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Planet Soup, a 3-CD set, is an awesome collection of world music, including a number of pieces which fit the Classical Indian/Jazz Fusion idiom. The set includes a 48-page book. Artists listed in this guide who appear on this set include BADAL ROY, DISSENDENTEN, MIKE RICHMOND, and MYNTA. Tracks which contain Classical Indian/Jazz influence from this collection include:

Artists: Jim Bowie, Mike Richmond, and Badal Roy
Song: Rinpoche's Rag [Disc 3, Track 6]
Personnel: Jim Bowie (banjo), Mike Richmond (bass), Badal Roy (tabla)

Artist: Dissendenten
Song: Love Supreme [Disc 2, Track 6]
Personnel: Marlon Klein (percussion, keys), Friedemann Josch (flute, keys), Uve Müllrich (strongs, keys), Karnataka College of Percussion {R.A. Ramammani, Ragavendra, T.A.S. Mani, T.N. Shashikumar, R.A. Rajagopal, Govinda Swami}

Artist: Gualberto
Song: Cante [Disc 3, Track 8]
Personnel: Gualberto García (guitar, programming)

Artist: Chuck Jonkey
Song: Gowchara [Disc 1, Track 11]
Personnel: Chuck Jonkey (guitar, programming), Shubho Shankar (sitar), Jef Feldman (charango)

Artist: Mynta
Song: Nandu's Dance [Disc 3, Track 9]
Personnel: Mikael Nilsson (percussion), Max Åhman (guitar), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Christian Paulin (bass), Nandkishor Muley (santoor, sång), Anders Hagberg (flute)

JOHN ABERCROMBIE -- see COLLIN WALCOTT, DAVID LIEBMAN

RABIH ABOU-KHALIL

Artist's profile: www.enjarecords.com/RAK.htm

While Abou-Khalil plays a Middle Eastern instrument (the oud), he features artists familiar to Classical Indian/Jazz Fusion lovers, including GLEN MOORE, GLEN VELEZ and CHARLIE MARIANO, who lend an Indian element to his fusions.

Album: Between Dusk and Dawn (1986, Enja MMP-170886 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Charlie Mariano (sax), Glen Velez (percussion), Glen Moore (bass), Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Christian Burchard (marimba), Michael Armann (piano)

Album: Roots and Sprouts (1988, Enja MMP-170890 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Sonny Fortune (sax), Glen Moore (bass), Glen Velez (percussion), Ramesh Shotham (percussion)

Album: Bukra (1989/1993, Enja MMP-170889 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Sonny Fortune (sax), Glen Moore (bass), Glen Velez (percussion), Ramesh Shotham (percussion)

Album: Al-Jadida (1991, Enja ENJ-6090 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Sonny Fortune (sax), Glen Moore (bass), Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Nabil Khaiat (percussion)

Album: Blue Camel (1992, Enja ENJ-7053 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Charlie Mariano (sax), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn, trumpet), Steve Swallow (bass), Milton Cardona (congas), Nabil Khaiat (frame drums), Ramesh Shotham (percussion)

Album: Tarab (1992, Enja ENJ-7083 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Glen Moore (bass), Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Nabil Khaiat (frame drums), Selim Kusur (nay)

Album: Sultan's Picnic (1994, Enja ENJ-8078 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Howard Levy (harmonium), Kenny Wheeler (horns), Charlie Mariano (sax), Michel Godard (tuba), Steve Swallow (bass), Mark Nauseef (drums), Milton Cardona (percussion), Nabil Khaiat (percussion)

Album: Odd Times (1997, Enja ENJ-9330 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Howard Levy (harmonica), Michel Godard (horns), Mark Nauseef (drums), Nabil Khaiat (frame drums)

Album: Nafas (1995, ECM 1359)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Glen Velez (percussion), Selim Kusur (nay, vocals), Setrak Sarkissian (darabukka)

Album: Yara (1998, Enja ENJ-9360 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Dominique Pifarely (violin), Vincent Courtois (cello), Nabil Khaiat (percussion)

ALIEN CHATTER

Web page: www.alienchatter.com

Eastern Classical tabla player Satnam S. Ramgotra combines forces with jazz electronica musician Rodney Lee in an interesting collaboration.

Album: Music for Aliens
Personnel: Satnam S. Ramgotra (percussion, vocals, programming), Rodney Lee (piano, synths, programming)

ANCIENT FUTURE

Web page: www.ancient-future.com
World Music Fusion Page: www.ancient-future.com/links/index.html

Ancient Future is one of the longest-lived groups producing "world fusion" music, a word they themselves coined in 1978. Their music has grown to be quite sophisticated over the years, under the tutelage of such gurus as ALI AKBAR KHAN, and in collaboration with noted percussionist ZAKIR HUSSAIN and his student EMAM. Early member Mindy Klein now produces excellent Indian fusion on her own as MINDIA DEVI.

