John McLaughlin (musician)>John McLaughlinBilly Cobham Jan Hammer Jerry Goodman Rick LairdRalphe ArmstrongNarada Michael Walden Gayle Moran Jean-Luc Ponty Stu Goldberg Bill Evans Jonas Hellborg Mitchel Forman Danny Gottlieb Jim Beard}}The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971, led by English guitarist John McLaughlin.BOOK, Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin, Colin Larkin (writer), Virgin Books, 1997, Concise, 1-85227-745-9, 787, The group underwent several line-up changes throughout its history across its two periods of activity, from 1971 to 1976 and from 1984 to 1987.WEB,weblink Mahavishnu Orchestra â€“ Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio, AllMusic, 10 June 2016, With its first line-up consisting of musicians Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, and Rick Laird, the band received its initial acclaim for its complex, intense music consisting of a blend of Indian classical music, jazz, and psychedelic rock as well as its dynamic live performances between 1971 and 1973.NEWS, Smith, Roger L.,weblink Rock and Schlock, The Harvard Crimson, The Harvard Crimson Inc, 1972-02-11, 2019-02-22, McLaughlin has chosen to work toward a musical intensity that aims inward rather than outward. There is never a wasted note, yet the improvisation by each member of the group is always present, always building and directing the music., NEWS, Heckman, Don,weblink Jazz: Mahavishnu â€“ A Trip Into Rock, The New York Times, 1972-07-07, 2019-02-22, ...the Mahavishnu ensemble has gradually developed a form of jazz that dips into rock, blues, Indian music, â€œclassical musicâ€ and electronics for source material, stylistic elements and aesthetic energy., Many members of the band have gone on to acclaimed careers of their own in the jazz and jazz fusion genres.

History

1971â€“1974: First incarnation

By mid-1971, McLaughlin had been a member of Miles Davis' band and Tony Williams' Lifetime, and released three solo albums. He then set about forming his own jazz fusion group, the first line-up of which featured Panamanian drummer Billy Cobham, Irish bassist Rick Laird, Czech keyboardist Jan Hammer, and American violinist Jerry Goodman. Cobham and Goodman had played on McLaughlin's third solo album My Goal's Beyond (1971). McLaughlin's first choice for violinist was Frenchman Jean-Luc Ponty, but he was unable to join due to immigration problems. After listening to various albums he hired Goodman, formerly of The Flock. Though American bassist Tony Levin was the first person McLaughlin wanted,WEB,weblink Interview:John McLaughlin (solo, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis) â€“ Hit Channel, thodoris, 8 October 2012, Hit-channel.com, 10 June 2016, WEB,weblink Interview:Tony Levin (Stick Men, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, John Lennon) â€“ Hit Channel, thodoris, 21 February 2013, Hit-channel.com, 10 June 2016, Laird had known McLaughlin for several years and accepted the invitation. Hammer was found through a mutual friendship with Miroslav Vitous of the jazz fusion group Weather Report.JOURNAL,weblink John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra: Two Sides to Every Satori, Crawdaddy, Patrick, Snyder-Scumpy, Frank, DeLigio, November 1973, 16 January 2017,weblink" title="archive.today/20121208221016weblink">weblink 8 December 2012, The group's name originates from Indian spiritual leader and guru Sri Chinmoy, of whom McLaughlin had become a follower, who gave him the name Mahavishnu, "Maha" meaning "great" in Sanskrit and "vishnu" after the Hindu deity Vishnu.MAGAZINE, Shteamer, Hank, 26 October 2017, John McLaughlin on His Final U.S. Tour, Revisiting Mahavishnu Orchestra,weblink 26 December 2020, Rolling Stone, With the line-up secured, the five met in New York City in July 1971 and rehearsed for one week. They adopted an instrumental fusion sound characterised by electric rock, funk, complex time signatures, and arrangements influenced by McLaughlin's interest in Indian classical music. Their debut gigs followed at the Gaslight at the Au Go Go as the opening act for bluesman John Lee Hooker.WEB,weblink Exclusive: After 40 Years, The Mahavishnu Orchestra Looks Back, The Guitar Channel, McLaughlin recalled: "The first set was shaky but the second set just took off and every night it was great. They wanted to hold us over and a few days after the second week ... we went into the studio".JOURNAL,weblink John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra: Two Sides to Every Satori, Crawdaddy, Patrick, Snyder-Scumpy, Frank, DeLigio, November 1973, 16 January 2017, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20121208221016weblink">weblink 8 December 2012, McLaughlin secured a record deal with Columbia Records, giving the green light to record an album.(File:JohnMcLaughlin.jpg|thumb|left|upright|McLaughlin in 1973 performing with the band)The Inner Mounting Flame was released in November 1971, peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Jazz Albums and No. 89 on the Billboard 200. This was followed by Birds of Fire (1973). Due to the pressures of sudden fame, exhaustion and a lack of communication, the original band began to tire. The stress was further exacerbated by problematic recording sessions in June 1973 at London's Trident Studios that found some of the players not speaking to others. Their project was never fully completed. Cobham was disappointed and felt that the group "were knocking on the door of something really new. Something unique, something that had never been done before in rock and roll."WEB,weblink Mahavishnu Orchestra: Cobham â€” it ended in total fiasco, Chris, Welch, 2 February 1974, Melody Maker, Rock's Backpages, 27 December 2020, This was followed by the release of their first live album Between Nothingness & Eternity, which featured material from the Trident sessions.Later in 1973, Hammer and Goodman expressed their frustrations about McLaughlin's leadership in an interview for Crawdaddy magazine. An attempt was made to improve group relations by having each member introduced as they walked on stage, and tunes by Hammer, Laird, and Goodman mixed into the live set. It was not enough, however, and the five played their final gig on December 30.WEB,weblink John McLaughlin: It Was Natural Evolution, Chris, Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 2 February 1974, Rock's Backpages, 26 December 2020, According to Laird, the band did not say goodbye to each other afterward.MAGAZINE,weblink Rick Laird: Why Mahavishnu is Breaking Up, Loraine, Alterman, 28 February 1974, Rolling Stone, Rock's Backpages, 27 December 2020, In January 1974, McLaughlin split the group. Laird spoke about the group weeks later, claiming that despite McLaughlin's having composed most of the group's tunes, the rest of the band contributed "a great deal" and did not receive credit. He was also critical of Cobham's claim that the group had rejected his musical ideas, and that Hammer, Goodman, and Laird pushed to have their songs performed because of "an ego trip".

