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  • 1971 Jazz-Rock: The Mahavishnu Orchestra

    1971 Jazz-Rock: The Mahavishnu Orchestra

    Early in 1971 John McLaughlin joined the Miles Davis band when they played at Lennie’s on the Turnpike in Peabody, Massachusetts. The formidable band included Gary Bartz, Michael Henderson, Jack DeJohnette and Keith Jarrett. The guitarist remembers that occasion well, for it changed the trajectory of his career: “I hadn’t had it together that night.…