Album: Visions of a Peaceful Planet (1979, World Fusion Music AF79)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar, sitar, zither), Mindia Devi Klein (flute, bansuri), Benjy Wertheimer (tabla, esraj), Phil Fong (sarod, guitar, Irish harp, zither), Mark Fuller (cymbal)

Album: Natural Rhythms (1981, Rounder PHIL9006)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar, sitar, zithers, Mindia Klein (flute), Benjy Wertheimer (percussion), Kazuyo Muramoto (koto, bell, guitar), Nyomen Kawiana (kajar), Wayan Ludra (kukul), Phil Fong (guitar, sarod), Christina Harmonia (vocal), Jim Loveless (marimba), Jeroen Van Tyn (violin), Mark Fuller (cymbal)

Album: Quiet Fire (1987, Narada 1012)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar, charango), Randy Mead (flutes), Benjy Wertheimer (tabla, esraj, piano), Marcia Sloane (cello), David Michael (harp), Ian Dogole (percussion), Doug McKeehan (keys), Bruce Bowers (violin), Alex DeGrassi (piano), Darol Anger (mandolin)

Album: Dreamchaser (1988, Sona Gaia 62754)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar, charango), Ian Dogole (percussion), Doug McKeehan (keys), Bruce Bowers (violin)

Album: World Without Walls (1990, Sona Gaia 163)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar), Doug McKeehan (keys), Jim Hurley (violin), Ian Dogole (percussion), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Jack Dorsey (drums), Gary Brown (bass), Bruce Kaphan (percussion), Jeff Narell (steel drums), Vince Delgado (tambourine)

Album: Asian Fusion (1993, Narada Equinox ND-63023)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar), Jim Hurley (violin), Doug McKeehan (keys), Ian Dogole (percussion), Zhao Hui (zither), Bui Huu Nhut (dan bau), Emam (tabla), Bill Douglass (bass, flute), Eric Golub (strings), Jack Dorsey (drums)

ANTIGRAVITY -- see WARREN SENDERS

JAMES ASHER

Web page: www.james-asher.co.uk

Asher is a jazz drummer turned world beat musician. The albums listed below are those with distinct Indian influences; the numerous accompanists include GLEN VELEZ and PETE LOCKETT.

Album: Dance of the Light (1997, New Earth Records 9513)

Album: Tigers Of the Raj (1998, New Earth Records 9805/1418)
Personnel: James Asher (percussion, keys), Kiran Pal Singh (santoor), Miles Bould (conga), Glen Velez, Volker Grun (guitar), Craig Pruess (keys, sitar, tamboura), Pete Lockett (percussion), Johnny Kalai (percussion), Al Gromer Khan (sitar), and many more.

ASIABEAT
Founder and percussionist Lewis Pragasam of Malaysia has been blending Indian, Balinese and African music with jazz since 1979. His group integrates "bols" (the Indian solfege system) with western melodies and styles.

Album: Monsoon (1995, Planet Earth Music)
Personnel: Otmar Liebert (guitar), Lewis Pragasam (percussion), Nandakumar (percussion), Lim (erhu, pipa), Andy Peterson (bass), Nariyinko (guitars, percussion), Samuel J.Dass (sitar), Abdullah (keys), Ken (keys), Gana Vinodhan (bansuri)

Album: Drumusique (1997, Planet Earth Music)
Personnel: Lewis Pragasam (percussion), Nariyinko (guitars, percussion), Steve Thornton (percussion), Ravi (percussion), Paul Jackson (bass), John Kaizan Neptune (shakukachi)

Album: Asiabeat with Otmar Liebert (1998)
Personnel: Chito Kawachi (keys), Nantha Kumar (percussion), Makoto Matsushita (synthesizer, guitars), Mohd Nor (percussion), Andy Peterson (bass), Lewis Pragasam (percussion), Mohd. Rafi (mandolin, harp), Jose Elhmir Saison (keys), Norihiko Yamanuki (synthesizer)

LOUIS BANKS
Banks, known as "The Godfather of Indian Jazz" (and composer of over 7,000 aadvertising jingles!), has played with (among others) ROY VENKATARAMAN (who appears on Call of the mermaid), CHARLIE MARIANO, SILK, SHANKAR MAHADEVAN and SANGAM.

Album: Lifelines (with Clive Stevens)
Personnel: Clive Stevens (?), Louis Banks (keys), Roy Venkataraman (guitar)

Album: City Life (1982, Jazz India)

Album: Call of the Mermaid (1992, Crescendo 40004)
Personnel: Louis Banks (keys), Roy Venkataraman (guitar), Karl Peters (bass), Rajesh Singh (drums), Braz Gonsalves (sax)

TAKIS BARBERIS
Takis Barberis is probably little known outside of his native Greece, which is a shame, because his music would have wide appeal if it were better known worldwide. Barberis sports incredible talent and amazing versatility, and is now among my three favorite jazz guitarist (along with John McLaughling and Pat Metheny). Most of his music is unmistakably influenced by the Indian Classical tradition, often with numerous Indian accompianists, including (on at least one album) TRILOK GURTU.