1974â€“1976: Second incarnation

After the original group dissolved, it reformed in 1974 with a new cast of musicians behind McLaughlin: Jean-Luc Ponty (who had performed with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention) on violin, Gayle Moran on keyboards, Ralphe Armstrong on bass, and Narada Michael Walden on percussion, Steven Kindler and Carol Shive on violin, Marcia Westbrook on viola, Phil Hirschi on cello, Steve Frankevich, Premik Russell Tubbs on alto, tenor and soprano saxophones,and Bob Knapp on brass. This "new" Mahavishnu Orchestra (which McLaughlin has reportedly called the "real" Mahavishnu Orchestra) changed personnel slightly between 1974's Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond in 1975. Apocalypse was recorded in London with the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, with George Martin producing and Geoff Emerick engineering the sessions. The band was then reduced to a four-piece for 1976's Inner Worlds, with Jean-Luc Ponty leaving after a heated disagreement about writing credits on the Visions album, and Gayle Moran being replaced with Stu Goldberg. Ponty would later settle over the royalties for the tracks Pegasus and Opus 1 for an undisclosed amount of money.

1984â€“1987: Third incarnation

After the dissolution of this version of the Orchestra, McLaughlin formed another group called Shakti to explore his interest in Indian music; following that, he went on to form other bands including the One Truth Band and the Translators, and a guitar trio with Al Di Meola and flamenco guitarist Paco de LucÃa.In 1984, McLaughlin reformed the Mahavishnu Orchestra with Bill Evans on saxophones, Jonas Hellborg on bass, Mitchel Forman on keyboards, and original member Billy Cobham on drums. Cobham participated in the sessions for their self-titled 1984 album, but was replaced by Danny Gottlieb for live work, and Jim Beard replaced Mitchel Forman for the latter period of this band's life. This band's overall sound was different from the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, in particular because of McLaughlin's extensive use of the Synclavier synthesizer system.

