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Return To The Emerald Beyond

by The Mahavishnu Project

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Lila's Dance 09:22
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Pastoral 11:03
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Faith 02:54
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Cosmic Strut 05:41
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Be Happy 07:30
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Earth Ship 12:03
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Pegasus 03:41
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Opus 1 02:09
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about

"To hear you guys playing those tunes in such an unbelievable way is quite amazing. Great job! Keep up the good work."
– John McLaughlin.

"What is primary to me is they are all great musicians. Everyone has to be a good improviser. It's not enough to transcribe the tunes themselves. You have to be able to take them to another place.... These guys can get there."
– Jan Hammer.

Founded in 2001 by drummer and composer Gregg Bendian, The Mahavishnu Project is dedicated to reviving and bringing to today's audiences the excitement and the transcendent experience of visceral intensity of the early days of jazz/rock in general and the music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra specifically.

The band was formed by Gregg to perpetuate the spirit of live performance in which this music was created by performing this great music live! Return to the Emerald Beyond features a 11 piece band interpreting The Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Visions of the Emerald Beyond, one of the most explosive albums in the fusion genre. This is not a sound-alike project; Gregg and the band do not try to recreate the solos of the original players. What they do do is capture the amazing intensity and fire that the Mahavishnu Orchestra exuded, add their own selves to it and allow people to experience it first hand in concert and now on record. The band just slay the material and play it with conviction and belief .


"...they grab the bar the original Mahavishnu set during its 1971 - '74 peak and raise it a notch. There's a truly amazing level of musicianship at play here, balancing focus, intensity and freedom..."
– The Boston Phoenix

credits

released January 16, 2007

Gregg Bendian : drums & dumbeq
Glenn Alexander : electric & acoustic guitars, voice
Rob Thomas : electric & baritone violin
Adam Holzman : keyboards
David Johnsen : bass
Premik Russell Tubbs : saxophones & flute
Katherine Fong : 1st violin
Zach Brock : 2nd violin
Nicole Federici : viola
Leigh Stuart : cello
Maria Neckam : voice
Randy Taber : live sound engineer

Recorded live in concert during the summer of 2006.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Randy Taber.

All compositions by John McLaughlin except 'Cosmic Strut' by Michael Walden' and 'Sister Andrea' by Jan Hammer.

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Founded in 1984.
Based in Washington D.C.

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