Album: Naiva (1998, Lyra ML 0661)
Personnel: Takis Barberis (guitar, synth, programming), George Polyhronakos (percussion), Yiorgos Georgiadis (bass), Manos Saridakis (keys), Shankar Lal (tabla), Reshma Srivastava Pizanis (sitar), Girish Chandra Srivastava (tabla), Asha Srivastava (tanpura), Petros Loucas Chalkias (clarinet), George Kontrafouris (piano), Takis Farazis (accordion), Takis Paterelis (sax)

Album: Episodes (1995, Lyra ML 0177)
Personnel: Takis Barberis (guitar, synth, programming), Takis Farazis (keys, accordion), Pandeus Benetatos (keys, programming), Takis Paterelis (sax), Yiannis Vassalos (bass), Costas Kalogirou (drums), Petros Kourits (percussion), Yiotos Kiourtsoglou (bass), Yiannis Papayiannis (oboe), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Petros Loucas Chalkias (clarinet)

Album: Are you Happy? (1992, Lyra CD 4684)
Personnel: Takis Barberis (guitar), Takis Paterelis (sax), George Contrafuris (keys), Yannis Vasalos (bass), Costas Kalogirou (drums), George Delis (piano)

RANJIT BAROT -- see SANGAM, ROY VENKATARAMAN

ASHWIN BATISH

Web page: batish.com (Batish Institute)

This sitarist combines jazz, rock and Indian music into what's now commonly referred to as "World Beat" music.

Album: Sitar Power #1 (Batish Records BR6001C [Cassette]; BR6001LP [LP])
Personnel: Ashwin Batish (sitar), David Harnish (guitar), Ravi Batish (vocals)

Album: The Third Stream (Batish Records BR6002)
Personnel: Ashwin Batish (sitar), David Harnish (guitar)

Album: Sitar Power #2 (Batish Records BR6003C [Cassette]; BR6003CD [CD])
Personnel: Ashwin Batish (sitar), David Harnish (guitar), S.D. Batish (vocals)

BETWEEN
Germany's answer to The Paul Winter Consort, with many musicians on a variety of world instruments, including some from (surprise!) India. The Indian influence derives primarily from leader PETER MICHAEL HAMEL's work.

Standard line-up: Roberto Detree (guitar), Robert Eliscu (wind), Peter Michael Hamel (keys), and (on Einstag, And the Waters Opened and Dharana) Cotch Black (percussion)

Album: Einstieg (1971, Wergo SM-1001)
Personnel: Standard, plus "Jimmy J." [James] Galway (flute), Ulrich Stranz

Album: Dharana (1978, Wergo SM-1011)
Personnel: Standard, plus Gary Todd (bass), Charles Campbell (conga), Anatol Arkus (synth), Aparna Chakravarti (tamboura)

Album: Hesse Between Music (1978, Electrola 062 29546)
Personnel: Standard, plus Holger Brandt (drums), Franz Lehrndorfer (keys), Peter Muller, Tom van der Geld (vibes), Bobby Jones (wind), Gert Westphal (vocal), Jerzy Ziembrowski (bass)

Album: Contemplation (Wergo SM-1012)

Album: And the Waters Opened (1973, Wergo SM-1014/Philips 6360 612)
Personnel: Standard, plus Duru Omson (drums)

Album: Stille uber der Zeit/Silence Beyond Time (Wergo SM-1023)

VISHWA MOHAN BHATT
Bhatt has numerous albums, many of which feature unlikely (for the genre) collaborators, including RY COODER, Taj Mahal, Jerry Douglas and BELA FLECK. V.M. Bhatt continues to collaborate with numerous musicians, among them COLONIAL COUSINS.

Album: A Meeting by the River (with Ry Cooder) (1993, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-29-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Ry Cooder (guitar), Sukhvindar Singh (tabla), Joachim Cooder (dumbek)

Album: Mumtaz Mahal (1995, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-46-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Taj Mahal (guitar and/or banjo?), N. Ravikiran (chitra vina)

Album: Bourbon and Rosewater {with Jerry Douglas} (1996, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-47-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Edgar Meyer (bass)

Album: Tabula Rasa (1996, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-44-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Bela Fleck (banjo), Poovalur Srinivasan (mridangam), Ronu Majumdar (flute), Sangeetha (violin), Jie Bie Chen (er-hu)

BHAVANI
This group, headed by RAMESH SHOTHAM, includes the omnipresent CHARLIE MARIANO.

Album: Open Hand (1993, Keytone Records KYT 761)
Personnel: Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Aro Tunçboyaci (percussion, saz, vocal), Naresh Shotham (konakol, veena), Ara Dinkjan (oud), Charlie Mariano (sax)

CARLA BLEY
Bley's 3-record album Escalator Over the Hill features many familiar artists, including DON CHERRY, CHARLIE HADEN, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN and PERRY ROBINSON (not to mention rock giant Jack Bruce, and even Linda Ronstadt!). Only a few of the pieces contain characteristics of classical Indian music, notably All India Radio and Rawalpindhi Blues.

