John McLaughlin is a leading guitarist in jazz and jazz fusion. His style has been described as one that incorporates aggressive speed, technical precision, and harmonic sophistication.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/musician.php?id=9281#.UNlA1tHQTMY )〕 He is known for using exotic scales and unconventional time signatures. Indian music has had a profound influence on his style, and, it has been written, he is one of the first westerners to play Indian music to Indian audiences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.guitarlessons.com/guitarists/jazz/john-mclaughlin/ )〕 He was influential in bringing jazz fusion to popularity with Miles Davis, playing with Davis on five of his studio albums, including Davis' first gold-certified ''Bitches Brew'', and one live album, ''Live-Evil''. Speaking of himself, McLaughlin has stated that the guitar is simply "part of his body," and he feels more comfortable when a guitar is present. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John McLaughlin (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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