Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of Fire

Fusion Jazz / Jazz Rock
premiera polska: 2002-08-01
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
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Editor's Info
Birds of Fire is the second studio album by jazz fusion band the Mahavishnu Orchestra. It was released on January 3, 1973, by Columbia Records and is the last studio album released by the original band line-up before it dissolved.
As with the group's previous album, The Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire consists solely of compositions by John McLaughlin. These include the track "Miles Beyond (Miles Davis)", which McLaughlin dedicated to his friend and former bandleader.
The back cover of the album features the poem "Revelation" by Sri Chinmoy.

In addition to the standard two-channel stereo album there was also a four-channel quadraphonic version released in 1973 on LP and 8-track tape. The quad LP was encoded in the SQ matrix format.
The first CD issue was in 1986. A remastered version of the album was released on CD in 2000 by Sony Music Entertainment. It features a new set of liner notes by JazzTimes critic Bill Milkowski, as well as photographs of the band. In 2015 the album was re-issued on Super Audio CD by Audio Fidelity containing both the stereo and quad mixes. The same content was re-issued on SACD in Japan in 2021 by Sony Music.
The track "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters" appears on the six-CD box set Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology, released by Smithsonian Folkways in 2011, covering the history of jazz.

muzycy:
John McLaughlin – guitars
Rick Laird – bass
Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
Jan Hammer – keyboards, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
Jerry Goodman – violin

utwory:
1. Birds Of Fire 5:44
2. Miles Beyond 4:40
3. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters 2:55
4. Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love 0:21
5. Thousand Island Park 3:20
6. Hope 1:55
7. One Word 9:55
8. Sanctuary 5:02
9. Open Country Joy 3:53
10. Resolution 2:09

wydano: 2002-08-01 (1973)
nagrano: 1972
more info: www.columbiarecords.com
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