Improvisation on the Theme Music from Pather Panchali

Ravi Shankar · 1962 · Variation sur sa musique du film de Satyajit Ray, avec le flûtiste de jazz Bud Shank

Context

Opening piece of the 1962 album, based on Shankar's music for Satyajit Ray's film Pather Panchali (1955). Bud Shank plays flute in an Indian style.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Indo-jazz, Cool (Birth of the Cool). Among the origins and influences of Indo-jazz: British jazz, Modal.

By the same artist

• Fire Night (1962)

Sources

• EN: Improvisations (Ravi Shankar album)
• EN: Ravi Shankar

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