Vasant Rai – Spring Flowers – VSD 79379 – (Condition – 90-95%) – LP Record | |
Vasant Rai (1942–1985) was a Sarod player. Rai had been visiting the United States since his teen years but finally settled in New York City in 1969 and lived mainly in the Greenwich Village area and also for a short time at the Chelsea Hotel when he was not touring. From 1969 to 1985 he conducted the Alam School of Music in Greenwich Village. Alla Rakha, Mahapurush Mishra, Shamta Prasad and Zakir Hussain usually accompanied him on the tabla. Rai had been signed exclusively by Vanguard Records from 1975 to 1982. Vasant’s first commercial recording was by EMI and on the tabla was the late Alla Rakha. During the early 1980s, Rai and the jazz flutist Herbie Mann jammed together live on weekend nights at packed venues such as The Bottom Line and Village Gate. Vasant Rai taught many Western musicians such as George Harrison, John Coltrane, Collin Walcott and other rock and jazz personalities of that time[citation needed]. Rai also trained a number of Indian classical musicians[who?]. Vasant Rai’s sarod was a gift from his guru Allauddin Khan, and was made by Allauddin Khan’s younger brother Ayet Ali Khan in the 1930s. | |
Record Details | |
Title | Vasant Rai – Spring Flowers – VSD 79379 |
Artist | Vasant Rai, Collin Walcott, Glen Moore, Paul McCandless, Dilip Naik & Jerry Goodman |
Instruments | Sarod, Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Tamboura, Tabla, Congas, Precussion, Sitar,Electric Bass, Piano, Bass, Oboe, French Horn, Electric Guitar & Violin |
Producer | Collin Walcott |
Releasing Year | 1976 |
Genre | Indian Classical (Instrumental) |
Language | Hindi |
Label | Vanguard |
Made In | U.S.A. |
Manufacture | Vanguard Recording Society, Inc. |
Serial No. | VSD 79379 |
Side One | |
· Smile Of Goddess Sarasvati | |
· Distant Village | |
· Spring Wind | |
· Guitarist From Unjha | |
Side Two | |
· Saptak | |
· Leaving Home | |
· Midnight Meditation | |
Specification | |
Size | 12 Inches |
Speed | 33 RPM |
Record Condition | 90-95% |
Cover Condition | Excellent |
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