Album: Escalator Over the Hill [with Paul Haines] (1972, JCOA EOTH 3 & JCOA JT 4001; 1974, JCOA 1003 4 5 & Barclay 840050 1 2; ECM 3403 [2-CD set])
Personnel: Carla Bley (vocals, keys), Gato Barbieri (sax), Jack Bruce (vocals, bass), Don Cherry (trumpet), Charlie Haden (bass), Paul Jones (vocal), Karen Mantler (vocals, glockenspiel), Mike Mantler (trumpet, piano), John McLaughlin (guitar), Paul Motian (drums, percussion), Don Preston (synth), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Linda Ronstatd (vocals), Rosewell Rudd (trombone, vocals), and Bob Stewart (vocals, tuba)

LEE BOICE

Web page: www.leeboice.com

Lee is a perennial performer on the New York City world fusion music scene. He has performed with INDOFUNK, and a public CD release is planned soon.

Album: Sacred Spaces (2000, personal release)
Personnel: Lee Boice (guitar, dobro, keys)

GEORGE BROOKS

Web page: www.georgebrooks.com

A sampling of Brooks' music reveals some of today's most beautiful and exciting examples of Classical Indian/Jazz fusion. His albums also include some of the best-known artists in this genre, including ZAKIR HUSSAIN, HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, T.H. (Vikku) VINAYAKRAM, LARRY CORYELL and USTAD SULTAN KHAN.

Album: Lasting Impression (1996, Moment! Records MR1016)
Personnel: George Brooks (sax, bass clarinet), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Krishna Bhatt (sitar)

Album: Night Spinner (1998, Moment! Records MR1018)
Personnel: George Brooks (sax), Zakir Hussain (percussion), Aashish Khan (sarod), Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi), Jack Perla (piano), Dave Belove (bass), David Rokeach (drums)

Album: Music Without Boundaries [with Hariprasad Chaurasia, Larry Coryell, Swapan Chaudri and T.H. Vinayakram] (2000, Navras)
Personnel: Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Larry Coryell (guitars), George Brooks (sax), Swapan Chaudri (tabla), T.H."Vikku" Vinayakram (percussion)

DAVE BRUBECK
This famous jazz pianist featured some Indian-inspired pieces on the album listed below, which included famous artists Louis Armstrong, Charlie Mingus, Peter, Paul & Mary, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Carmen McRae and Thelonius Monk.

Album: Summit Sessions (1973, Columbia C 30522)
Personnel: Dave Brubeck (piano), Palghat Raghu (percussion), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Charles Mingus (bass), Peter Yarrow (vocals), Paul Stookey (vocals), Mary Travers (vocals), Tony Bennett, Addiss & Crofut, Thelonius Monk (piano), Darius Brubeck (piano), Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Carmen McRae (vocals), Gerry Mulligan (sax), Leonard Bernstein & The New York Philharmonic

SERGIO BULGAKOV

Web page: www.tasknet.net/bulgakov/

Sergio Bulgakov is an Argentine musician whose influences derive from Buenos Aires and India. His masterful sitar playing is interwoven with computer composition.

Album: El Tiempo Transversal (1998)
Personnel: Marisa Salas (vocals), Eduardo Prado (clarinet), Lito Messore (guitar, sitar), Damián Nisenson (sax), Fernando Kabusacki (guitar), Ale Franov (accordion), María Kelsey (vocals), Mario Perkins (sitar), Sergio Bulgakov (sitar, percussion)

ANATHOLI BULKIN

Web page: www.anatholibulkin.com

This world-class guitarist is also a world fusion man. Some of his recordings contain a hint of Indian influence.

Artist: Anatholi Bulkin Trio
Album: Initiation (1999)

HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA
Chaurasia, a master of the Indian flute, was a student of Annapurna Devi, ex-wife of RAVI SHANKAR. He is a perennial accompianist, and has performed with MINDIA DEVI, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, ABBY RABINOVITZ, REMEMBER SHAKTI and ROY VENKATARAMAN

Album: Companion (Ninaad Music 0039)
Personnel: Rakesh Chaurasia (flute), Marco Salaun (guitar)

DON CHERRY
Another prolific indian-jazz fusion artist. Trumpeter Cherry was one of the three CODONA members (along with COLLIN WALCOTT and NANA VASCONCELOS), and has also played with TRILOK GURTU, L. SHANKAR, and JAI UTTAL.

Album: Sangam [with Latif Khan] (1982, Europa JP-2009)
Personnel: Don Cherry (trumpet), Latif Khan (tabla)

Album: Actions [with Krzystof Penderecki] (1971, Wergo SM 1010; Philips 6305153)
Personnel: Don Cherry (trumpet, flute, vocals), Loes Macgillycutty (vocals), Mocqui Cherry (tamboura), Manfred Schoof, Tomasz Stanko, Kenny Wheeler (horns), Paul Rutherford, Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone), Gerd Dudek (sax), Peter Broetzman (sax), Willem Breuker (sax), Gunter Hampel (flute, bass clarinet), Fred Van Hove (piano), Terje Rypdal (guitar), Buschi Niebergall (bass), Peter Warren (bass), Han Bennink (percussion)

Album: The Eternal Now (1973; Sonet SNTF 653)
Personnel: Don Cherry (trumpet), Bengt Berger (mridangam)

Album: Hear and Now (1977; Atlantic SD 18217)
Personnel: Don Cherry (trumpet), Collin Walcott (sitar)

BILLY COBHAM -- see MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, WOLFGANG SCHMID, PAUL WINTER CONSORT
Billy Cobham, a well-known jazz drummer who appeared on some of MILES DAVIS's influential albums, is "[c]onsidered the definitive fusion drummer [of] the 1970s" according to the All-Music Guide.

