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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.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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George Avakian, Producer - Ravi Shankar, Performer - Ravi Shankar, Speaker - Unknown, Composer
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chatur Lal, Performer - Ravi Shankar, Sitar - Ravi Shankar, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - N.C. Mullick, Performer
Originally Released 1957 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Ravi Shankar, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Ravi Shankar, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
DISC 2
Aashish Khan, Performer - George Fenton, Producer - Ravi Shankar, Sitar - Ravi Shankar, Composer - Sultan Khan, Performer
(P) 1982 BMG Music
Kumar Bose, Tabla - Kumar Bose, Performer - Harhar Rao, Performer - Harhar Rao, Percussion - Prodyot Sen, Tambura - Patrick O'Hearn, Bass - Shubho Shankar, Sitar - Shubho Shankar, Vocal - Aashish Khan, Lute - Ray Cooper, Marimba - Peter Baumann, Producer - George Harrison, Harp - George Harrison, Synthesizer - Al Kooper, Guitar - Swapan Chowdhury, Tabla - Frank Serafine, Producer - Frank Serafine, Synthesizer - Ravi Shankar, Vocal - Ravi Shankar, Composer - Ravi Shankar, Lyricist - Ravi Shankar, Arranger - Ravi Shankar, Producer - Ravi Shankar, Synthesizer - Ravi Shankar, Sitar - Markandeya Mishra, Tabla - Ric Parnell, Drums - Lakshmi Shankar, Vocal
(P) 1987 BMG Music
Ravi Shankar, Performer - Ravi Shankar, Composer
Originally Recorded 1967. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Ramesh Mishra, Strings - Parthasarthy Chowdhury, Lute - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Guitar - Tarun Bhattacharya, Performer - Ravindra Sathe, Vocal - T.R. Sundaresan, Drums - T.R. Sundaresan, Performer - Harihar Rao, Tambura - Harihar Rao, Vocal - Harihar Rao, Performer - Hemangini Desai, Vocal - Parimal Sadaphal, Sitar - Vikram Patil, Percussion - Pandit Ravi Shankar, Composer - Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar - Kumar Bose, Tabla - Daya Shankar, Performer - Suresh Lalwani, Arranger - Suresh Lalwani, Writer - Suresh Lalwani, Violin - Kailash Sharma, Flute - Shubhendra Rao, Sitar - Ashit Desai, Arranger - Ashit Desai, Misc. Prod. - Ashit Desai, Conductor - Ashit Desai, Vocal - Balachandra Joshi, Percussion - Ratna Mala, Vocal - Ronu Mazumdar, Flute
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Kumar Bose, Tabla - Kumar Bose, Performer - Harhar Rao, Performer - Harhar Rao, Percussion - Prodyot Sen, Tambura - Patrick O'Hearn, Bass - Shubho Shankar, Sitar - Shubho Shankar, Vocal - Aashish Khan, Lute - Ray Cooper, Marimba - Peter Baumann, Producer - George Harrison, Harp - George Harrison, Synthesizer - Al Kooper, Guitar - Swapan Chowdhury, Tabla - Frank Serafine, Producer - Frank Serafine, Synthesizer - Ravi Shankar, Vocal - Ravi Shankar, Composer - Ravi Shankar, Lyricist - Ravi Shankar, Arranger - Ravi Shankar, Producer - Ravi Shankar, Synthesizer - Ravi Shankar, Sitar - Markandeya Mishra, Tabla - Ric Parnell, Drums - Lakshmi Shankar, Vocal
(P) 1987 BMG Music
Ravi Shankar, Performer - Ravi Shankar, Sitar - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Ramesh Mishra, Performer - Parthasarthy Chowdhury, Performer - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Guitar - Tarun Bhattacharya, Performer - Ravindra Sathe, Vocal - T.R. Sundaresan, Performer - V. Poliansky, Conductor - Harihar Rao, Performer - Hemangini Desai, Vocal - Parimal Sadaphal, Sitar - Vikram Patil, Percussion - Pandit Ravi Shankar, Composer - Kumar Bose, Tabla - Daya Shankar, Performer - Kailash Sharma, Flute - Shubhendra Rao, Sitar - Ashit Desai, Vocal - Ashit Desai, Conductor - Balachandra Joshi, Percussion - Ratna Mala, Vocal - Ronu Mazumdar, Flute
(P) 1988 BMG Music
