A lost classic from reedman
Joe Harriott – and a landmark blending of jazz and world music! The core of the group is that
quintet of West Indian alto player
Joe Harriott – one of the leading lights of the British jazz scene of the 60s, and a dedicated modernist who was as important to England as Ornette Coleman was to America.
Harriott's group is expanded by the addition of
John Mayer's
quintet of Indian musicians, who play in tandem with
Harriott's group in a swirling blend of styles and sounds. The sound is spacey and trippy, with more elements of Indian music, than of jazz, but
Harriott still manages to get some nice playing in. The whole album is one long suite of tracks, and titles include "Contrasts", "Raga Megha", and "Raga Gaud-Saranga".