CODONA
A few pieces by Codona (the name is derived from the leading letters of the first names of its three members) have an Indian feel due to the presence of Sitar/Tabla player COLLIN WALCOTT. Trumpeter DON CHERRY has also worked with Indian/Jazz fusion artist extraordinaire L. SHANKAR. Percussionist NANA VASCONCELOS has collaborated with other indian-jazz fusion figures, notably JAN GARBAREK; he is also known for his work with the Pat Metheny Group.

Standard line-up: Collin Walcott (sitar, tabla, hammered dulcimer, sanza, vocal), Don Cherry (trumpet, flute, doussn'gouni, vocal), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion, voice)

Album: Codona (1979, ECM 1132)

Album: Codona 2 (1981, ECM 1177)

Album: Codona 3 (1983, ECM 1243)

COLONIAL COUSINS

Web page: www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/3458/cc-ind ex.html

Jazz/funk/classical indian fusion with a pop rock style featuring well-known Indian musicians V.M. BHATT, TALVIN SINGH and U. SRINIVAS.

Standard Lineup: Liyaquat Ali (sarangi), Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (guitar), Deepak Borkar (percussion), A. Hariharan (vocals), Vijay Jadhav (percussion), Leslie "Lezz" Lewis (vocals, guitars), Keith Le Blanc (drums), Skip McDonald (guitar), Ramakant Patil (flute), Madhav Pawar (percussion), Vernon Reid (guitar), Erol Reids (keys), Steve Sidwell (horn), Talvin Singh (percussion), Dough Wimbish (bass)

Album: Colonial Cousins (1995)
Personnel: Standard lineup

Album: The Best of Channel Hits (1995, Magnasound)
Personnel: Standard lineup

Album: MTV Unplugged (1996)
Personnel: Standard lineup sans Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Skip McDonald and Vernon Reid

Album: Colonial Cousins Unplugged (1997, Magnasound)

Album: The Way We Do It (1998)
Personnel: Standard lineup, plus: U. Srinivas (mandolin), Birju Maharaj (vocals, percussion), Micheal Mondesir (bass), Chandrasekhar (violin ), Bhavani Shankar (percussion), Sunil Das (sitar), Vilas Pandekar (tanpura), Bombay Strings Orchestra (strings), Amar Paul (percussion), Joy Chakraborthy (percussion), Sanjiban (percussion), Suman Das (percusion), Kamalkar (flute), Macwilliams (vocals), Mizzele (vocals), Withers (vocals), Thorton (vocals), Owens (vocals)

Album: The Best of Colonial Cousins (1998, Magnasound)

ALICE COLTRANE
Alice Coltrane was originally inspirated to incorporate classical Indian music into her piano and harp playing while studying under guru Sri Chinmoy, under whom {the Devadip} CARLOS SANTANA and {the Mahavishnu} JOHN MCLAUGHLIN also studied. Under guru Swami Satchidananda she became known as Swamini Turiyasangitananda. Some of her collaborations with Carlos Santana and PHAROAH SANDERS utilize Indian instruments (the drone of the tamboura is often present). Check out the title track from Journey in Satchidananda, and "Angel of Sunlight" from Illuminations. Coltrane is the wife of the late John Coltrane, and performers on the recordings listed here include CHARLIE HADEN and JACK DEJOHNETTE.

Album: Journey in Satchidananda (1971, Impulse IMPD-228; re-released 1997 Impulse IMPD-228)
Personnel: Alice Coltrane (piano, harp), Pharoah Sanders (sax, percussion), Charlie Haden (bass), Rashied Ali (drums), Cecil McBee (bass), Vishnu Wood (oud), Tulsi (tamboura), Majid Shabazz (percussion)

Album: Illuminations [with Carlos Santana] (1974, Columbia PC32900)
Personnel: Turiya Alice Coltrane (harp, keys), Devadip Carlos Santana (guitar), Tom Coster (keys), Jules Broussard (sax, flute), Prabuddha Phil Browne (tamboura), David Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (percussion), Armando Peraza (congas), Phil Ford (tabla)

Album: Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtanat (1977, Warner Brothers)
Personnel: Alice Coltrane (keys, harp, percussion), Arjuna John Coltrane, Jr. (drums), Students of the Cedantic Center (choir, percussion)

Album: Transcendence (1977, Warner Brothers)
Personnel: Alice Coltrane (keys, harp, percussion), Satori String Quartet (strings), Sarada Devi King (vocals), Mahashakti Williams (vocals), Hare Krishna Choir (vocals, percussion)

Album: Transfiguration (1978, Warner Brothers [2 LP set])
Personnel: Alice Coltrane (keys), Reggie Workman (bass), Roy Haynes (drums), Noel Pointer (violin), Sita Coltrane (violin)

RY COODER
Ry Cooder has ben performing with musicians from every corner of the globe for many years. His explorations include forays into Classical Indian fusion with VISHWA MOHAN BHATT and JON HASSELL.

