Before Norma Jean Bell joined Frank Zappa's band towards the end of 1975, she had already toured with the Mahavishnu Orchestra earlier the same year.
- John McLaughlin – guitars, vocals
- Ralphe Armstrong – bass guitar, vocals, contrabass
- Narada Michael Walden – percussion, drums, vocals, clavinet
- Stu Goldberg – keyboards, vocals
- Carol Shive – 2nd violin, vocals
- Russell Tubbs – alto and soprano sax
- Norma Jean Bell - sax
- Philip Hirschi – cello
- Steve Kindler – 1st violin
I don't know if Norma Jean Bell actually recorded with Mahavishnu, if she can be heard on any of the band's albums, but there are a couple of Mahavishnu concert recordings from March 1975 circulating (two or three of which are on DimeADozen).
Not the best quality, but fun to listen to. And the April 26, 1975 one seems to be in the best quality.
And, yes, that's Ralphe Armstrong on bass, who also did a couple of concerts with Frank Zappa.
-- info & picture: Jan van Kemenade
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