Jerry Goodman
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Jerry Goodman (born March 16, 1949) is an American violinist known for playing electric violin with The Flock and the jazz fusion ensemble Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Career
Jerry Goodman was born on March 16, 1949, in
After his 1971 appearance on John McLaughlin's album My Goal's Beyond, he became a member of McLaughlin's original Mahavishnu Orchestra lineup until the band broke up in 1973, and was viewed as a soloist of equal virtuosity to McLaughlin, keyboardist Jan Hammer and drummer Billy Cobham.
In 1974, after Mahavishnu, Goodman released the album
In 1993, Goodman joined the American instrumental band, The Dixie Dregs, fronted by guitarist Steve Morse. Goodman appeared on one studio recording Full Circle (1994), and the live album "California Screamin'" (2000). In 1996 Session violist and producer Ray Tischer featured Goodman on the award-winning CD Canciones del Sol/Britt Bossa Orchestra (band)[1] on Tischer's original instrumental Toca del Angel.
After an absence from the public eye in live concert, he toured in 2004 and 2005 with Gary Husband in his group Gary Husband’s Force Majeure, and appeared on the DVD Gary Husband's Force Majeure - Live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Even more recently, he played with the San Diego-based fusion group Hectic Watermelon and with Dream Theater in their album Black Clouds & Silver Linings. Goodman has also been a part of Billy Cobham's Spectrum 40 tour.
Discography
As leader
- 1985 - On the Future of Aviation
- 1986 - Ariel
- 1987 - It's Alive
- 2016 - Violin Fantasy
With The Flock
- 1969 - The Flock
- 1970 - Dinosaur Swamps
With Mahavishnu Orchestra 1971–1974: First incarnation: Jerry Goodman, John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Rick Laird, Billy Cobham
- 1971 - The Inner Mounting Flame
- 1973 - Birds of Fire
- 1973 - Between Nothingness and Eternity
- 1980 - The Best of Mahavishnu Orchestra
- 1999 - The Lost Trident Sessions
- 2011 - Unreleased Tracks from Between Nothingness & Eternity
With Jan Hammer
- 1974 - Like Children
With John McLaughlin
- 1971 - My Goal's Beyond
- 1979 - Electric Guitarist
With Dixie Dregs
- 1994 - Full Circle
- 2000 - California Screamin'
With
- 1999 - The Stranger's Hand
As a guest artist
- 1992 - Dave Uhrich by Dave Uhrich
- 1994 - Fret-no-tized by Dave Uhrich
- 1994 - El nervio del volcán by Caifanes
- 1995 - Canciones del Sol violinist Ray Tischer's the Britt Bossa Orchestra
- 1998 - Standing 8 with Choking Ghost
- 1999 - Encores, Legends & Paradox, A Tribute To The Music OF ELP - Various Artists - (Jerry Goodman, Peter Banks, Igor Khoroshev, John Wetton, Simon Phillips, Robert Berry, Marc Bonilla, Jordan Rudess) Magna Carta – MAX-9026-2
- 1999 - Brave New World by Styx
- 2001 - Amazing Ordinary Things by Anne McCue
- 2005 - Visions Of An Inner Mounting Apocalypse: A Fusion Guitar Tribute - Tone Center – TC 40402
- 2007 - School of the Arts – School of the Arts (featuring T Lavitz, Steve Morse, Frank Gambale, Dave Weckl, John Patitucci) Goodman contributes violin work on 3 tracks, "No Time Flat" "Like This" and "Dinosaur Dance"
- 2009 - Black Clouds & Silver Linings by Dream Theater
- 2009 - A Tribute To Zbigniew Seifert - Jarek Śmietana Band (featuring Mateusz Smoczyński, Didier Lockwood, Krzesimir Dębski, Christian Howes, Mark Feldman, Maciej Strzelczyk, Adam Bałdych, Pierre Blanchard: JSR Records – JSR 0011)
- 2018 - Night Manager - Strat Andriotis
- 2019 - 1000 Hands: Chapter One - Jon Anderson
- 2020 - Remember Me At Twilight - Strat Andriotis
- 2021 - Path To Light - Denis Krupin
Multimedia
- Jerry Goodman with the Mahavishnu Orchestra - "You Know You Know" on YouTube
- Jerry Goodman with The Flock (Duet, 1970) on YouTube
- Jerry Goodman with the Dixie Dregs on YouTube
- Video introduction from Jerry Goodman website on YouTube
- L.A. Underscore with Jerry Goodman on YouTube
Sources & external Links
- Mahavishnu Orchestra The Inner Mounting Flame CD booklet
- Mahavishnu Orchestra The Lost Trident Sessions CD booklet
- All Music Guide to Jerry Goodman
- 2010 interview with Jerry Goodman on Prog Sphere
References
- ^ Ray Tischer violist/producer