Mumtaz Mahal [SACD]

1. Coming of the Mandinka

2. Come on in My Kitchen

3. Rolling on the Sea

4. Mary Don't You Weep

5. Stand by Me

6. Johnny Too Bad

7. Curry and Quartertones

Mumtaz Mahal,Taj Mahal,V.M. Bhatt,Water Lily Acoustics,Contemporary Blues,Electric Country Blues,Indian,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Average customer rating: One of the most Emotionally Moving recordings i have heard Doodle too many fillers too much fumbling Another great Mahaler

Mumtaz Mahal Taj Mahal , and V.M. Bhatt Manufacturer: Water Lily Acoustics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bourbon & Rosewater A Meeting by the River An Evening of Acoustic Music Tabula Rasa Mo' Roots ASIN: B000002VYL Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

1. Coming Of The Mandinka
2. Come On In My Kitchen
3. Rolling On The Sea
4. Mary Don't You Weep
5. Stand By Me
6. Johnny Too Bad
7. Curry And Quartertones

Amazon.com

In 1992, producer Kavichandran Alexander recorded California bottleneck guitarist Ry Cooder and North Indian classical musician Bhatt in a Santa Barbara church, and the resulting A Meeting by the River won a 1994 Grammy. Here, Alexander returns to the church with Bhatt and Cooder's old bandmate, Taj Mahal, a blues musician who named himself after the most famous mausoleum in India. Bhatt, a Ravi Shankar student, plays the mohan vina, an instrument he invented to combine the timbre of the arched-top American jazz guitar with the sympathetic strings of the Indian sitar. Ravikiran plays the chitra vina, perhaps the world's oldest slide instrument; Mahal plays National steel guitar and adds moaning scat vocals. With their sliding pitches, all three instruments find the notes between the notes of traditional Western scales, and the three players find a common ground in the religious/sexual cries that skid through scales. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

One of the most Emotionally Moving recordings i have heard.......2006-07-03

the passion heard in the selections nearly brings me to tears inside. for some reason this collaboration hits me right to the center of my heart and soul--like a type of music i've been waiting for and finally found. maybe there is a previously unreleased version of "Amazing Grace" that will show up on a later digitally remastered disc. if only we could know what other songs they had considered incorporating. yes..it's that Good ! Gospel-Blues-Reggae,it's all here for the taking. Cherish the moment over and over.

Doodle.......2003-06-29

After repeated listenings, why I don't know, this album has just gotten worse. If one compares it to MEETING BY THE RIVER, it really palls. "Johnny Too Bad" is the only cut I can imaging listening to again - hence the 1 star. Sorry, Taj.

too many fillers too much fumbling.......2001-07-10

This CD was a great disappointment to me as I like all of the artists.

Tracks 1 and 3 are purely instrumental and meander along in a very unstriking fashion. In the songs Bhatt and Ravikiran don't seem too sure what thay are meant to be doing, so only very occasionally is there any fluidity in their playing.

Another great Mahaler.......2000-05-20

Anyone who was intrigued by _Kulanjan_ will find this album of interest too; it's another exploration by Taj Mahal of how his music intersects and interlocks with that of another culture, in this case, Indian. Throughout the album, the music is understated but definitely stands up well under repeat listens - especially the 11-minute-plus version of Robert Johnson's "Come on in my kitchen".

Average customer rating:

Mumtaz Mahal Taj Mahal , and V.M. Bhatt Manufacturer: Water Lily Acoustics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006F87B Release Date: 2002-07-23

Tracks:

1. Coming of the Mandinka
2. Come on in My Kitchen
3. Rolling on the Sea
4. Mary Don't You Weep
5. Stand by Me
6. Johnny Too Bad
7. Curry and Quartertones

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