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Tarun Balani: Sacred World
by Dave Wayne
Jazz fans of a certain age were most likely introduced to the world of Indian music via the recordings of John McLaughlin who, with the group Shakti, introduced American listeners to the dazzling virtuosity of musicians such as violinist L. Shankar, and percussionist Zakir Hussain. Shakti's music extended the compositional style that characterized his previous group, ...
Herbie Mann: An Amalgamation of Everything
by Bob Kenselaar
[Flauist Herbie Mann was often ahead of the trend with his wide explorations into sounds from everywhere. When I asked him in this 1978 interview where music in general was heading, he talked about a broad mix--"an amalgamation of everything"--which might be a good way to describe Mann's overall career, except that it doesn't account for ...
George Brooks Summit: Spirit and Spice
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The road taken by saxophonist, George Brooks on Spirit and Spice may not be new, and is far from the glamorous one that guitarist John McLaughlin blazed through in the 1970s and '80s, with various incarnations of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. However, it remains a significant one if a musician playing in a Western idiom is willing ...
Natural Elements
Label: Sony Music
Released: 2002
Track listing: Mind Ecology; Face to Face; Come On Baby Dance With Me; The Daffodil
and the Eagle; Happiness is Being Together; Bridge of Sighs; Get Down
and Sruti; Peace of Mind.
Electric Dreams
Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Guardian Angels; Miles Davis: Electric Dreams, Electric Sighs; Desire and
the Comforter; Love and Understanding; Singing Earth; The Dark Prince;
The Unknown Dissident.