This fascinating film has just been posted on youtube. It’s 9 mins or so documenting a Sri Chinmoy parade and concert in New York – on March 8 1975 (the November 75 attribution is incorrect: McLaughlin had moved on from Chinmoy by then).
A rare opportunity to see Mahavishnu & Devadip doing their thing on the back of a float and, from 4:50 on, a rare opportunity to hear the singing voice of the Mahavishnu.
Vocals?! *ulp*.
I was expecting the worst, but their harmonies are surprisingly pleasant. I wish they’d recorded some songs together in the studio – LDS could have made a great double album, with an added acoustic song disc.
Aaah, 8.3.75, my 18th birthday. Good ol’ Uncle John always came up trumps.
They’re still at it (occasionally). Here’s a Maha & Dev vocal number from 2013 – well, backing vocals to Tony Lindsay’s lead. The Creator Has A Master Plan…