Mahavishnu Orchestra
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Top Songs
| 1 | Birds of Fire | ||
| 2 | Dawn [Remastered] | ||
| 3 | One Word | ||
| 4 | Resolution | ||
| 5 | Thousand Island Park |
Albums
Sep 2023 • 7 songs
Apr 2012 • 9 songs
Apr 2012 • 7 songs
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Biography
One of the premiere fusion groups, the Mahavishnu Orchestra were considered by most observers during their prime to be a rock band, but their sophisticated improvisations actually put their high-powered music between rock and jazz. Founder and leader John McLaughlin had recently played with Miles Davis and Tony Williams' Lifetime. The original lineup of the group was McLaughlin on electric guitar, violinist Jerry Goodman, keyboardist Jan Hammer, electric bassist Rick Laird, and drummer Billy Cobham. They recorded three intense albums for Columbia during 1971-1973 and then the ...