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Rainbow (John Handy album)

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Released
  
1981

Release date
  
1981

Label
  
MPS Records

Length
  
46:51

Producer
  
Joachim-Ernst Berendt

Genres
  
Jazz, World music

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Recorded
  
September 3 & 4, 1980MPS Studio in Villingen, Germany

Rainbow(1980)
  
Excursion in Blue(1988)

Artists
  
John Handy, Ali Akbar Khan, L. Subramaniam

John Handy albums
  
Karuna Supreme, Carnival, Where Go the Boats, New View!

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Rainbow is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy with Indian musicians Ali Akbar Khan and Dr. L. Subramaniam which was recorded in 1980 and originally released on the MPS label.

Contents

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "This album isn't bad by any stretch, but it's bound to suffer when compared to Karuna Supreme".

Track listing

  1. "Rajashik - The Majesty of Wisdom" (Ali Akbar Khan) - 8:10
  2. "Indian Boogie Shoes" (John Handy) - 8:57
  3. "Rainbow Serenade" (L. Subramaniam) - 6:28
  4. "Garland of Flowers - Alap and Jod in Raga Mala" (Khan, Handy, Subramaniam) - 9:50
  5. "Kali Dance" (Subramaniam) - 13:04

Personnel

  • John Handy - alto saxophone
  • Ali Akbar Khan - sarod
  • Dr. L. Subramaniam - violin
  • Shyam Kane - tabla
  • Mary Johnson - tanpura

    • Songs

    1Rajashik - The Majesty of Wisdom8:10
    2Indian Boogie Shoes8:57
    3Rainbow Serenade6:28

    References

    Rainbow (John Handy album) Wikipedia
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