Mahavishnu Orchestra - 1973-1975 [2014] "Between Nothingness And Eternity"
Between Nothingness & Eternity is the get-go alive album of Mahavishnu Orchestra, together with finally amongst the master copy line-up, released inwards 1973. According to the Mahavishnu Orchestra Gigs listing past times Walter Kolosky, it was recorded alive at the Schaefer Music Festival, held inwards Central Park, New York on August 17 together with 18, 1973, fifty-fifty though, available recordings seems to essay out that all of the cloth from the album was genuinely taken from the 2nd nighttime only. Originally, Mahavishnu Orchestra's 3rd album was to hold upwards a studio one, recorded inwards June 1973 at Trident Studios inwards London, but was scrapped during the concluding days of the project. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 alive album containing versions of 3 out of the master copy vi tracks came out instead. The master copy studio album was later on released inwards 1999 equally The Lost Trident Sessions.
Between Nothingness & Eternity was included inwards 2011 equally business office of The Complete Columbia Albums Collection boxset, along amongst the other albums past times the get-go line-up of the band, including "The Lost Trident Sessions". This novel version was a novel dissimilar mix amongst an additional infinitesimal of music on "Sister Andrea". The boxset also contained an album called "Unreleased Tracks from Between Nothingness & Eternity" which contains other selections from the ii Central Park shows.
The get-go Mahavishnu Orchestra's master copy real slim catalog was padded out somewhat past times this alive album (recorded inwards New York's Central Park) on which the 5 jazz/rock virtuosos tin hold upwards heard stretching out at greater length than inwards the studio. There are exclusively 3 selections on the disc, all of which were to receive got been on the group's then-unissued 3rd album -- ii of them, guitarist John McLaughlin's "Trilogy: Sunlit Path/La Merede la Mer" together with keyboardist Jan Hammer's "Sister Andrea," are proportioned roughly equally they were inwards their studio renditions, piece the third, McLaughlin's "Dream," is stretched to nearly double its 11-minute studio length. Each develops organically through a number of sections, together with at that spot are fewer lockstep unison passages than on the before recordings. McLaughlin is equally flashy together with noisy equally always on double-necked electrical guitar, together with Hammer together with violinist Jerry Goodman are a jibe for him inwards the speed department, amongst drummer Billy Cobham displaying a compelling, raw ability together with dexterity to his run equally well, especially on the CD edition, which also gives bassist Rich Laird a showcase for his slightly subtler work. Yet for all of the superb playing, ane genuinely doesn't hear much music on this album; electricity together with competitive empathy are clearly non enough, especially on the 21-minute "Dream," which left a lot of fans feeling allow downwards at the terminate of its side-two-filling run on the LP. In the decades since this album was released, the studio versions of these 3 pieces, along amongst other tracks beingness worked upwards for their 3rd album, receive got appeared equally The Lost Trident Sessions -- dating from May together with June of 1973 -- thence giving fans a agency of comparison this repertory to what the band had worked out (or non worked out) inwards the studio; together with Between Nothingness together with Eternity has come upwards up a fleck inwards estimation equally a result, benefiting equally it does from the spontaneity together with loose energy of a alive performance, though fifty-fifty that tin exclusively acquit this run so far -- beyond the personality conflicts that broke upwards the band, they seem to receive got been approaching, though non quite reaching, a musical dead terminate equally well.
Tracks Listing
1. Trilogy Medley (12:01)
... The Sunlit Path
... La Mere De La Mer
... Tomorrow's Story Not The Same
2. Sister Andrea (8:22)
3. Dream (21:24)
Total Time: 41:47
Line-up / Musicians
- Jerry Goodman / violin
- January Hammer / synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Moog synthesizer
- Rick Laird / bass
- John McLaughlin / synthesizer, guitar
- Sri Chinmoy / poetry
- Billy Cobham / drums
Mahavishnu Orchestra - 1975 [2014] "Visions of the Emerald Beyond"
Visions of the Emerald Beyond is an album past times the jazz fusion grouping Mahavishnu Orchestra, together with the 2nd released past times its 2nd incarnation.
According to the liner notes, the album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios inwards New York City from Dec four until Dec 14, 1974. It was together with so mixed at Trident Studios inwards London from Dec sixteen until Dec 24, 1974.
