Mahavishnu Orchestra | Cornell University, New York 1973 (2cd) | 2CD

The Mahavishnu Orchestra is a US jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971. Founded and led by John McLaughlin, who had recently played with Miles Davis and Tony Williams' Lifetime, its original line-up was McLaughlin with Jerry Goodman, Jan Hammer, Rick Laird and Billy Cobham, and it recorded three albums for Columbia Records between 1971 and 1973. The band broke up in 1975, and a 1984 attempt to revive it was unsuccessful.

This 2-CD unofficial release is a live recording made at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on 23 February 1973 and broadcast by WKRNL-FM. It was issued in 2024 on Equinox, and the format is listed as remastered. The line-up on the recording is John McLaughlin on guitar, Jerry Goodman on violin, Jan Hammer on keyboards, Rick Laird on bass and Billy Cobham on drums.