Castle Classics Indian Traditional Music

John Mayer's Indo-Jazz Fusions 'Ragatal'

Label - Nimbus

Cat. No. - NI5569

Including Chhota Mithal; Partita; Dance of the Pisachas; Multani; Miyan ki Malhar; Serenade; Bengal Blues; Prayoga

John Mayer formed the original Indo-Jazz Fusions in 1966, the first successfully to wed jazz to Indian classical music. Now Professor of Composition and Composer-in-Residence at Birmingham Conservatoire he has reformed the band using the best young British jazz musicians.
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Asian Airs - John Mayer's Indo-Jazz Fusions

Label - Nimbus

Cat. No. - VI5499

Including Chakkar; Megha; Yaman; Song Before Sunrise (Lalit); Pilu; The Bear; Jhaptal; Mela; Asian Airs

Calcutta-born composer and violinist John Mayer formed Indo-Jazz Fusions in 1966 with leading Jamaican alto saxophonist Joe Harriott. The band toured extensively in Europe until Harriott's death in 1973 and was the first to successfully bring together jazz, classical and Indian musicians. Of course, musicians and composers are borrowing ideas from each other all the time, but this band was the first in which some of the structures and sonic patterns of Indian music were used as a framework for jazz musicians to improvise on. In effect this means treating the raga concept as a modal framework, taking into account ascending and descending scales, charateristic phrases and so on.
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Various: Asian Airs - John Mayer's Indo-Jazz Fusions

Label - Nimbus

Cat. No. - NI5499

Calcutta-born composer and violinist John Mayer formed Indo-Jazz Fusions in 1966 with leading Jamaican alto saxophonist Joe Harriott. The band toured extensively in Europe until Harriott's death in 1973 and was the first to successfully bring together jazz, classical and Indian musicians. Of course, musicians and composers are borrowing ideas from each other all the time, but this band was the first in which some of the structures and sonic patterns of Indian music were used as a framework for jazz musicians to improvise on. In effect this means treating the raga concept as a modal framework, taking into account ascending and descending scales, charateristic phrases and so on
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Chitravina Ravikiran

Label - Naxos World

Cat. No. - 76017-2

Including YU LI CHUN / MAN-JIANG WUSI: Tian Shan Zhi Chun; CHITRAVINA RAVIKIRAN: The Singing Swans: Part I; The Singing Swans: Part II; LUIZ GONZAGA / HUMBERTO TEIXEIRA: Asa Branca; POOVALUR SRINIVASAN: Jamming Saints: Sama Session; Jamming Saints: Atharva Session; Jamming Saints: Rig Session; Jamming Saints: Yajur Session; TRADITIONAL: Han Ya Xi Shui

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Bhangra Beatz

Label - Naxos World

Cat. No. - 76012-2

Including Lok Boliyan; Ludiane Nachdi Nu; Soundz From The Des; Lak De Hulareh; Meri Maa Boli Punjabi; Aaja Billo; Dhamiwala Da Dhol; Nachde Punjabi; Doli; Sahotas Boliyan; Putt Sardaran Da

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The Toronto Tabla Ensemble - Ritesh Das & Toronto Tabla Ensemble

Label - Naxos World

Cat. No. - 76018-2

Including Weight; Achchha; Geometry; Chatterbox; Bablo-Lo; Walk; Weaving; Nizil Il Matar Fag'a; Waterfall

"...Some purposeful fusion comes from the Toronto Tabla Ensemble. This lively outpost of the Indian diaspora may recall the Calcutta Drum Orchestra which toured internationally a decade ago, but it is quite a different animal, creative and energetic with a strong jazz element... All in all the album exudes fun and opens ears too." - Robert Maycock, BBC Music Magazine, February 2002
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