Guitar-master John McLaughlin introduced the first Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1971 with this fusion masterpiece "The Inner Mounting Flame." The all-virtuoso band - five incredible players from five different countries - McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Rick Laird, Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman, introduced a previously unheard level of electric intensity to McLaughlin's Eastern-style jazz on such extraordinary tracks as "Meeting of the Spirits" and "Awakening.". Few other musician bands have reached the heights of this short-lived powerhouse. Newly remastered in 20-bit digital.