THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME

Excellent album from Mahavishnu Orchestra, led primarily by John McLaughlin and becomes a natural extension of his time with Miles Davis. The music is richly and intricately layered forming a wall of sound more akin to Jazz fusion more than progressive genres. The opener ' The Meeting of Spirits' sets the tone for the rest of the album. Other highlights include ' The Dance Of Maya' and ' Dawn'. What a lineup, McLaughlin, Billy Cobham on drums,Rick Laird on bass, Jan Hammer on piano and Jerry Goodman on Violin. This music was the catalyst for so many more Indian influenced sounds like Shakti which JM went on to later join and collaborate with.