Tracks:
A. Maru Bihag
1. Alap 4:49
2. Vilambit 8:43
3. Drut 10:10
B. The King and The Sparrow
(Kaushi Canada)
4. Alap/Jor 9:34
5. Drut 8:04
C. Touch of Silk (Shankara)
6. Alap/Jor 7:26
D. Mississippi Malkauns
7. Alap/Jor 8:47
E. Saravati's Throne (Bageshri)
8. Alap/Jor 5:26
9. Drut 9:15
Pre-release limited edition
2003-07
Available only through
Manifold Music.
Jay Kishor—Sitar
Vedang Londhe—Tablas
About the Recording
When Seattle's Jazz Alley invited me to return for two
weeks instead of the usual one, I realized I had an opportunity to stretch
out and try something new. I invited Jay Kishor and Vedang Londhe to join
me for the second week so we could develop this idea of a continuum between
Eastern and Western musical styles--an idea we had often discussed, but
had scarcely tried. The live atmosphere in Seattle turned out to be the
ideal setting. The audience added an intangible yet umistakeable element,
which helped in the creation of the music. On most of the tracks the applause
was omitted so as not to distract from the meditative quality of the music.
But the audience's presence was very much felt by us, the musicians.
Producer & Executive Producer: Stanley Jordan
Recording Engineer: Fausto Torres
Mixing and Mastering Engineer: Jim Reitzel
Cover Design: Stanley Jordan, Rachel Wyatt
All selections recorded live (no overdubs).
Recorded in July 2000 at the Jazz Alley, Seattle Washington.
Mixed at The Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito, CA
and Rebel Studios, San Rafael, CA.
Mastered at Laughing Tiger Studios, San Rafael, CA.
(p) (c) 2003 Manifold Music.
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Since
I was a child I have loved Indian classical music, and I think it has
already influenced my jazz style. But meeting Jay and Ved has given me
an opportunity to learn more formally by playing with two masters. For
this I feel very grateful. Together we have found a lot of musical common
ground. Indian music is rich and profoundly beautiful. I tried to approach
it in a way that felt natural to me, while respecting the essentials of
the tradition and the spiritual quality of the music. To keep it authentic
I let the guys take the lead often, but I was always creatively shaping
the harmony and texture.
A raga is a piece of music in the Indian classical tradition that is usually improvised, just like jazz. Ragas can have up to four movements--alap, jor, vilambit, and drut--always in that order, though some can be omitted. They build very gradually over time from low to high, from slow to fast, from simple to complex. To this traditional format we added harmonic changes and other new elements. This is just one part of a large continuum. We are developing a new synthesis of musical formsÑthis live set documents the very beginning of this work.
--Stanley Jordan, May 2003