|
No. |
Title |
Length |
| 1. |
An Introduction to Indian Music |
5:25 |
| 2. |
Discovery of India (featuring Sultan Khan, Aashish Khan) |
2:45 |
| 3. |
Village Dance (featuring Lakshmi Shankar, Al Kooper, George Harrison, Ray Cooper, Patrick O'Hearn, Kumar Bose, Frank Serafine, Aashish Khan, Shubho Shankar, Swapan Chowdhury, Markandeya Mishra, Harhar Rao, Prodyot Sen, Ric Parnell) |
4:05 |
| 4. |
Raga Miniature |
4:11 |
| 5. |
Memory of Uday (featuring Lakshmi Shankar, Al Kooper, George Harrison, Ray Cooper, Patrick O'Hearn, Kumar Bose, Frank Serafine, Aashish Khan, Shubho Shankar, Swapan Chowdhury, Markandeya Mishra, Harhar Rao, Prodyot Sen, Ric Parnell) |
3:59 |
| 6. |
Shanti Mantra (featuring Ashit Desai, Hemangini Desai, Ratna Mala, Ravindra Sathe, Ronu Majumdar, Tarun Bhattacharya, Daya Shankar, Kumar Bose, Ramesh Mishra, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Kailash Sharma, Shubhendra Rao, Parimal Sadaphal, Parthasarthy Chowdhury, Balachandra Joshi, Vikram Patil, Harihar Rao, T. R. Sundaresan) |
6:47 |
| 7. |
Ragas In Minor Scale (featuring Peter & Gordon, Madràs / Madras, Alan Raph, Barry Finclair, Masako Yanagita, Richard Sortomme, Jon Gibson, Jack Kripl, Michael Riesman, Jeanie Gagne, Lenny Pickett, Al Brown, Tim Baker, Regis Iandiorio, Seymour Barab, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Fred Zlotkin, Ronu Majumdar, Richard Peck, Mayuki Fukuhara, Partha Sarathy, Keith O'Quinn, Shubho Shankar, Karen Karlsud, Sergiu Schwartz, Beverly Laudrisen, Batia Lieberman, Joe Carver, Theresa Norris, Ron Sell, Gorden Gottleib, Madras Choir) |
7:35 |
| 8. |
Chappaqua |
2:19 |
| 9. |
Friar Park (featuring Lakshmi Shankar, Al Kooper, George Harrison, Ray Cooper, Patrick O'Hearn, Kumar Bose, Frank Serafine, Aashish Khan, Shubho Shankar, Swapan Chowdhury, Markandeya Mishra, Harhar Rao, Prodyot Sen, Ric Parnell) |
5:55 |
| 10. |
For All Mankind (featuring George Fenton, Ashit Desai, Wren Orchestra) |
6:17 |
| 11. |
Offering (featuring Peter & Gordon, Madràs / Madras, Alan Raph, Barry Finclair, Masako Yanagita, Richard Sortomme, Jon Gibson, Jack Kripl, Michael Riesman, Jeanie Gagne, Lenny Pickett, Al Brown, Tim Baker, Regis Iandiorio, Seymour Barab, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Fred Zlotkin, Ronu Majumdar, Richard Peck, Mayuki Fukuhara, Partha Sarathy, Keith O'Quinn, Shubho Shankar, Karen Karlsud, Sergiu Schwartz, Beverly Laudrisen, Joe Carver, Theresa Norris, Ron Sell, Gorden Gottleib, Madras Choir) |
9:43 |
With over 90 albums to his credit, the task for those who wish to investigate the recordings of India's master musician Ravi Shankar can be a daunting one. Therefore, the Legacy/BMG Essential Ravi Shankar fills a welcome place in his catalog and serves as a starting point for the novitiate. There are 20 cuts on these two discs that range over most of the sitarist and composer's shelf, from his early Angel recordings where he played mostly Indian classical music, to his later recordings for Private Music, to his lone Columbia album, The Sounds of India, in 1968. Along the way, Shakar is featured in many settings, from solo to performances with large ensembles of traditional Indian musicians, to his collaborations with violinist Yehudi Menuhin from the gorgeous West Meets East recording, to his recording with George Harrison, to his work with Philip Glass and numerous other musicians on Passages. Through it all, Shankar is consistently in the classical framework, whether he is improvising on ragas or performing other compositions. The sound here has been completely remastered and the liner essay by Hank Bordowitz is both informative and compelling factually. This is the real intro to Shankar that has been needed for such a long time on CD.
