The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971/2012 remaster/FLAC)

 

The Inner Mounting Flame is the debut studio album by American jazz-rock fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra, recorded in August 1971 and released in November of the same year by Columbia Records. After their formation, the group performed several debut gigs before they entered the studio to record their first album featuring all original material written by guitarist John McLaughlin.

•     John McLaughlin – guitar
•     Rick Laird – bass
•     Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
•     Jan Hammer – keyboards, organ
•     Jerry Goodman – violin

01. Meeting Of The Spirits (6:52)

02. Dawn (5:10)

03. The Noonward Race (6:28)

04. A Lotus On Irish Streams (5:40)

05. Vital Transformation (6:16)

06. The Dance Of Maya (7:17)

07. You Know, You Know (5:07)

08. Awakening (3:30)

09. The Noonward Race (Live) (15:23)

Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (5 CD, 2012/FLAC)

 The Complete Columbia Albums Collection is a box set by Mahavishnu Orchestra. It came out in 2012 and it contains remastered versions of all the albums by the first incarnation of the band, including The Lost Trident Sessions which was to be the band's third studio album, recorded in 1973 but only released in 1999. Additionally, the first album The Inner Mounting Flame contains a bonus track, the live album Between Nothingness & Eternity was remixed and expanded, and the box includes a previously unreleased live CD called Unreleased Tracks from Between Nothingness & Eternity.

CD1 - The Inner Mounting Flame 

CD2 - Birds Of Fire 

CD3 - The Lost Trident Sessions 

CD4 - Between Nothingness & Eternity 

CD5 - Unreleased Tracks From Between Nothingness & Eternity 

HR-Bigband (featuring Billy Cobham) - Meeting of the Spirits (A Celebration of the Mahavishnu Orchestra) [2006/FLAC]

 

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. 

John McLaughlin - Montreux Concerts [17 CD, 2003/FLAC]

 

This monumental compilation features all the artist's concerts at the Montreaux Jazz Festival spanning the years 1974 through 1999.


Featuring

Shakti in July 1976 & 1977 (3 discs),

John McLaughlin & The One Truth Band in July 1978,

John McLaughlin & Chick Corea in July 1981,

Mahavishnu Orchestra in July 1984 (2 discs),

John McLaughlin & Paco DeLucia in July 1987 (2 discs),

John McLaughlin & The Free Spirits in July 1993 & 1995 (3 discs),

John McLaughlin & The Heart Of Things in July 1998

John McLaughlin & Remember Shakti in July 1999.

The last disc is a bonus CD containing two tracks one featuring McLaughlin performing with Santana in July 1993 'Canto de Xango' & another with McLaughlin & Paco DeLucia in July 1996 'Frevo'.

Mahavishnu Orchestra discography

 Mahavishnu Orchestra were a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971, led by English guitarist John McLaughlin. The group underwent several line-up changes throughout its history across two stints from 1971 to 1976 and 1984 to 1987. With its first line-up consisting of musicians Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman and Rick Laird, the band received its initial acclaims for its complex, intense music consisting of a blend of Indian classical music, jazz and psychedelic rock, and their dynamic live performances between 1971 and 1973.