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One of the premiere fusion groups, the Mahavishnu Orchestra was considered by most observers during its prime to be a rock band, but its sophisticated improvisations actually put its high-powered music between rock and jazz. Founder and leader John McLaughlin had recently played with Miles Davis and Tony Williams' Lifetime. The original lineup of the group was McLaughlin on electric guitar, violinist Jerry Goodman, keyboardist Jan Hammer, electric bassist Rick Laird, and drummer Billy Cobham. They recorded three intense albums for Columbia Records during 1971-1973 and then the personnel changed completely for the second version of the group. In addition to McLaughlin, the 1974 incarnation of the band consisted of violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, Gayle Moran on keyboards and vocals, electric bassist Ralphe Armstrong, and drummer Narada Michael Walden; by 1975 Stu Goldberg had replaced Moran and Ponty had left. John McLaughlin's dual interests in Eastern religion and playing acoustic guitar resulted in the band breaking up in 1975. Surprisingly, an attempt to revive the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1984 (using Cobham, saxophonist Bill Evans, keyboardist Mitchel Forman, electric bassist Jonas Hellborg, and percussionist Danny Gottlieb) was unsuccessful; one Columbia Records album resulted. However, when one thinks of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, it is of the original lineup, which was very influential throughout the 1970s.
2024
2015
Sony Music, Columbia
3xCD, Comp, Box
2014
2013
2012
Columbia, Legacy
7xFile, MP3, VBR
2007
2007
1999
1998
Columbia
CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Bo
1991
1991
1989
1986
1984
1980
1980
1976
1975
CBS
7", Jukebox
1975
1975
1974
1973
Columbia
7", Single, Promo
1973
CBS/Sony, CBS/Sony
LP, Comp
1973
1972
1972
1971
Columbia
7", EP, Promo
1971
CBS/Sony
LP, Comp, Promo, W/Lbl
Columbia
3xCD + Box, Comp
CBS/Sony
7", EP
Headliner
DVD-V
2006
Market Square Records
CD, Comp
2005
1999
550 Music, Legacy
CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr
2024
Sony Classical
80xCD, Comp, RM + Box
2023
Noël Akchoté Downloads
11xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2008
2006
2003
2000
1999
1999
1997
1993
Not On Label
Cass
1990
CBS
CD, Comp
1990
1979
1972
2022
2021
Not On Label (DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Self-released)
Box, Comp, Mixed + 7xCDr, Comp, Mixed
2021
2018
Not On Label
Cass, Comp, Mixtape
2018
Nova Records
6xCD, Comp + Box
2016
Audio Fidelity (3)
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Quad, Ltd, Num
2016
Lights + Music
File, MP3, Mixed, Mixtape, 320
2015
Mindwaves Music
File, MP3, Mixed, Mixtape, 320
2015
Sony Music, Columbia
3xCD, Comp
2014
2013
Sony Music, Columbia, La Discothèque Idéale / The Perfect Collection
25xCD, Album + Box, Comp
2013
Sony Music
2xCD, Comp
2013
Lola's World
3xCD, Comp
2013
Sony Music
2xCD, Comp
2012
Union Square Music
3xCD, Comp + Box
2011
Smithsonian Folkways
6xCD, Comp
2010
BTS Radio
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2010
Columbia, Sony Music, RCA Victor, Epic, Legacy, CTI Records
25xCD, Comp + Box
2010
Sony Music
4xCD, Comp
2010
Sony Music
4xCD, Comp
2010
Sony Music, Columbia, Legacy
2xCD, Comp
2010
2009
2008
The Pod Room
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2008
Albion Records (3)
CD, Comp
2007
Columbia
3xCD
2006
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group
3xCD, Comp
2006
Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Jazzism Magazine, VanLeest
CD, Comp
2006
DeAgostini, DeAgostini
CD, Comp
2005
Dirty South Records (2), Nocturne
CD, Comp
2005
Nova Records
CD, Comp, Mixed
2005
Flatrock Records, Ebony Sounds, Donuts Record
2xCD, Mixed
2005
DeAgostini
CD, Comp
2005
DeAgostini, DeAgostini
CD, Comp
2005
Nova Records, Wagram Music
CD, Comp, Dig
2004
RMG Records
CD-ROM, Comp, MP3
2003
Warner Music Switzerland
17xCD + Box
2003
PolyGram Direct
2xCD
2002
Columbia
CD, Comp
2002
KT MUSIC (4)
2xCD, Comp, Dig
2002
2001
Parlophone
6xCD, Album, Comp, Num, Lon
2001
Sony Music
3xCD, Comp
2001
DeAgostini
CD, Comp
2000
La Repubblica - Sabato Musica
CD, Comp
2000
Insight Music Ltd
2xCD, Comp
2000
2000
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