Tag Archives: Jazz-Rock

Sonic Gems: Traffic – John Barleycorn Must Die

In 1967 Birmingham, the English rock band Traffic was formed by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason.  Starting off as a psychedelic rock group, their sound became more diversified and grew to include the Mellotron, harpsichord, sitar … Continue reading

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Sonic Gems: The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin – The Inner Mounting Flame

The limitless six string and compositional capabilities of John McLaughlin were the driving force behind the first album by the jazz-rock fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra’s first album in August of 1971.  With a sonic whiplash inducing cross sections of fused … Continue reading

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