When Shakti co-founders John McLaughlin (guitar) and Zakir Hussain (tabla) first directed their virtuosity towards exploring common ground between Eastern and Western musical traditions – starting in private sessions, then on their 1975 debut album – the notion of such a hybrid was so novel that fans, industry executives, and even the media expressed concerned bafflement. Is McLaughlin, former collaborator with the likes of Miles Davis and Tony Williams and the leader of the titanic jazz-rock ju

John McLaughlin Mahavishnu Orchestra (Montreux Jazz Festival 1974) Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - Guitar Jean-Luc Ponty - Violin Gayle Moran - Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ Ralphe Armstrong - Bass Narada Michael Walden - Drums Steve Kindler - Violin Carol Shive - Violin Marsha Westbrook - Violin Phillip Hirschi - Cello Steve Frankovitch - Horns Bob Knapp - Flute, Percussion | Jukebox