Selections from Korla Pandit's The Grand Moghul Suite

by Korla Pandit

Selections from Korla Pandit's The Grand Moghul Suite cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1950
  • Label: Vita
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:00
  • Community rating: 2.94/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Utilizing an electric Hammond organ to simulate sweeping orchestral textures, the enigmatic musician delivers highly dramatic, Middle Eastern-inspired mood pieces. The instrumental record was instrumental in defining early television's visual and sonic exoticism, capitalizing on the public's fascination with romanticized Orientalism.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Magnetic Theme (4:57)
  2. Turkish Dance (3:43)
  3. Ode To A Desert Love (3:32)
  4. Procession Of The Grand Moghul (6:25)
  5. Tale Of The Underwater Worshippers (2:20)
  6. Aicha's Dance (4:46)
  7. The Hypnotist (5:49)
  8. Trance Dance (5:26)

Credits

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