Time-line for John McLaughlin
(McL) 1970-1979
provided by One-Worder
Graham Crawford
The following chronology, or time-line, was compiled by
Graham Crawford (grc001@NOSPAMonetel.net.uk); you may
use it as a work of reference, take information from it, but I'd
be obliged if you would refrain from copying it as a whole.
I claim copyright as the author of the complete work. If you wish
to copy it as a whole, please either retain this header as part of the
document, or ask me first.
Best efforts have been made to ensure the correctness herein, but no
guarantees are offered as to the completeness of it. If you have
any suggestions or corrections, or any other information/reviews
of the gigs listed, I'll be glad to hear them. Use the e-mail address
above, but strip out the 'nospam' spoiler.
Thank you. GRC
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1963-69 |
1970-79 |
1980-89 |
1990-98 |
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New York |
1970 |
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Berlin |
1970 |
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McL/Miles Davis |
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbour, Michigan |
21/02/1970 |
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McL/Tony William's Lifetime |
Studio session, NY |
21/07/1970 |
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Berlin, Germany |
Nov-70 |
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Oxford, England |
06/11/1970 |
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McL/Miles Davis |
Washington |
18/12/1970 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Symphony Hall, Boston |
1971 |
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Cobo Hall, Detroit |
1971 |
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WBCN |
11/06/1971 |
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John/Eve McLaughlin |
Guitar Players Concert, Town Hall, NY |
14/08/1971 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Inner Mounting Flame' sessions, NY |
Aug-71 |
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Jabberwocky Club, Syracuse Uni, NY |
04/11/1971 |
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European Radio Broadcast Venue unknown |
1972 |
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Orpheum Theater, Boston |
26/1/72 or 29/1/72 |
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Cahn Auditorium, Northwestern Univ., |
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Evanston, Illinois |
21/02/1972 |
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Portland, Maine |
Mar-72 |
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Whisky a Go-Go, LA, California |
27/03/1972 |
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Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico |
03/04/1972 |
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Phil. Hall, Lincoln Center, NY |
09/04/1972 |
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Cleveland |
21/04/1972 |
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Skytop, Syracuse University |
12/05/1972 |
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Hunter College, New York |
15/05/1972 |
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Hollywood, Florida |
27/05/1972 |
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McL/Miles Davis |
'On the Corner' sessions, NY |
1-6/6/72 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Stockholm |
Aug-72 |
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Kongresshalle, Munich |
17/08/1972 |
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McLaughlin (solo) |
Munich |
19/08/1972 |
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McL/James Taylor |
'One Man Dog' album session, LA |
Autumn 1972 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Chateau Vallon, France |
23/08/1972 |
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BBC TV Concert |
25/08/1972 |
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Crystal Palace Bowl, UK |
02/09/1972 |
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'Birds of Fire' sessions, London & NY |
Sep-Oct 1972 |
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McL/Santana |
'Love Devotion Surrender' sessions (1), NY |
Oct-72 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Albany WRPI post-gig radio interview |
Oct-72 |
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'Dance of Maya' Bootleg |
Oct-72 |
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University of Miami, Florida |
15/10/1972 |
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Hoch Auditorium, Lawrence, Mass. |
04/11/1972 |
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Community Theater, Berkeley, California |
09/11/1972 |
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Seattle, Washington |
11/11/1972 |
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Buffalo, NY |
Dec-72 |
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Chapin Hall, Williamstown |
02/12/1972 |
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Constitution Hall, Washington |
05/12/1972 |
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Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY |
08/12/1972 |
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The Spectrum, Philadelphia |
09/12/1972 |
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Auditorium Theatre, Chicago |
12/12/1972 |
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Hollywood Speedway, Hollywood, Florida |
27/12/1972 |
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Convocation Hall, Toronto (soundcheck) |
26/01/1973 |
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Convocation Hall, Toronto |
26/01/1973 |
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KBFH broadcast, NY |
13/2/73 (b'cast date) |
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McL/Santana |
'Love Devotion Surrender' sessions (2), NY |
Mar-73 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Felt Forum, NYC |
16/03/1973 |
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Suny College, New Paltz, New York |
17/03/1973 |
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Santa Monica |
25/03/1973 |
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Seattle |
26/03/1973 |
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McL/Santana & others |
'Sri Chinmoy' music for documentary, NY |
Apr-73 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Lisner Auditorium, ....... |
Apr-73 |
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Washington |
Apr-73 |
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Auditorium Theatre, Chicago |
Apr-73 |
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Ebbet's Fieldhouse, Denver, Colorado |
