Mahavishnu
by Mahavishnu
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 October 1984
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:02
- Community rating: 2.86/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Mahavishnu, Zakir Hussain, Albert Koski, Billy Cobham, Bill Evans, John McLaughlin, Jonas Hellborg, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Katia Lab猫que
Album Notes & Community Reviews
John McLaughlin resurrected the Mahavishnu name for this mid-80s release, integrating early digital synthesizers like the Synclavier into the ensemble's complex arrangements. The album marks a significant technological shift for the group, blending virtuosic jazz-rock musicianship with polished, modern production techniques.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, instrumental, improvisation, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Radio-Activity (6:55)
- Nostalgia (5:57)
- Nightriders (3:49)
- East Side West Side (4:48)
- Clarendon Hills (6:04)
- Jazz (1:45)
- The Unbeliever (2:49)
- Pacific Express (6:31)
- When Blue Turns Gold (3:21)
Credits
- Mahavishnu Orchestra - primary artist
- Jonas Hellborg - bass guitar [fretless, fretted]
- Bill Evans - composed by, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Billy Cobham - drums, percussion
- Mitchel Forman - electric piano [fender rhodes], synthesizer [yamaha dx-7], piano [yamaha "blow torch" acoustical]
- Danny Gottlieb - percussion [additional]
- Hariprasad Chaurasia - performer [flute, uncredited]
- Zakir Hussain - performer [tabla, uncredited]