MAHAVRISHNU
ORCHESTRA – BIRDS OF FIRE (Limited Edition 4.0 Quad SACD)
Marshall
Blonstein's Audio Fidelity is releasing the classic fusion album Birds of Fire
by the Mahavishnu Orchestra as a limited edition Hybrid 4.0 Quad SACD. Birds of
Fire is Mahavishnu Orchestra's second album. It was released in the first half
of 1973 and is the last studio album released by the original Mahavishnu
Orchestra line-up before the group dissolved. The album became a major
crossover hit, rising to number 15 on the pop album charts, and it remains the
key item in the slim discography of the first Mahavishnu Orchestra. Although it
has much of the screaming rock energy of the band's first album, Inner Mounting
Flame, Birds of Fire is audibly more varied in texture, even more tightly
organized, and more musical in content. A remarkable example of precisely
choreographed, high-speed solo trading - with John McLaughlin, Jerry Goodman,
and Jan Hammer all of one mind, supported by Billy Cobham's machine-gun
drumming and Rick Laird's dancing bass. Birds of Fire consists solely of compositions
by John McLaughlin. This includes the track “Miles Beyond (Miles Davis)”, which
McLaughlin dedicated to his friend and former bandleader. The SACD booklet
features a poem entitled “Revelation” by Sri Chinmoy.
LARRY CARLTON / DAVID T. WALKER @ BILLBOARD LIVE TOKYO
For the
first time, guitar greats Larry Carlton and David T. Walker share the stage. Recorded
at the Billboard Live in Tokyo, Japan, this album features classics composed by
Larry as well as David T. You will enjoy taking a step back in time with tracks
like the Crusaders "The Well's Gone Dry" and the groovy blues tune
"My Baby By My Side." Full tracklisting: Burnable; Nite Crawler;
March Of The Jazz Angels; Soul Food Café; A Place For Skipper; 10 PM; The
Well's Gone Dry; Feel Like Makin' Love; and My Baby By My Side.
TRACY HAMLIN
– NO LIMITS
From the
sound of this set, Tracy Hamlin's a singer with no limits at all – both in the
sound of her music, and the joyous energy she brings to this album! The set's
not Tracy's first, but it's got this bold power that makes us feel like we're
discovering the singer all over again – as Hamlin emerges with this pride and
positive sensibility that sets the record on fire from the very first note –
and really keeps things burning strong all the way through. There's a slight
touch of classic soul in the mix – echoes of some of the best 70s female soul
singers – but there's nothing retro about the record at all, because the whole
thing's clearly cast in Hamlin's own voice – which is very strong indeed. Frank
McComb guests on the track "My Good Day" – and other titles include
"Cover Me", "No Limits", "Givin Me Sumthin",
"Forever With You", "One Day In Your Life", and "Plans
For Two". CD also features four bonus remixes, too! ~ Dusty Groove
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