Birds of Fire
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Birds of Fire is a landmark 1973 jazz fusion album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra, renowned for its virtuosic performances and complex, high-energy compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Birds of Fire canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
jazz fusion album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Billy Cobham
NERFINISHED
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Jan Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ John McLaughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Billy Cobham
NERFINISHED
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Jan Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ John McLaughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
instrumental rock
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jazz fusion ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Birds of Fire (track)
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Celestial Terrestrial Commuters NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Beyond NERFINISHED ⓘ One Word NERFINISHED ⓘ Open Country Joy ⓘ Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Thousand Island Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedArtist | later fusion guitarists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | jazz fusion ⓘ |
| instrumentationIncludes |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ electric piano ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| nextWork | Between Nothingness and Eternity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex compositions
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high-energy sound ⓘ virtuosic performances ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 10 ⓘ |
| performer | Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | The Inner Mounting Flame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Ken Scott
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Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-03-29 ⓘ |
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