Mahavishnu Orchestra

band · 1971–1987 · New York

Jazz fusion group founded in New York by guitarist John McLaughlin, with Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, Rick Laird and Billy Cobham. The original lineup split in early 1974; the group later re-formed and remained active until 1987.

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Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk
• Indo-jazz

Landmark tracks

• Meeting of the Spirits (1971)
• Dawn (1971)
• The Noonward Race (1971)
• A Lotus on Irish Streams (1971)
• Vital Transformation (1971)
• You Know You Know (1971)
• Birds of Fire (1973)
• Miles Beyond (1973)
• One Word (1973)
• Open Country Joy (1973)