Mahavishnu Orchestra "Vital Transformation" live, 1973

Dig this, and get ready to go on another musical roller coaster ride.  This is Mahavishnu Orchestra, with a live cut of their song, "Vital Transformation", circa 1973. This is part of a series of videos, that will play, in sequence, when you click on the link, if you wish.  The original band lineup, for Mahavishnu Orchestra, was short lived, but created very inspiring music.  It was:

John McLaughlin: guitar
Jan Hammer: keyboards
Jerry Goodman: violin
Rick Laird: bass
Billy Cobham: drums

Go to the Wikipedia article, on the band, and scroll down, looking at the chart, in the middle of the page, on the right hand corner.  This chart, indicates each band lineup, between 1971 and 1987.  Notable musicians who played with the band, later on in their existence include:

Gayle Moran: keyboards & vocals (1974-'75)
Jean Luc Ponty: violin (1975)
Ralphe Armstrong: bass (1974-'76)
Narada Michael Walden: drums (1974-'76)
Mitchel Forman: keyboards (1984-'86)
Billy Cobham: drums (1971-'73, 1984)
Jonas Hellborg: bass (1984-'87)
Bill Evans: saxophone (1984-'87)
Danny Gottlieb: drums (1985-'87)
Jim Beard: keyboards (1987)