Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire VINYL LP KC31966
1972 was an incredible year for John McLaughlin (guitar), Jan Hammer (keyboards), Billy Cobham (drums), Jerry Goodman (violin) and Rick Laird (bass). As the Mahavishnu Orchestra, these five multi-talented musicians not only made up one of the first classic jazz/rock fusion outfits, but they also delivered the masterpiece Birds Of Fire, one of the more successful albums of that year, catapulting them into the upper rungs on the album charts.
Birds Of Fire truly culminates the collective geniuses of these five players led by the haunting guitar licks of John McLaughlin into territories rarely heard and not seen since. Kicking things off with the mesmerizing title track "Birds Of Fire," followed by McLaughlin’s tribute to Miles Davis with "Miles Beyond," the listener is consistently rewarded here by the stunning and powerful musical collaborations of this superstar quintet.
Tracklist
A1 Birds Of Fire
A2 Miles Beyond
A3 Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
A4 Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love
A5 Thousand Island Park
A6 Hope
B1 One Word
B2 Sanctuary
B3 Open Country Joy
B4 Resolution
