Meeting of The Spirits / Celebrating The Music Of The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Bring together the mighty Hessische Rundfunk Big Band, the legendary drummer, Billy Cobham, the outstanding compositions of John McLaughlin and the consummate arranging skills of Colin Towns and you have an infallible recipe for success. For John McLaughlin, this project was, in his own words, a dream come true.
Colin Towns: arranger and director.
HR-Bigband: Heinz Dieter Sauerborn: alto saxophone, flute; Oliver Leicht: alto and soprano saxophone, flute; Harry Petersen: tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute; Johannes Enders: tenor and soprano saxophone, flute; Rainer Heute: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Tobias Weidinger, Martin Auer, Thomas Vogel, Axel Schlosser: trumpet, flugelhorn; Gunter Bollmann, Peter Feil, Christian Jaksj: trombone; Manfred Honetschliger: bass trombone; Martin Scales: guitar; Peter Reiter: piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards; Thomas Heidepriem: electric bass.
Guest: Billy Cobham: drums.
01. Hope
02. Birds Of Fire
03. Miles Beyond
04. Resolution
05. Cosmic Strut
06. Dawn
07. Eternity's Breath Parts 1 & 2
08. Sanctuary
09. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
10. You Know, You Know
11. One Word
12. Meeting Of The Spirits
