Mahavishnu Orchestra
Formed: 1971
Died: 01 January 1976
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One of the premiere fusion groups, the Mahavishnu Orchestra were considered by most observers during their prime to be a rock band, but their sophisticated improvisations actually put their 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 Columb...
Group members
- Bill Evans (88)
- John McLaughlin (87)
- Jean-Luc Ponty (38)
- Billy Cobham (31)
- Jonas Hellborg (23)
- Jan Hammer (22)
- Narada Michael Walden (1)
- Jerry Goodman (0)
Similar artists
- John McLaughlin (87)
- Al Di Meola (66)
- Weather Report (35)
- Brecker Brothers (16)
- Return to Forever (10)
- Lifetime (10)
- Bill Connors (3)
- Dreams (2)
- Elements (2)
Influenced by
- Miles Davis (281)
- Jimi Hendrix (113)
- John Coltrane (110)
- Kenny Burrell (59)
- Ornette Coleman (47)
- Howlin' Wolf (45)
- Wes Montgomery (30)
- Alexis Korner (24)
- Django Reinhardt (17)
- Ravi Shankar (17)
- Don Ellis (3)
- Tal Farlow (3)
- Charlie Christian (3)
Followers
- Squarepusher (41)
- Level 42 (25)
- Brand X (23)
- Battles (22)
- Tortoise (18)
- Dixie Dregs (17)
- Bad Brains (12)
- the Fall Of Troy (6)
- Bondage Fruit (2)
- Finnforest (1)
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