03/04/1973 |
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McL/Santana |
'Welcome' session, SF |
02/05/1973 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto |
04/05/1973 |
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Waterbury, Connecticutt |
16/05/1973 |
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Nassau |
18/05/1973 |
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Capodistria TV, Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Jun-73 |
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Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany |
03/06/1973 |
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Sindelfingen, Germany |
07/06/1973 |
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Frankfurt, Germany |
08/06/1973 |
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Le Bataclan, Paris |
10/06/1973 |
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Zurich, Switzerland |
14/06/1973 |
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Between Nothingness.....' Studio album |
25/6/73 started |
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Rainbow Theatre, London, UK |
30/06/1973 |
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Music Inn, Lennox, California |
23/07/1973 |
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Central Park, New York |
05/08/1973 |
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Civic Centre, Saginaw, MI |
10/08/1973 |
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Central Park, New York |
17-18/8/73 |
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McL/Santana/(Cobham?) |
Saratoga, New York State |
26/08/1973 |
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Boston Gardens, Boston |
28/08/1973 |
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Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto |
29/08/1973 |
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Chicago Stadium or International |
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Santa Monica (?) |
Sep-73 |
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Ampitheater, Chicago, Illinois |
01/09/1973 |
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Seattle Coliseum, Seattle |
07/09/1973 |
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Mahavishnu (1) |
Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo |
19/09/1973 |
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Budokan Hall, Tokyo |
28/09/1973 |
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Amherst College, Massachusetts |
late 1973? |
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La Jolla, San Diego |
11/10/1973 |
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Boston, Massachusetts |
19/10/1973 |
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Mackay Auditorium, Uni of Colorado |
04/11/1973 |
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Jai Lai Stad., Fronton, Miami, Florida |
24/11/1973 |
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DKRC |
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Hofstra University |
28/11/1973 |
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Avery Fisher Hall, New York |
27/12/1973 |
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Avery Fisher Hall, New York |
28/12/1973 |
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Masonic Auditorium |
30/12/1973 |
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Sport Arena, Toledo, Ohio |
31/12/1973 |
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John/Eve McLaughlin & others |
'Beyond an Empty Dream' sessions |
Dec-73 |
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Mahavishnu (2a) |
'Apocalypse' sessions |
Mar-74 |
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Dallas, Texas |
11/06/1974 |
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The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA |
19/06/1974 |
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Central Park, New York |
24/06/1974 |
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Frankfurt, Germany |
05/07/1974 |
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Montreux Jazz Festival |
07/07/1974 |
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Olympia Theater, Paris |
15/07/1974 |
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Royce Hall, UCLA |
30/10/1974 |
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Cessna Stadium, Wichita, Kansas |
08/11/1974 |
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Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
14/11/1974 |
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'Visions' recording sessions, NY |
4-14/12/74 |
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McL/Santana/Chinmoy |
'Songs of the Soul' sessions, NY |
1975 |
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McL/Stanley Clarke & co |
'Journey to Love' sessions, NY |
1975 |
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McL/Eve/Mahalaksmi |
Buddhist Temple, Chicago |
Jan-75 |
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Mahavishnu (2a) |
Fairfield Halls, Croydon |
19/01/1975 |
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Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK |
21/01/1975 |
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Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Concerthaus, Stockholm, Sweden |
07/02/1975 |
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McL/Santana/Cobham & Co |
Central Park, New York |
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Mahavishnu (Assumed Maha 2b - after Ponty/Moran left) |
Arie Crown Theater, McCormack Place |
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Exhibition Hall, Chicago |
Apr/May 1975 |
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Buffalo, New York |
24/04/1975 |
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Civic Center, Springfield, MA |
26/04/1975 |
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Avery Fisher Hall, New York |
01/05/1975 |
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The Spectrum, Philadelphia |
02/05/1975 |
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Music Hall, Boston |
03/05/1975 |
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McL/Shakti |
Southampton College, Long Island |
05/07/1975 |
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Mahavishnu (Assumed Maha 2b - after Ponty/Moran left) |
'Inner Worlds' sessions, France |
July-Aug 1975 |
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New Mexico University, Albequerque |
07/07/1975 |
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Ludwigsburg, Germany |
16/08/1975 |
