The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz-rock fusion group, led by John McLaughlin, that debuted in 1971 and dissolved in 1976 and reunited briefly from 1984 to 1987. Details siehe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavishnu_Orchestra

Birds of Fire is Mahavishnu Orchestra's second studio album. It was released in 1973. It is the last one performed by the original Mahavishnu Orchestra line-up, before Jean-Luc Ponty replaced Jerry Goodman on violin and Narada Michael Walden replaced Billy Cobham on drums. Details siehe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_Fire