Mahavishnu Orchestra
jazz-rock fusion group that debuted in 1971 and dissolved in 1976. The band was led by "Mahavishnu" John McLaughlin on a double-necked or acoustic guitar, with members Billy Cobham on drums, Rick Laird on electric bass, Jan Hammer on keyboards and piano, and The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) and Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, Gayle Moran on keyboards, Ralphe Armstrong on the bass, and Narada Michael Walden on percussion. This "new" Mahavishnu Orchestra (which McLaughlin has reportedly called the "real" Mahavishnu Orchestra) released only one studio album, Visions Of The Emerald Beyond.
After the final dissolution of the Orchestra, McLaughlin formed another group called Shakti.
Discography
- The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
- Birds Of Fire (1973)
- Between Nothingness And Eternity (1974)
- Visions Of The Emerald Beyond (1975)
- Inner Worlds (1976)
