Jyothi (album) explained

Jyothi
Type:	Album
Artist:	Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion
Cover:	Jyothi (album).jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	February 1983
Studio:	Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:31
Label:	ECM 1256
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Charlie Mariano
Prev Title:	Sleep My Love
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Tears of Sound
Next Year:	1984

Jyothi is an album by American jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion featuring R. A. Ramamani, recorded in February 1983 and released on ECM later that same year.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Mariano wails, winds, and experiments with Karnataka College of Percussionists."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by R. A. Ramamani

1. "Voice Solo" – 5:03
2. "Vandanam" – 7:49
3. "Varshini" – 8:19
4. "Saptarshi" – 6:41
5. "Kartik" – 11:10
6. "Bhajan" – 6:29

Personnel

• Charlie Mariano – soprano saxophone, flute
• The Karnataka College of Percussion
  • R. A. Ramamani – vocals, tamboura
  • T. A. S. Mani – mridangam
  • R. A. Rajagopal – ghatam, morsing, konakkol
  • T. N. Shashikumar – kanjira, konakkol

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1200/1256.php ECM discography
2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 21, 2011