'Shakti with John McLaughlin' is the first album (recorded on July 5, 1975) by a group gathering John McLaughlin with L. Shankar on violin, Zakir Hussain on tabla, Ramnad Raghavan on the Mridangam and T. H. 'Vikku' Vinayakram on Ghatam; released in 1976 by Columbia.

Featuring Vikku and Zakir . Shakti . T.H. Vikku Vinayakram . Gattam Solo . John McLaughlin . Finding The Way . Vikku . Zakir Hussain . Masters of Percussion . Ghatam Karthick . Prakash Sontakke . Vikku Vinayakram . India

Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia, George Benson & Patti Austin, Gladys Knight & The Boston Pops, Jose James & Kori Withers, Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger, Dire Straits & Eric Clapton, Brandi Carlile & Pearl Jam, Johnny Hallyday & Luther Allison, Todd Terje & Bryan Ferry, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain, Esperanza Spalding & Flota Zjednoczonych Sił, Milton Nascimento & Stéphane Belmondo

Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams, D'Angelo & David Sanborn, Trombone Shorty & Cyril Neville, Dave Matthews & Trey Anastasio, Peter Gabriel, Natalie Merchant & Michael Stipe, Jean-Luc Ponty, John Mclaughlin & Zakir Hussain, Aretha Franklin & Lou Rawls, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash & Carl Perkins, Billy Joel & Jimmy Fallon, Joe Bonamassa & Andy Fraser, Gary Moore & Phil Lynott, Neil Young & Stephen Stills

George Harrison's 'Living in the Material World' is his fourth studio album co-produced with Phil Spector on two songs and released on May 30, 1973 by Apple Records.

Charles Lloyd's 'Wild Man Dance' is a six-part suite recorded in Wroclaw, Poland with Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Eric Harland et al and released on April 14, 2015 by Blue Note.

Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Powerlight' is their twelfth studio album produced by Maurice White and released on February 3, 1983 by Columbia.

This day (January 4, 1942), in  Doncaster, South Yorkshire (UK), is born John McLaughlin, an English guitarist, bandleader and composer.

This day (October 1, 1946), in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire England, is born Dave Holland, an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades.

This day (September 29, 1942), in Avranches, France, is born Jean-Luc Ponty, a French violinist and jazz composer.