Electric Guitarist is the fourth solo album by guitarist John McLaughlin, released in 1978 through Columbia Records originally on vinyl; a remastered CD was issued in 1990 as part of the Columbia Jazz Contemporary Masters series. Among McLaughlin’s former collaborators appearing on the album are drummers Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette and Billy Cobham, keyboardist Chick Corea, alto saxophonist David Sanborn, violinist Jerry Goodman, bassists Jack Bruce, Stanley Clarke and Fernando Saunders and fellow guitarist Carlos Santana.
Contents
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that the music is "in a more conventional jazz or jazz-rock format."
Personnel
John McLaughlin – guitar
"New York on My Mind"
Jerry Goodman – violin
Stu Goldberg – Minimoog, electric piano & organ
Fernando Saunders – bass
Billy Cobham – drums
"Friendship"
Carlos Santana – guitar
Tom Coster – organ
Neil Jason – bass
Narada Michael Walden – drums
Alyrio Lima – percussion
Armando Peraza – conga
"Every Tear from Every Eye"
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Patrice Rushen – piano
Alphonso Johnson – bass & Moog Taurus
Tony Thunder Smith – drums
"Do You Hear the Voices That You Left Behind?"
Chick Corea – Minimoog & electric piano
Stanley Clarke – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
"Are You the One? Are You the One?"
Jack Bruce – bass
Tony Williams – drums
"Phenomenon - Compulsion"
Billy Cobham – drums
"My Foolish Heart"
solo on electric guitar