Post-Mahavishnu Orchestra

McLaughlin then worked with a number of incarnations of the John McLaughlin Guitar Trio, all of which featured Trilok Gurtu on percussion, and, at various times, Jeff Berlin, Kai Eckhardt, and Dominique Di Piazza on bass. He then formed the Free Spirits, a guitar, organ and drums trio, with Joey DeFrancesco on Hammond organ and trumpet, and Dennis Chambers on drums, as well as touring and recording again with Al Di Meola and Paco de LucÃa.Billy Cobham went on to perform as a solo artist, recording many albums including Total Eclipse, Crosswinds and Spectrum, and toured with the "Billy Cobham & George Duke Band" for many years. Jan Hammer went on to collaborate with Jeff Beck (together with Narada Michael Walden) in Beck's acclaimed album Wired and also recorded a live album with Beck. He released several solo albums and composed the theme and incidental music for the hit 1980s TV show, Miami Vice. Jerry Goodman recorded the album Like Children with Mahavishnu keyboard alumnus Jan Hammer. Starting in 1985 he recorded three solo albums for Private Music and went on tour with his own band, as well as with Shadowfax and the Dixie Dregs. Rick Laird played with Stan Getz and Chick Corea as well as releasing one solo LP, Soft Focus, but retired from the music business in 1982. He had worked both as a bass teacher and photographer since then. He died on July 4, 2021, at the age of 80.

Legacy

Mahavishnu Orchestra has been cited as an influence on many bands of different genres. Greg Ginn, guitarist and main composer of hardcore punk band Black Flag, cited their early records which inspired him to record more progressive guitar work and even record instrumental albums.WEB, 17 March 2017, HeavyMetalBebop.com,weblink #9: GREG GINN, July 2012, Manhattan, New York City, Hank, Shteamer, There has been a resurgence of interest in the Mahavishnu Orchestra in recent years, with bands like The Mars Volta,NEWS, Klein, Joshua, 2005-05-18, More than prog or fusion, Chicago Tribune,weblink 2010-06-10, Opeth,WEB, 14 March 2017,weblink INTERVIEW: Opeth's Mikael Ã…kerfeldt, 16 September 2011, Peter, Hodgson, Q: Thereâ€™s an obvious fusion feel to a lot of the material on Heritage. Where did that come from?Mikael Ã…kerfeldt: [...] the fusion aspect comes from Mahavishnu Orchestra [...], iheartguitarblog.com, Black Midi,WEB,weblink Black Midi's drummer Morgan Simpson picks his favourite players, and the Dillinger Escape Plan,WEB,weblink 14 March 2017, Rocking.gr, The Dillinger Escape Plan interview, 25 November 2013, 5 November 2013, Jason, Tsimplakos, Glasgow, Scotland, naming them as an influence. Jon Fishman, the drummer for Phish has also cited them as an influence.WEB, Baron, Josh, Hooking Up With Fishman,weblink Relix, 15 June 2010, Relix Media Group, 30 November 2020, There have been no less than five major tribute recordings released. In addition, a book Power, Passion and Beauty: The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra by Walter Kolosky (AbstractLogix Books) has been published. It contains interviews with all of the band's members and quotes obtained specifically for the book from many famous admirers such as Jeff Beck, Pat Metheny, the artist Peter Max, Bill Bruford and many more. The Mahavishnu Orchestra have also been sampled in contemporary music, most notably by Massive Attack on their track "Unfinished Sympathy", which sampled "Planetary Citizen", resulting in the band's being sued by Ralphe Armstrong, who received a healthy out-of-court settlement.WEB, Kolosky, Walter, Mahavishnu Orchestra â€“ Planetary Citizen,weblink JAZZ.COM, 8 December 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130518012935weblink">weblink 18 May 2013, "You Know, You Know" was sampled on Massive Attack's "One Love" and Mos Def's "Kalifornia."

