The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a multinational jazz-rock ensemble headed by English guitarist John McLaughlin, who led two lineups during their original six-album run. The first incarnation was a five-piece band with Czech keyboardist Jan Hammer, Irish bassist Rick Laird, and two Americans: violinist Jerry Goodman and drummer Billy Cobham. They released the 1971–73 Columbia albums […]
The Flock was an American psychedelic jazz-rock band from Chicago that released the 1969–70 Columbia albums The Flock and Dinosaur Swamps. Violinist Jerry Goodman joined the original Mahavishnu Orchestra lineup. In 1975, a revived Flock released Inside Out on Mercury. Members: Fred Glickstein (guitar, vocals), Ron Karpman (drums, vocals), Jerry Smith (bass, vocals), Rick Canoff […]
Jerry Goodman (born March 16, 1949) is an American violinist from Chicago who played in jazz-psych pioneers The Flock during the late 1960s. Between 1971 and 1973, he played in the first lineup of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, appearing on the albums The Inner Mounting Flame and Birds of Fire. Discography: Like Children (1974 • Jerry […]
Birds of Fire is the second studio album by multinational jazz-rock ensemble the Mahavishnu Orchestra, released on March 26, 1973, on Columbia Records. A1. “Birds of Fire” (5:50) The title track opens with a ceremonial gong strike, echoed by a swarm of guitar harmonics and tremolo textures that build immediate intensity. John McLaughlin initiates a […]
Like Children is a jazz-rock collaborative album between American violinist Jerry Goodman and Czech keyboardist Jan Hammer, released in 1974 on Nemperor. The album is a self-contained effort recorded just after the pair’s departure from the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Tracklist: A1. “Country and Eastern Music” (5:34) A2. “No Fear” (3:28) A3. “I Remember Me” (3:47) A4. […]
The Inner Mounting Flame is the debut album by multinational jazz-rock ensemble the Mahavishnu Orchestra, released on November 3, 1971, on Columbia Records. 1. “Meeting of the Spirits” – 6:52 “Meeting of the Spirits” opens the album with a sequence of sharply punctuated ensemble hits that establish the piece’s underlying tension. Cobham initiates motion through […]
