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Mahavishnu Orchestra (John McLaughlin) · 1971 · comp. John McLaughlin

Context

Second track of The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia, 1971), the Mahavishnu Orchestra's first album. The album is entirely composed by John McLaughlin, who also produced it.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

By the same artist

• The Noonward Race (1971)
• Vital Transformation (1971)
• You Know You Know (1971)
• Miles Beyond (1973)
• One Word (1973)
• Open Country Joy (1973)

Sources

• EN: The Inner Mounting Flame

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