Band members{| class"wikitable" border"1" width"100%"

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John McLaughlin (musician)>John McLaughlin

1971â€“1976|1984â€“1987}}

guitar|vocals}}

Mahavishnu Orchestra#Discography>all releases

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cWidth=75

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1971â€“1973|1984}}|drums

The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Birds of Fire (1973)
Between Nothingness & Eternity (1973)
Mahavishnu (1984)
The Lost Trident Sessions (1999)
Unreleased Tracks from Between Nothingness & Eternity (2011){edih}

Image=Jerry_Goodman_in_London_1970_(rule_of_thirds_crop).jpg

cWidth=75

oTop=95|oLeft=110}}|Jerry Goodman

1971â€“1973|violin

{hide}flatlist|

The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Birds of Fire (1973)
Between Nothingness & Eternity (1973)
The Lost Trident Sessions (1999)
Unreleased Tracks from Between Nothingness & Eternity (2011){edih}

Image=Jan_Hammer_2_-_1977.jpg

cWidth=75

oTop=1000|oLeft=630}}|Jan Hammer|keyboards

Image=Rick_Laird_1973_(cropped).png

cWidth=75

oTop=35|oLeft=20}}|Rick Laird

(died 2021)}}|bass guitar

1974â€“1976

bass guitar|vocals}}

{hide}flatlist|* Apocalypse (1974)

Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975)
Inner Worlds (1976){edih}

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cWidth=75

oTop=372|oLeft=417}}|Narada Michael Walden

drums

vocals|keyboards}}

Image=Jean-Luc_Ponty_2008_by_Guillaume_Laurent.jpg

cWidth=75

oTop=30|oLeft=70}}|Jean-Luc Ponty

1974â€“1975

violin|vocals}}

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cWidth=75

oTop=30|oLeft=100}}|Gayle Moran

{{Hlist

vocals}}

Apocalypse (1974)
Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975){edih}

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cWidth=75

oTop=130|oLeft=165}}

Bill Evans (saxophonist)>Bill Evans

1984â€“1987

saxophone|keyboards}}

{hide}flatlist|

Mahavishnu (1984)
Adventures in Radioland (1987){edih}

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cWidth=75

oTop=20|oLeft=7}}|Jonas Hellborg|bass guitar

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cWidth=75

oTop=30|oLeft=58}}|Mitchel Forman|1984â€“1986|keyboards

drums|percussion}}

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cWidth=75

oTop=55|oLeft=185}}|Jim Beard

(died 2024)}}|keyboards|none

Timeline

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John McLaughlin â€“ guitar
Jan Hammer â€“ keyboards
Jerry Goodman â€“ violin
Rick Laird â€“ bass guitar
Billy Cobham â€“ drums

! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1974â€“1975|

John McLaughlin â€“ guitar, vocals
Gayle Moran â€“ keyboards, vocals
Jean-Luc Ponty â€“ violin, vocals
Ralphe Armstrong â€“ bass guitar
Narada Michael Walden â€“ drums, vocals

! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1976|

John McLaughlin â€“ guitar
Stu Goldberg â€“ keyboards
Ralphe Armstrong â€“ bass guitar
Narada Michael Walden â€“ drums, vocals

! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1976â€“1984| Disbanded! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1984|

John McLaughlin â€“ guitar
Mitchel Forman â€“ keyboards
Bill Evans â€“ saxophone
Jonas Hellborg â€“ bass guitar
Billy Cobham â€“ drums

! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1985â€“1986|

John McLaughlin â€“ guitar
Mitchel Forman â€“ keyboards
Bill Evans â€“ saxophone, keyboards
Jonas Hellborg â€“ bass guitar
Danny Gottlieb â€“ drums

! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1987|

John McLaughlin â€“ guitar
Jim Beard â€“ keyboards
Bill Evans â€“ saxophone, keyboards
Jonas Hellborg â€“ bass guitar
Danny Gottlieb â€“ drums

Discography

Studio albums{| class"wikitable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details! scope="col" colspan="6" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |USWEB,weblink John McLaughlin â€“ Awards, AllMusic, 10 June 2016, ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US Jazz ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |AUSBOOK, Kent, David, David Kent (historian), Australian Chart Book 1970â€“1992, illustrated, Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W., 1993, 0-646-11917-6, 188, ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |GERWEB,weblink Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts, Officialcharts.de, 10 June 2016, {{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |NORWEB,weblink norwegiancharts.com â€“ Norwegian charts portal, Steffen, Hung, Norwegiancharts.com, 10 June 2016, ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |UKWEB,weblink Official Charts Company, Officialcharts.com, 10 June 2016, ! scope="row" |The Inner Mounting Flame|

