Birds of Fire by Mahavishnu Orchestra

First released: 1973, Length: 5:47

Creators (10)

Instruments

1. Billy Cobham percussion
2. Jan Hammer Moog, keyboard
3. Jerry Goodman violin
4. John McLaughlin guitar
5. Rick Laird bass

Engineer

1. Jim Green
2. Ken Scott

Producer

1. Mahavishnu Orchestra

Locations

Engineered At

1. CBS Studios
2. Trident Studios

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Birds of Fire (Aug 1972)
   

   Composer

   1. John McLaughlin

Related Recordings (2)

DJ-Mixes

1. Metal Fatigue Mix 2010: All Electric Jazz All Night by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Sampled By

1. The Hunt by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Releases containing this recording (41)

Official

Album

1. Birds of Fire 1973 Mahavishnu Orchestra
2. Birds of Fire 1973 Mahavishnu Orchestra
3. Birds of Fire 1973 Mahavishnu Orchestra
4. Birds of Fire 1973 Mahavishnu Orchestra
5. Birds of Fire 21 May 1986 Mahavishnu Orchestra
6. Birds of Fire 1987 Mahavishnu Orchestra
7. Birds of Fire 1987 Mahavishnu Orchestra
8. Birds of Fire 16 Oct 1991 Mahavishnu Orchestra
9. Birds of Fire 01 Feb 1997 Mahavishnu Orchestra
10. Birds of Fire 01 Aug 2000 Mahavishnu Orchestra Mark Wilder remaster
11. Birds of Fire 2000 Mahavishnu Orchestra Mark Wilder remaster
12. Birds of Fire 2009 Mahavishnu Orchestra Mark Wilder remaster
13. Birds of Fire 2010 Mahavishnu Orchestra
14. Birds of Fire 21 Aug 2015 Mahavishnu Orchestra
15. Birds of Fire 21 Aug 2015 Mahavishnu Orchestra
16. Birds of Fire 2019 Mahavishnu Orchestra
17. Birds of Fire 27 Oct 2021 Mahavishnu Orchestra
18. Birds of Fire 27 Oct 2021 Mahavishnu Orchestra
19. Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra
20. Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra

Album - Compilation

1. The Best of the Mahavishnu Orchestra 1991 Mahavishnu Orchestra
2. The Collection 1991 John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra
3. Playboy’s 40th Anniversary: Four Decades of Jazz 1953-1993 23 Nov 1993 Various Artists
4. Il Disco del Mese: Jazz Rock 1995 Various Artists
5. Elements: 9 Jazz Rock Masterpieces 1995 Various Artists
6. The Real Birth of Fusion 05 Aug 1996 Various Artists
7. This Is Jazz 17 24 Sep 1996 John McLaughlin
8. This Is Jazz 1996 John McLaughlin
9. The Collection 1999 John McLaughlin
10. Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar 27 Sep 2005 Various Artists
11. Original Album Classics 29 Oct 2007 Mahavishnu Orchestra reissue
12. Original Album Classics 12 Nov 2007 Mahavishnu Orchestra
13. The Essential John McLaughlin 2007 John McLaughlin
14. The Perfect Jazz Collection II 2010 Various Artists European version
15. Perfect Jazz Collection II 11 Jul 2011 Various Artists There is a Europe version with a few discs replaced by different artists presumably for copyright reasons
16. The Complete Columbia Albums Collection 2011 Mahavishnu Orchestra
17. The Collection: An Adventure in Sound 20 May 2016 Various Artists
18. The Collection: An Adventure in Sound 20 May 2016 Various Artists
19. Electric: 60 Killer Guitar Tracks Various Artists

Pseudo-Release

Album

1. 火の鳥 Mahavishnu Orchestra Japanese translation