Jazz Articles about Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Lost Trident Sessions

by Christopher Hoard
December 1, 1999

This lost-in-the-vault-for-26-years session represents the near-impossible fusion archivist's dream: to find a complete studio release by the fusion era's seminal band at the very height of the creative powers (and the height of tension between members off the stage). Most musicians and fans who remember the force and tides of change generated by John McLaughlin's greatest ensemble will agree this one was worth the wait. Engineered by 70's production legend, Ken Scott, the tracks and takes have at times a ...

Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Lost Trident Sessions

by Glenn Astarita
October 1, 1999

What is being touted as the discovery of the 90’s or something similar to – finding life on Mars, The Lost Trident Sessions represents The Mahavishnu Orchestra’s 3rd studio album which was preempted in favor of the live “Between Nothingness and Eternity”. Hard to believe something so important could go unnoticed? Well, thanks to producer and recording artist Bob Belden The Lost Trident Sessions finally hits the bins, some 26 years afterwards..

The late Tony Williams and his “Lifetime” band ...

The Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame

by John W. Patterson
February 1, 1999

Your first question is obvious. Is this 1998 remastered re-release worth grabbing to replace that other CD of this you already own? Yes.The difference is immediately obvious in this superior reissue. There is new warmth, clarity without that cold digital thinness, and an almost LP aura present. When checking recording output levels against my older CD track by track the difference was obvious. My old CD registered -7 compared to +4 for the re-release. Remixing brings out the drums noticeably. ...