Mahavishnu Orchestra, The

5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

PERSONNEL:

JOHN McLAUGHLIN, guitar
JAN HAMMER, piano
JERRY GOODMAN, violin
RICK LAIRD, bass
BILLY COBHAM, drums

Recorded in New York, August 1971.

SIDE A:

01. Meeting Of The Spirits
02. Dawn
03. The Noonward Race
04. A Lotus On Irish Streams

SIDE B:

01. Vital Transformation
02. The Dance Of Maya
03. You Know You Know
04. Awakening

The wealth of ideas, sheer vitality and supreme soloistic virtuosity of the five top-notch musicians from four different countries is absolutely first class. In addition there is their truly dreamlike interplay; one could say they were born and grew up with the same 'spirit'. "Meeting Of The Spirit", "The Dance Of Maya" and "You Know You Know" are the highlights of this first Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Aspiration – struggle, hope and desire – is seen as an inner mounting flame which takes man towards 'divine perfection'. Well, opinions differ of course. But what is certain is that this music from 1971 is still amazingly fresh and creative even 36 years later – and luckily it is available once again in the form of a vinyl disc.