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Theater Antique, Orange, France |
17/08/1975 |
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Reading Festival, UK |
24/08/1975 |
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Vienna, Austria |
29/09/1975 |
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Palace Theater, Waterbury, Connecticutt |
29/10/1975 |
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Toledo, Ohio |
29/11/1975 |
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McL/Stanley Clarke & co |
'School Days' sessions, NY |
Jun-76 |
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'Live 1976-77' sessions, NY |
Jun-76 |
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McL/Shakti |
Montreux |
06/07/1976 |
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Hammersmith Odeon, London |
27/7/76 (Triple bill w. Weather Report & Cobham/Duke Band!) |
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Hammersmith Odeon, London |
28/07/1976 |
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'Handful of Beauty' sessions, London |
Aug-76 |
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BBC Session |
1977 |
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Theatre De Champes Elysees, Paris |
1977 |
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London |
1977 |
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French TV documentary |
1977 |
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Spain |
1977 |
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Shaboo Inn, Willamantic, Connecticutt |
03/03/1977 |
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Venice, Italy |
31/03/1977 |
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Zurich, Switzerland |
May-77 |
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BBC In Concert |
28/5/77 (b'cast) |
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'Natural Elements' sessions, Geneva |
Jul-77 |
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Montreux Jazz Festival |
Jul-77 |
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Boston, Massachusetts |
04/11/1977 |
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McL/One Truth Band |
Italian TV |
1978 |
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Berlin |
1978 |
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Paris |
Jan-78 |
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McL/various |
'Electric Guitarist' sessions, CA |
16/1-2/2 1978 |
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McL/One Truth Band |
California Hall, San diego |
25/05/1978 |
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Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA |
4/6/78 ? |
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Parkwest, Chicago, Illinois |
4/6/78 ? |
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Montreux Jazz Festival - Jam |
19/07/1978 |
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Montreux Jazz Festival |
20/07/1978 |
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My Father's Place, Long Island |
28/07/1978 |
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Stonybrook University, New York |
28/7/78 ? |
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Central Park, New York |
01/08/1978 |
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Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Sep-78 |
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Hamburg, Germany |
06/09/1978 |
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Open Air Festival, Berlin |
07/09/1978 |
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Frankfurt, Germany |
23/09/1978 |
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Le Stadium, Paris |
29/09/1978 |
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Chorus - TVA2, French TV |
08/10/1978 |
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'Electric Dreams' sessions, NY |
Nov-Dec 1978 |
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McL & Co |
South Bank Show, ITV, UK |
1979 |
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McL/Coryell/de Lucia |
Graz, Austria |
04/02/1979 |
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Royal Albert Hall, London |
14/02/1979 |
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McL/Pastorious/Williams |
Havana Jam (The Trio of Doom) |
03/03/1979 |
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McL/Pastorius Big Band |
Havana Jam, Cuba (Finale jam) |
03/03/1979 |
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McL/Coryell/de Lucia |
Austria |
21/03/1979 |
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McL/One Truth Band |
Washington University, Washington |
22/04/1979 |
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Beunos Aires, Brazil |
30/05/1979 |
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Civic Center, Santa Monica, CA |
18/06/1979 |
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Beacon Theater, New York |
21/04/1979 |
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Alexander's, Brown Mills, New Jersey |
12/04/1979 |
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Berklee Music School, Boston (2 shows?) |
13/04/1979 |
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Beunos Aires |
30/05/1979 |
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Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland |
Jul-79 |
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McL/unknown jazz trio |
Saarbrucken, Germany |
1979 |
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McL/Cobham/Bruce/Goldberg |
Stockholm, Sweden |
08/10/1979 |
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Olympen, Lund, Sweden |
09/10/1979 |
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Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark |
11/10/1979 |
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Bielefeld, Germany |
13/10/1979 |
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Congress Center, Hamburg |
19/10/1979 |
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Hamburg, Germany |
20/10/1979 |
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Dusseldorf, Germany |
21/10/1979 |
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Bremen, Germany |
22/10/1979 |
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Paris, France |
29/10/1979 |
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Nice, France |
01/11/1979 |
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Milan, Italy |
07/11/1979 |
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Rainbow Theatre, London |
12/11/1979 |
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| All |
1963-69 |
1970-79 |
1980-89 |
1990-98 |
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