As the 2nd album to document the 2nd Mahavishnu Orchestra, this ane isn't as, well, apocalyptic equally its predecessor, yet it does focus to a greater extent than intently on the band itself. Jean-Luc Ponty's curling electrical violin lines aid give this Mahavishnu band a to a greater extent than European audio than its predecessor, together with roughly of the orchestral concepts of Apocalypse run their way into the film via comments past times a string trio together with trumpet/sax duo. This band also had roughly involvement inwards a bombastic funk direction that may receive got been borrowed from Mr. "Chameleon" Herbie Hancock, together with would later on hold upwards followed past times Mahavishnu Two's drummer, Michael Walden. Gayle Moran's ethereal vocals don't appointment equally badly equally those on many jazz-rock records; at to the lowest degree she tin sing. Overall, this Mahavishnu edition is to a greater extent than refined together with non equally aggressive equally the get-go -- although they could accuse ahead pretty hard, equally "Be Happy" together with "On the Way Home to Earth" demonstrate -- yet they were withal capable of making memorable electrical music.
Visions of the Emerald Beyond is the most-overlooked together with under-appreciated recording John McLaughlin has always made. This album, released inwards 1975, features an expanded Mahavishnu line-up that went beyond a horn together with string subdivision to include the dynamic Narada Michael Walden on drums together with fusion superstar Jean Luc Ponty on violin.
This album is drenched inwards a novel kind of funkiness that McLaughlin had non explored inwards previous Mahavishnu recordings.
"Eternity's Breath" opens the album, together with correct away y'all know y'all are inwards for a sonic treat. McLaughlin's notes are fatty together with strong. Walden's drumming is powerful together with propulsive. Ponty's violin literally soars to heights he has never attained on his ain recordings. The strings together with horns make non receive got that superfluous character found inwards many other "third-stream" efforts. They are relevant to the musical event. Vocals fifty-fifty popular upwards straightaway together with then, together with although they tin hold upwards somewhat "holier than thou", they likewise add together to the orchestral milieu of Visions.
Many listeners wanting to hear a clone of the master copy Mahavishnu Orchestra never accepted this band. That is likewise bad, because MO2 had a lot to say. The band has a sum together with engaging sound, plus the balls to introduce it inwards a grandiose fashion.
Michael Walden's "Cosmic Strut' opened upwards side ii of this album on the master copy vinyl release. Talk almost FUNK! This melody envelops y'all inwards it. Walden, who has gone onto to boot the bucket a superstar producer, was a swell fusion writer.
"Lila's Dance" is roughly other gem. When Branford Marsalis served equally the musical manager of America's Jay Leno Tonight Show, his band, also featuring the fine jazz guitarist Kevin Eubanks, would regularly perform the tune, along amongst "Meeting of the Spirits." Even ii decades years later on these tunes were likewise much for the institution to take. Management told Marsalis to halt playing this type of music. That attitude, along amongst roughly other issues, convinced Branford that he no longer had a job. Eubanks has the gig now, together with although he's a huge McLaughlin fan, he doesn't play whatever of these tunes. He wants to boot the bucket along his job. That's how unsafe this music tin withal be.
Tracks Listing
1. Eternity's Breath Part 1 (3:10)
2. Eternity's Breath Part 2 (4:48)
3. Lila's Dance (5:34)
4. Can't Stand Your Funk (2:09)
5. Pastoral (3:41)
6. Faith (2:00)
7. Cosmic Strut (3:28)
8. If I Could See (1:18)
9. Be Happy (3:31)
10. basis Ship (3:42)
11. Pegasus (1:48)
12. Opus 1 (0:15)
13. On The Way Home To basis (4:34)
Total Time: 39:57
Line-up / Musicians
- John McLaughlin / 6- & 12-string guitars, vocals
- Gayle Moran / keyboards, vocals
- Jean-Luc Ponty / violins (electric & baritone electric) (10 solo)
- Ralphe Armstrong / bass, double bass, vocals
- Michael Walden / drums, percussion, clavinet, vocals
With:
- Bob Knapp / flute, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
- Russell Tubbs / alto & soprano saxes
- Steven Kindler / 1st violin (5 solo)
- Carol Shive / 2nd violin, vocals
- Phillip Hirschi / cello
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