
	Where results make sense

Topic: Mahavishnu Orchestra

In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Biography - Mahavishnu Orchestra (Bio 121) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		One of the premiere fusion groups, the Mahavishnu Orchestra was considered by most observers during its prime to be a rock band but its sophisticated improvisations actually put its high-powered music between rock and jazz.
		Surprisingly an attempt to revive the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1984 (using Cobham, saxophonist Bill Evans, keyboardist Mitchell Forman and electric bassist Jonas Hellborg and percussionist Danny Gottlieb) was unsuccessful; one Warner Bros. album resulted.
		However when one thinks of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, it is of the original lineup which was very influential throughout the 1970s.
	musicbase.h1.ru /PPB/ppb1/Bio_121.htm (245 words)

	The Mahavishnu Orchestra: This Century's Classical Music?
		In addition to McLaughlin, the Mahavishnu Orchestra included Rick Laird on bass, current Dregs violinist Jerry Goodman, the renowned Billy Cobham on drums and keyboardist Jan Hammer, who would go onto commercial fame in the 1980's as the composer and performer of the soundtrack for the Miami Vice television show.
		The rediscovery of the music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra is fully evidenced however, by the dedication shown by The Mahavishnu Project.
		The compositions from the Mahavishnu Orchestra were serious minded efforts.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=2160 (1304 words)

	Ground and Sky review - The Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
		Mahavishnu Orchestra is one of the original fusion bands, breaking new ground and setting a standard for the genre that survives and influences to this day.
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra's second album sees a band which is essentially unchanged from before.
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra blew a lot of minds back in the 70s, and if I was old enough to have seen them at the time, I'm positive they would have been blowing mine as well.
	www.progreviews.com /reviews/display.php?rev=tmo-bof (1525 words)

	About the Mahavishnu Project
		Back in 1971, when guitar-god John McLaughlin left Miles Davis and (Tony William’s Lifetime) to form the groundbreaking Mahavishnu Orchestra, he was the first to combine the fire of Hendrix-drenched rock with the groove of Coltrane’s modal jazz and the ethereal Indian ragas of Ravi Shankar.
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra has since been cited as a major influence on everyone from King Crimson to Phish, and was in many ways one of the first electric jam bands.
		Not surprisingly however, the music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra hasn’t gone on to be covered and re-interpreted by the many bands it has affected, largely due to its extreme technical demands.
	www.mahavishnuproject.com /html/bandbio.html (439 words)

	The Mahavishnu Project Interview at Access Rock
		The Mahavishnu Project is a band dedicated to preserving John Mclaughlin's intense and brilliant music written for the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
		Back in 1971, guitar-god John McLaughlin left both Miles Davis' group and Tony William's Lifetime to form the groundbreaking Mahavishnu Orchestra, melding the fire of Hendrix-drenched rock with the groove of Coltrane's modal jazz and the ethereal Indian ragas of Ravi Shankar.
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra has been cited as a major influence on everyone from King Crimson to Phish, and was in many ways one of the first eclectic, electric jam bands.
	www.accessrock.com /Interviews/mahavishnu-interview.asp (1425 words)

	Prog Rock Corner--Mahavishnu Orchestra! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra is considered by many to be the greatest Jazz-fusion group of all time.
		The group was formed in late 1970-early 1971 by McLaughlin, a brilliant guitarist with a jazz-rock pedigree that included work with the Graham Bond Organisation in the mid-60s, and with the electrified Miles Davis on his landmark "Bitches Brew" LP in 1969.
		The Orchestra faded into the sunset in 1975 with the release of the excellent Visions of the Emerald Beyond album, as McLaughlin went on to greener pastures, including a wealth of solo work and further collaborations with Miles Davis and Carlos Santana.
	www.stitzel.com /slop/prq/mahavishnu.html (255 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on The Inner Mounting Flame [Remaster] - Mahavishnu Orchestra at Epinions.com
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra was the supreme and all encompassing innovative brainchild of the legendary guitarist, John Mclaughlin.
		The “sound” that The Mahavishnu Orchestra made was loud, and electronically oriented to the maximum.
		All in all, “The Inner Mounting Flame” is a must have CD for lovers of jazz/fusion music, for fans of John Mclaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra in particular, and for those adventurous souls who just can’t get enough music, and like to dabble and experiment in the true experience of musical creativity.
	www.epinions.com /content_161661423236 (2037 words)

	Mahavishnu Orchestra vs. Return to Forever
		The mahavishnu definatly have their good albums and their bad ones but it takes a true student to know the difernce.
		whereas mahavishnu were more, well, rock; it sounds like maybe their songs were born more out of jamming than john sitting down and just writing a tune.
		The records under the name Mahavishnu after the original band are not nearly the same, especially the album Inner Worlds, which I think is pretty bad.
	ilx.wh3rd.net /thread.php?msgid=1352592 (1654 words)

	Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire Review - sputnikmusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The prettiest thing Mahavishnu ever did, this song, despite the exterior shell of almost cheesy diatonic beauty, is insanely technical.
		Mahavishnu Orchestra was a great showcase of talent.
		Mahavishnu lifts you to another paradigm with this album.
	www.sputnikmusic.com /review_1391 (1424 words)