Released: November 3, 1971WEB,weblink The Inner Mounting Flame, Amazon Music, December 13, 2023,
Label: C.B.S., Columbia
Formats: CD, LP, digital download 89

11 â€” â€” â€” â€” |! scope="row" |Birds of Fire|

Released: March 26, 1973WEB,weblink Birds Of Fire, Sony Music Entertainment Inc., December 13, 2023,
Label: C.B.S., Columbia
Formats: CD, CS, LP, Q8, digital download 15

â€” 38 29 18 20|

US: GoldWEB, Gold & Platinum,weblink 2020-08-03, RIAA, en-US,

! scope="row" |Apocalypsewith London Symphony Orchestra|

Released: March, 1974WEB,weblink Apocalypse â€“ Mahavishnu Orchestra â€“ Songs, Reviews, Credits, AllMusic, 10 June 2016,
Label: C.B.S., Columbia
Formats: CD, LP, Q8, digital download 43

10 82 â€” â€” â€” |! scope="row" |Visions of the Emerald Beyond|

Released: February, 1975WEB,weblink Visions of the Emerald Beyond â€“ Mahavishnu Orchestra â€“ Songs, Reviews, Credits, AllMusic, 10 June 2016,
Label: C.B.S., Columbia
Formats: CD, CS, LP, Q8, digital download 68

18 74 â€” â€” â€” |! scope="row" |Inner Worlds|

Released: January, 1976WEB,weblink Inner Worlds â€“ Mahavishnu Orchestra â€“ Songs, Reviews, Credits, AllMusic, 10 June 2016,
Label: C.B.S., Columbia
Formats: CD, CS, LP, Q8, digital download 118

24 â€” â€” â€” â€”|! scope="row" |Mahavishnu|

Released: October 8, 1984WEB,weblink Mahavishnu, Warner Records Inc., December 13, 2023,
Label: WEA Musik, Warner Bros.
Formats: CD, CS, LP â€”

â€” â€” â€” â€” â€”|! scope="row" |Adventures in Radioland|

Released: 1987
Label: Relativity, PolyGram
Formats: CD, LP, digital download â€”

â€” â€” â€” â€” â€”|! scope="row" |The Lost Trident Sessions|

Released: September 21, 1999WEB,weblink The Lost Trident Sessions â€“ Mahavishnu Orchestra â€“ Songs, Reviews, Credits, AllMusic, 10 June 2016,
Label: Sony
Formats: CD, HDCD, digital download â€”

â€” â€” â€” â€” â€”| "â€”" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details! scope="col" colspan="6" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |AUS! scope="row" |Between Nothingness & Eternity|

Released: November, 1973WEB,weblink Between Nothingness & Eternity â€“ Mahavishnu Orchestra â€“ Songs, Reviews, Credits, AllMusic, 10 June 2016,
Label: C.B.S., Columbia
Formats: CD, LP, Q8, digital download 41

42! scope="row" |Unreleased Tracks from Between Nothingness & Eternity|

Released: 2011
Label: C.B.S., Columbia
Formats: digital download â€”

â€”">

Compilations{| class"wikitable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center;"

Released: 1980
Label: Columbia, CBS
Formats: LP, CS, CD

! scope="row" |(Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection|The Complete Columbia Albums Collection)|

Released: 2011
Label: Columbia, Sony
Formats: CD

! scope="row" |The Essential Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin|

Released: 2013
Label: Columbia, Sony
Formats: Digital download, streaming

Sources

Kolosky, Walter (2006). Power, Passion and Beauty: The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra

References

External links

Power, Passion and Beauty, The Story Of The Legendary Mahavishnu-Orchestra
John McLaughlin Official Website
Official Jan Hammer website
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20041119075833weblink">Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miami Vice and More â€“ Jan Hammer interview
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090112150604weblink">"Acceptible [sic&93; Fusion: the Mahavishnu Orchestra, 1973", by Dinky Dawson, Crawdaddy!, September 19, 2007. Archive of dead link.
weblink" title="archive.today/20121208221016weblink">"Two Sides to Every Satori", a John McLaughlin interview, Crawdaddy!, November 1973.
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100606034709weblink">John McLaughlin video interview at allaboutjazz.com
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111106112333weblink">Jean-Luc Ponty interview at Allaboutjazz.com

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