Album: A Meeting by the River (with Vishwa Mohann Bhatt) (1993, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-29-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Ry Cooder (guitar), Sukhvindar Singh (tabla), Joachim Cooder (dumbek)

Album: Hollow Bamboo (Water Lily Acoustics)
Personnel: Ry Cooder (guitar), Ronu Majumdar (flute), Jon Hassell (trumpet)

CORMACK AND ROSS

Web page: www.barncard.com/cormack-ross.html

Although released in 1996, the album Horse of Stone was recorded in 1974 and 1977. Tom Ross and Jody Cormack both studied extensively with Indian masters.

Album: Horse of Stone (1996)
Personnel: Jody Cormack (guitar, vocals), Tom Ross (guitar, bass, vocals), Charlie Keagle (sax, flute,keys), Pat O'Hearn (bass), Kim Calkins (percussion), Ashish Khan (sarod)

LARRY CORYELL

Web page: www.kiosek.com/coryell

Coryell has collaborated with OREGON members RALPH TOWNER, COLLIN WALCOTT, and with GLEN MOORE, STU GOLDBERG, HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, T.H. (Vikku) VINAYAKRAM, GEORGE BROOKS and L. SUBRAMANIAM. Coryell sat in with SHAKTI during some of their live performances.

Album: The Restful Mind (1975, Vanguard VSD 79353)
Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar), Ralph Towner (guitar), Collin Walcott (tabla, congas), Glen Moore (bass)

Album: Standing Ovation (1978, Mood 22888 {US}, Novus 3024 {UK})
Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar, keys), L. Subramaniam (violin, tamboura)

Album: From the Ashes [with L. Subramaniam] (Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-59-CD)
Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar), L. Subramaniam (violin)

Album: Music Without Boundaries [with George Brooks, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Swapan Chaudri and T.H. Vinayakram]
Personnel: Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Larry Coryell (guitars), George Brooks (sax), Swapan Chaudri (tabla), T.H."Vikku" Vinayakram (percussion)

COSMOLOGY
Haven't heard these folx yet, but (like many other groups in this guide) they jammed with COLLIN WALCOTT.

Album: ditto (1977, Vanguard VSD 79394)
Personnel: Dawn Thompson (vocal, percussion), John D'earth (trumpet, flugelhorn), Dave Glenn (trombone), Armen Donelian (keyboards), Rick Kilburn (bass), Bob Jospe (drums), Collin Walcott (sitar, percussion)

CURANDERO
One of an increasing number of collaborations between the flamenco and Indian traditions. Their latest album features notables BELA FLECK and KAI ECKHARDT.

Album: Curandero
Personnel: Miguel Espinoza (guitar, palmas), Ty Burhoe (percussion)

Album: Arás
Personnel: Miguel Espinoza (guitar, palmas), Ty Burhoe (percussion), Bela Fleck (banjo), Kai Eckhardt (bass)

DARK
I know little about this group except that it features MARK NAUSEEF on drums, and L. SHANKAR is a guest on their album Tamna Voda.

Album: Dark (1986, CMP CMP-CD-28 [CD], CMP-28-ST [lp])
Personnel: John Bergamo, Mark Nauseef (synthesizer, percussion), Catherine Guard (vocals), Walter Quintus (percussion), Kurt Renker, Leonice Shinneman (percussion), Mark London Sims (keys, bass, percussion)

Album: Tamna Voda (1992, CMP CMP-CD36 [cd], CMP-36-CS [cass], CMP-36-ST [lp])
Personnel: David Torn (guitar), Mark Nauseef (percussion, keys), L. Shankar (violin), Leonice Shinneman (synth, banjo, percussion, vibraphone), Mark London Sims (organ, bass), Miroslav Tadic (guitar)

DAVID DARLING
Darling played cello with the PAUL WINTER CONSORT in addition to his solo album Cycles, which features, among others, COLLIN WALCOTT and JAN GARBAREK. Darling went on to form a group named Radiance (another Paul Winter Consort offshoot) with oboist Nancy Rumbell and guitarist Jim Scott.

Album: Cycles (1982, ECM 1219)
Personnel: David Darling (cello), Collin Walcott (sitar, percussion), Steve Kuhn (piano), Jan Garbarek (sax), Arild Andersen (bass), Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar)

MILES DAVIS
Miles Davis features a minimal part for sitar on a few of his albums. His accompanists include JOHN MCLAUGHLIN (who collaborated with Davis on a number of albums), HERBIE HANCOCK, JACK DEJOHNETTE, DAVID LIEBMAN, COLLIN WALCOTT and BADAL ROY.