	Amazon.ca: Birds Of Fire (Rm): Music: Mahavishnu Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Thanks to yet another pristine digital remastering from the archivists at Legacy, we are drawn deeper into the creative vortex of John McLaughlin's groundbreaking fusion ensemble, captured at the peak of their powers in August 1972.
		By this time, Mahavishnu were headliners, and by offering greater bass extension, more air and resolution, and a clearer sense of distinction between the component parts, McLaughlin's collaborators sound clearer in their shaping of the group's overall sound.
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra are widely known for breaking new ground in the world of popular music.
	www.amazon.ca /Birds-Mahavishnu-Orchestra-John-McLaughlin/dp/B00004VWA8 (1416 words)

	Apocalypse
		General audiences seem to have lost track of the Mahavishnu Orchestra after Birds of Fire was released and maybe that’s for a good reason.
		Reportedly, he dubbed this line-up the “real Mahavishnu Orchestra.” So that probably does indicate this is the sort of thing he originally had in mind.
		In between the classical compositions are the usual Mahavishnu rock-jazz piddly jams that we’ve been used to.
	donignacio.com /mahavishnuorchestra/apocalypse.html (1194 words)

	Amazon.com: Apocalypse: Music: Mahavishnu Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The opening band was to have been "Poco", but they had equipment problems (luckily), and, as a consequence, Mahavishnu Orchestra came out early and played for more than 3 hours.
		The band was accompanied by a string quartet which managed to capture the power of the orchestral arrangement of the album, adding to the electrifying performance.
		Mahavishnu II was nowhere as good as MI, but it had its good points in this inaugural album, most notably the pristine of electric violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.
	www.amazon.com /Apocalypse-Mahavishnu-Orchestra/dp/B00000273F (1430 words)

	Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of Fire - PopMatters Music Review
		After appearing on Miles Davis' landmark opus Bitches Brew, the 30-year-old British-born guitar wizard known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin birthed his own band and christened it The Mahavishnu Orchestra.
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra is hell and gone from '80s goof.
		So let's put it this way: Mahavishnu was a peyote fueled Dave Matthews Band, sans vocals, with 20 times the talent and influences plus a baddass seventies tube-amp swagger.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/m/mahavishnuorchestra-birds.shtml (668 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Back in 1971, when guitar-god John McLaughlin left Miles Davis (and Tony William's Lifetime) to form the groundbreaking Mahavishnu Orchestra, he was the first to combine the fire of Hendrix-drenched rock with the groove of Coltrane's modal jazz & the ethereal Indian ragas of Ravi Shankar.
		Not surprisingly however, the music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra has not gone on to be covered and interpreted by the many bands it has affected largely due to its extreme technical demands.
		The Mahavishnu Project is currently on tour promoting their new CD release, "Live Bootleg" on Aggregate Music.
	www.bottomlinecabaret.com /what_mahavishnu.html (451 words)

	Amazon.com: Birds of Fire: Music: Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Clearly, guitarist McLaughlin was the creative lightning rod, as his chanting solo on the title tune suggests, colored as it is by the cathartic melodic fire of late Coltrane and Hendrix.
		If not for the Mahavishnu Orchestra's first album, The Inner Mounting Flame, this second, 1973 outing might well be considered the greatest of all jazz-fusion essays.
		Led by guitar virtuoso John McLaughlin, the Mahavishnu Orchestra specialized in blending rock with elements of jazz, Eastern, R&B, classical, country and other elements to form an indescribable brand of music.
	www.amazon.com /Birds-Mahavishnu-Orchestra-John-McLaughlin/dp/B00004VWA8 (2834 words)

	Mahavishnu Orchestra - The CHUD.COM Message Boards
		Friends of mine are in a band (or were, talk is they may have just broken up after five years, though I don't want to bring it up) who are heavily influenced by Mahavishnu and turned me on to them along with other great stuff like Magma.
		King Crimson is another great, there are plenty of others, but yeah, Mahavishnu for me is the most exciting.
		On their last album they did one of their infamous covers, one being Black Sabbath medley and the other Mahavishnu medley, basically they cram all the riffs into 2 minutes.
	www.chud.com /forums/showthread.php?p=1510376 (1875 words)

	Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame Review - sputnikmusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra's 1971 debut album "Inner Mounting Flame" is a gem in the world of jazz fusion.
		This album is my first Mahavishnu album, I love it lots.
		Wow seriously, I'm just listening to this album again and for the first time I am noticing that "The Dance of The Maya" is a great blues song, haha wtf.
	www.sputnikmusic.com /album.php?reviewid=4889&ref=mx (796 words)