Tim Baker, Violin - Gorden Gottleib, Percussion - Suresh Lalwani, Producer - Lenny Pickett, Tenor Saxophone - Lenny Pickett, Alto Saxophone - Mayuki Fukuhara, Violin - Partha Sarathy, Lute - Partha Sarathy, Performer - Barry Finclair, Violin - Barry Finclair, Viola - Batia Lieberman, Acoustic Cello - Seymour Barab, Acoustic Cello - Alan Raph, Trombone - Madras, Performer - Regis Iandiorio, Violin - Philip Glass, Composer - Richard Peck, Tenor Saxophone - Richard Peck, Alto Saxophone - Abhiman Kaushal, Tabla - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Jeanie Gagne, Vocal - Michael Riesman, Piano - T. Srinivasan, Performer - T. Srinivasan, Drums - Ravi Shankar, Vocal - Ravi Shankar, Producer - Madras Choir, Vocal - Joe Carver, Bass - Jack Kripl, Flute - Jack Kripl, Soprano Saxophone - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Keith O'Quinn, Trombone - Ron Sell, French Horn - Richard Sortomme, Viola - Al Brown, Viola - Jon Gibson, Soprano Saxophone - Ronu Mazumdar, Flute - Karen Karlsud, Violin - Masako Yanagita, Violin - Masako Yanagita, Viola - Beverly Laudrisen, Acoustic Cello - Shubho Shankar, Sitar - S.P. Balasubramanyam, Vocal - Sergiu Schwartz, Violin - Fred Zlotkin, Acoustic Cello - Theresa Norris, Flute
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Ravi Shankar, Performer - Ravi Shankar, Composer - Ravi Shankar, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1967. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Kumar Bose, Tabla - Kumar Bose, Performer - Harhar Rao, Performer - Harhar Rao, Percussion - Prodyot Sen, Tambura - Patrick O'Hearn, Bass - Shubho Shankar, Sitar - Shubho Shankar, Vocal - Aashish Khan, Lute - Ray Cooper, Marimba - Peter Baumann, Producer - George Harrison, Harp - George Harrison, Synthesizer - Al Kooper, Guitar - Swapan Chowdhury, Tabla - Frank Serafine, Producer - Frank Serafine, Synthesizer - Ravi Shankar, Vocal - Ravi Shankar, Composer - Ravi Shankar, Lyricist - Ravi Shankar, Arranger - Ravi Shankar, Producer - Ravi Shankar, Synthesizer - Ravi Shankar, Sitar - Markandeya Mishra, Tabla - Ric Parnell, Drums - Lakshmi Shankar, Vocal
(P) 1987 BMG Music
George Fenton, Producer - George Fenton, Arranger - George Fenton, Conductor - Lakehmi Shankar, Vocal - Ravi Shankar, Sitar - Ravi Shankar, Arranger - Traditional, Composer - Ashit Desai, Vocal - The Wren Orchestra, Strings
(P) 1982 BMG Music
Tim Baker, Violin - Gorden Gottleib, Percussion - Suresh Lalwani, Producer - Lenny Pickett, Tenor - Lenny Pickett, Alto Saxophone - Mayuki Fukuhara, Violin - Partha Sarathy, Lute - Partha Sarathy, Performer - Barry Finclair, Violin - Barry Finclair, Viola - Seymour Barab, Acoustic Cello - Alan Raph, Trombone - Madras, Performer - Regis Iandiorio, Violin - Philip Glass, Composer - Richard Peck, Tenor - Richard Peck, Alto Saxophone - Abhiman Kaushal, Tabla - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Jeanie Gagne, Vocal - Michael Riesman, Piano - T. Srinivasan, Performer - T. Srinivasan, Drums - Ravi Shankar, Vocal - Ravi Shankar, Producer - Ravi Shankar, Composer - Madras Choir, Vocal - Joe Carver, Bass - Jack Kripl, Flute - Jack Kripl, Soprano Saxophone - Kurt Munkacsi, Producer - Keith O'Quinn, Trombone - Ron Sell, French Horn - Richard Sortomme, Viola - Al Brown, Viola - Jon Gibson, Soprano Saxophone - Ronu Mazumdar, Flute - Karen Karlsud, Violin - Masako Yanagita, Violin - Masako Yanagita, Viola - Beverly Laudrisen, Acoustic Cello - Shubho Shankar, Sitar - S.P. Balasubramanyam, Vocal - Sergiu Schwartz, Violin - Fred Zlotkin, Acoustic Cello - Theresa Norris, Flute
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
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.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:35
- Main artists: Ravi Shankar
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy Recordings
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment
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