Album: Big Fun (1969, Columbia PG 32866, CBS S 88024, CBS-Sony SOPW 5/6,CBS-Sony 36AP1779/80, CBS-Sony 28AP2159/60, Sony SRCS 5713/4)
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Khalil Balakrishna (sitar), Badal Roy (percussion), and numerous others

Album: On the Corner (1972/3, CBS 31906 {US}, CBS 65245 {UK}, CK53579 (CD))
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Khalil Balakrishna (sitar), Badal Roy (percussion), Collin Walcott (sitar), Teo Macero (sax), Chick Corea (keys), Michael Henderson (bass), Herbie Hancock (keys), Harold I. Williams, Jr. (keys), David Liebman (sax), William W. Hart (percussion), Don Alias (percussion), Jack DeJohnette (drums), James Mtume (percussion), David Creamer (guitar), Carlos Garnett (sax)

Album: Circle in the Round (1979, CBS 36278 {US}, Sony Mastersound SRCS 9308/9)

JACK DEJOHNETTE -- see ALICE COLTRANE, COLLIN WALCOTT, MILES DAVIS

MINDIA DEVI

Web page: www.ancient-future.com/mindia

Talented flutist, bansuri player, gamelan musician, and composer who has studied with HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA and ZAKIR HUSSAIN. Mindia was also a co-founder (under former name Mindy Klein) of the group ANCIENT FUTURE.

Album: Ragini: Fluted Voice of the Goddess (Bamboo Moon Muzik {private label})

Album: Balinese Dream (Bamboo Moon Muzik {private label})

DIGA RHYTHM BAND -- see MICKEY HART

DISSENDENTEN
This German trio, which incorporates much Middle East fusion, developed out of the group EMBRYO. They have performed both on their own and with the KARNATAKA COLLEGE OF PERCUSSION (see also COLLECTIONS).

Standard line-up: Marlon Klein (keys, drums, vocals), Friedo Josch (flute, vocals), and Uve Mëllrich (guitar, bass, vocals)

Album: Germanistan (Triloka)

Album: Jungle Book (Triloka)

DIVYA

Web page: www.earthbeatmusic.com/pub/divya.htm

An Indian group which has recorded an album containing some very original electric compositions. Performers on Madras Cafe include ROY VENKATARAMAN, SHANKAR MAHADEVAN and FAZAL QURESHI. Co-founder SANDHYA SANJANA has since embarked on a solo career.

Album: Madras Cafe (1987, CBS)
Personnel: Dinshah Sanjana (keys), Roy Venkataraman (guitar), C.P. Sriram (violin), Shernol Mathias (bass), Bondo Fernandes (percussion), Fazal Qureshi (tabla, kanjira), Sridar Parthasarthy (mridangam, ghatam), Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals)

Album: Kumbhamela (1998, Earth Beat Music CD 002)
Personnel: Dinshah Sanjana (keys), Kalman (cymbalon), Carl Clements, Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), D. Wood, Sanjay Maroo (drums), Karl Peters (bass), The Alice Coltrane Choir, Sanjay Divecha, Shrikanth Sriram (bass), Bobby Duggal (drums)

Album: In a Manner of Speaking (Hungaraton; available in Hungary only)

DIZRHYTHMIA
British band which, according to one reviewer, "Borders on spacey New Age and is somewhat overproduced." Nonetheless, their line-up includes master sarangi player USTAD SULTAN KHAN

Album: Dizrhythmia (1988, Resurgence RES117)
Personnel: Jakko Jakszyck (guitar, sitar, piano, synth., vocals), Gavin Harrison (drums, percussion), Danny Thompson (double bass), Pandit Dinesh (tabla, percussion), Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi).

KAI ECKHARDT -- see TRILOK GURTU, JOHN McLAUGHLIN, CURANDERO.

MARK EGAN
Jazz bassist heavily influenced by Indian music.

Album: A Touch of Light (GRP 9572)
Personnel: Mark Egan (bass), Danny Gottlieb (cymbals, tabla), Clifford Carter (keys), Bill Evans (sax), Cafe (percussion)

EKSTASIS
Ambient band featuring well-known fusionists BILL LASWELL, ZAKIR HUSSAIN and BADAL ROY.

Standard line-up: Nicky Stoplesis (guitar), Liebziet (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass), Simon Shaheen (violin, oud), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Badal Roy (tabla)

Album: Wake Up and Dream (1998, Cyber Octave 46408)

EMAM

Web page: home.earthlink.net/~emam/friends.html

Emam's group features ANCIENT FUTURE members Matthew Montfort and MINDIA DEVI, and eminent musicians ZAKIR HUSSAIN, FAZAL QURESHI, HABIB KHAN, GEORGE BROOKS and SIVAMANI.

Album: Indian Dream (1994, Eternal Music)
Personnel: Zoltan Lantos (violin, tanpura), Naushad Ahmed (tabla), Emam (dumbak, tabla, guitar), Gaurang Choudhary (mandal), Deepak Ram (bansuri), Turkantam (guitar, keys, vocals), Taufiq (drums), Babu Lal (dholak), Farhad Dadyburjor (keys), M.H. Khan (sitar), Sami Khan (sarod), Ravi Rohtgi (dholak)

Album: Is This Real? (1995, Eternal Music)
Personnel: Doug Miller (bass), Emam (percussion, guitar), Farhad (keys), Gareth Lewis (sitar), Gary Haggerty (oud, violin), Geoff Johns (dumbek), Habib Khan (sitar), Leroy Critcher (guitar), Maha Avatar Babaji (vocals), Matthew Montfort (guitar), Mindia Klein, (flute), Naushad Ahmed (tabla), Nishikant (tabla), Mylinda (marimba), Paul Grant (santur), Rik Masterson (tanpura), Romy Benton (flute), Taufiq Qureshi (percussion), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Zoltan Lantos (violin)