	Mahavishnu Orchestra Biography
		Many consider John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra to be the greatest of all the jazz-rock fusion groups.
		Although the group never was as influential as the original lineup, McLaughlin went on record as saying was the "real Mahavishnu Orchestra." Because of McLaughlin's
		McLaughlin attempted to revive the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1984 (using Cobham, saxophonist Bill Evans (NOTE: NOT the piano player of the same name), keyboardist Mitchell Forman percussionist Danny Gottleib, and bassist Jonas Hellborg, but surprisingly, the group was unsuccessful, only releasing one album.
	airjudden.tripod.com /jazz/mahavishnuorchestra.html (216 words)

	Meeting of the Spirits - Mahavishnu John Mc Laughlin Fan Page !!!!!
		Mahavishnu Music Book - Sheet music of the MO, currently out of print, but now on the net.
		MO2 Review - A review of the second Mahavishnu Orchestra featuring Jean Luc Ponty (v), Michael Walden (dr), a string quartet, etc. The performance was in Sydney, Australia from 1975.
		Katia and Marielle Labeque - Katia was of course JM's wife for a while and played on "Mahavishnu", "Bello Horizante", "Music Spoken Here", and played several stunning duets for Guitar and Piano with JM on the B side of "The Mediterranean Concerto" LP.
	www.angelfire.com /oh/scotters2/jmc.html (2322 words)

	Ground and Sky review - The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Lost Trident Sessions
		This is essentially the unreleased third studio album of the first version of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, surely one of the most formidable quintets in rock history.
		By the summer of 1973, the Orchestra was experiencing major infighting amongst its members.
		Anyone who listens to this and says there is no heart isn't really listening; these guys are reaching back and giving all they have from the sounds of things.
	www.progreviews.com /reviews/display.php?rev=tmo-tlts (770 words)

	Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
		Mahavishnu Orchestra - 01 - Birds Of Fire 2:19
		Mahavishnu Orchestra - 03 - Celestial Terrestrial Commuters 7:47
		Mahavishnu Orchestra - 05 - Thousand Island Park 8:07
	www.mogensgallardo.com /music/afec8d6f.html (81 words)

	Mahavishnu Orchestra \| Apocalypse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Last, of course, the guitar master Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, leading an Orchestra that was augmented by an impressive string section of its own.
		Jean Luc Ponty made his debut with the Mahavishnu Orchestra on this album, and added energy to McLaughlin's inspired tunes.
		To perform this music live with a symphony orchestra was a nightmare.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /reviews/r1102_130.htm (583 words)

	The Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Anthony's Music World
		I've been a fan of the Mahavishnu Orchestra since the eighth grade.
		They were led by electric guitarist John McLaughlin, and their ranks included Billy Cobham and Jan Hammer, who went on to have successful musical careers.
		(Jan Hammer wrote the theme song to the TV show "Miami Vice") If you are thinking of buying a Mahavishnu Orchestra CD, I would suggest "Visions of the Emerald Beyond" or "Innermounting Flame", followed by "Birds Of Fire".
	members.tripod.com /~lordack/mahavish.html (97 words)

	MAHAVISHNU JOHN McLAUGHLIN DISCOGRAPHY
		First he tunes it and from there he is able to sing and play the song, of which all other songs are but variables.
		Capsule Info: Santana's most completely spiritual album was made with Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, the English guitarist who might be considered the driving force of Jazz-Rock Fusion music.
		Capsule Info: The second installment of the second incarnation of the Mahavishnu orchestra.
	members.aol.com /ilebaba/adeleke/discmaha.html (298 words)

	MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a primary recording and performing outlet for guitar virtuoso John McLaughlin.
		He then formed the Mahavishnu Orchestra by adding two European jazz-oriented musicians, bassist Rick Laird and keyboardist Jan Hammer, while retaining Cobham and Goodman.
		In 1976, however, he gave up the name after renouncing Sri Chimnoy; he briefly formed a group as the Mahavishnu Orchestra from 1984-1986, featuring drummer Danny Gottlieb, keyboardist Mitch Foreman, and saxophonist Bill Evans.
	www.shsu.edu /~lis_fwh/book/native_music_styles/support/MahavishnuOrchestra2.htm (348 words)

	Cover Art: Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
		A wee lad I was in 1973 when I got to see this ensemble live (in Scranton Pa. no less) and I think it radically changed my view of what music was or could be.
		I can only assume that others also experienced this via the Orchestra and friends.
		If anyone has any additional information pertaining to the album or players you can send an E-mail to Tralfaz.
	tralfaz-archives.com /coverart/M/mahavishnu_birds.html (155 words)

	Tower Records - The Inner Mounting Flame [Remaster] - Mahavishnu Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mahavishnu Orchestra: John McLaughlin (acoustic & electric guitars); Jerry Goodman (acoustic & electric violins); Jan Hammer (Fender Rhodes, ring modulator, piano); Rick Laird (electric bass); Billy Cobham (drums).
		As British bands like Yes, ELP, and Genesis extended the borders of rock & roll, John McLaughlin had seized the opportunity to do the same with jazz.
		The first stars of the jazz/rock fusion camp, the Mahavishnu Orchestra played sellout concerts, sold records in quantities previously unheard of by jazz musicians, and captured a crossover audience of forward-looking jazz devotees and progressive rock fans.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.asp?pfid=1007235&from1=pul (326 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)