Improvisations

by Ravi Shankar

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Released on World Pacific, this album represents a massive step in the cross-pollination of Indian classical music and Western jazz. Ravi Shankar's hypnotic sitar ragas are juxtaposed alongside collaborations with jazz musicians Bud Shank and Paul Horn, planting the seeds for the impending psychedelic raga-rock explosion.

Genres

  • Hindustani Classical Music

Tracklist

  1. Improvisations On The Theme Music From Pather Panchali
  2. Fire Night
  3. Karnataki
  4. Raga Rageshri - Part 1 (Alap)
  5. Raga Rageshri - Part 2 (Jor)
  6. Raga Rageshri - Part 3 (Gat)