Album: Sacred Insanity (1998, Eternal Music)
Personnel: Emam (tabla), Gary Haggerty (oud, mandocello, violin), George Brooks (sax), Jeffrey Sick (violin), Jillian Speer (vocals, guitar), Kip Richardson (drums), Manose (bamboo flute), Matthew Montfort (guitar), Moses Sedler (cello), Narottama Alden (bass), Phil Baker (bass), Shabda Kahn (vocals), Sivamani (drums)

EMBRYO
Embryo was a jazz/rock/ethno-fusion group from Germany featuring African and Indian musicians. PETER MICHAEL HAMEL was among the regular members.

Standard line-up: Christian Burchard, Peter Michael Hamel, Roman Bunka

Album: Apo Calypso (1977, April)
Personnel: ? (includes Trilok Gurtu and Shoba Gurtu)

Album: La Blama Sparozzi (1982, Materiali Sonori 1034 [2 CD set])

Album: Zack Gluck (1984, Materiali Sonori)

Album: Turn/Peace (1989, Schneeboll/Materiali Sonori schn104526)

FACING EAST
While billing itself as a world music ensemble (with such musical titles as Irish Rag), Facing East (featuring flutist John Wubbenhorst) demonstrates strong roots in the Indian classical music. Their melding of eastern and western styles is seamless, and the group is one of the better practitioners of Indian/jazz fusion out there _parent now.

Album: facing BELOVED (2003, Facing East Productions)
Personnel: John Wubbenhorst (flute), Subash Chandran (percussion), Ganesh Kumar (percussion), Jorge Zamorano (guitar), Steve Zerlin (bass)

ENZO FAVATA

Web page: www.voyagensardaigne.it/home_e.html

Favata's music is refreshingly different. While jazz and Classical Indian are elements, the music draws on numerous other styles and cultures (most notably Italian), evoking something akin to the sounds of Oregon and the Paul Winter Consort.

Album: Jana (1992)
Personnel: Enzo Favata (sax, percussion), Marcello Peghin (zither), Roberto Pellegrini (vibraphone, percussion), Rashmi V. Bhatt (tabla, vocals, pakawaj), Giovanni Maccioccu (cello), Nicola Muresu (bass), Pinuccio Murrai (percussion), Antonello Salis (accordion), Elena Ledda (vocals), Lucio Garau (piano), Gruppo Folk Onnigazza (percussion)

Album: Islà (1994)
Personnel: Enzo Favata (sax, flute, percussion), Marcello Peghin (zither), Riccardo Tesi (organ), Federico Sanesi (tabla, percussion), Elena Ledda (vocals), Salvatore Maiore (contrabbass), Franca Deriu (viola, violin), Giovanni Macciocu (cello), Tatsuro Matzui (vocals), Kenji Sadoshi (vocals)

Album: Ajò (1997)
Personnel: Enzo Favata (sax, vocals), Marcello Peghin (zither), Salvatore Maltana (contrabass), Federico Sanesi (tabla, percussion), Dino Saluzzi (bandoneon)

FLAIRCK

Web page: www.alfanet.hu/flairck/

Dutch folk/jazz/classical band led by composer/guitarist Erik Visser. As far as I know, the album listed below is their only recording with both Classical Indian and Jazz influences.

Album: Variaties Op Een Dame {Variations on a Lady} (1978, Polydor LP 2925072/LP 2417330/MC 3167072/MC 3195209/CD 825071-2
Personnel: Erik Visser (guitar, sitar, mandolin, mandola), Peter Weekers (flutes), Judy Schomper (strings), Hans Visser guitar, bass), Fred Krems (percussion)

REINHARD FLATISCHLER AND MEGADRUMS
Like Mickey Hart's projects, Flatischler brings together a flock of famous, talented percussionists to perform a suite of compositions with a variety of flavors, including heavy Indian influences. The lineup inludes ZAKIR HUSSAIN, AIRTO MOREIRA and GLEN VELEZ.

Album: Layers of Time (1996, Ellipsis Arts CD4130)
Personnel: Reinhard Flatischler (tschanggo, buk, rantang), Zakir Hussain (tabla, dholak), Airto Moreira (percussion), Wolfgang Puschnig (alto sax, flutes), Glen Velez (tar, bodhran, riqq), and others

BELA FLECK
Well-known banjo player who crosses over numerous genres; his album Tabula Rasa, which co-stars perennial Indian guitarist VISHWA MOHAN BHATT, is dedicated "to Pandit Ravi Shankar and Earl Scruggs." PAUL MCCANDLESS is featured on a number of the Flecktones albums, and Fleck has recorded with numerous other artists, including CURANDERO.

Artist: Bela Fleck and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Album: Tabula Rasa (1996, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-44-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Bela Fleck (banjo), Poovalur Srinivasan (mridangam), Ronu Majumdar (flute), Sangeetha (violin), Jie Bie Chen (er-hu)

Artist: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones