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I was exploring East Indian music and when those cats get into playing modally they call their Zen sessions Ragas. They'll play for hours on a particular scale or raga, exploring every nuance within the discipline of the form. I got to thinking about how Charlie Parker did the same thing with his form, be-bop. That's how I came up with the title track and also the name of the album. This album was recorded during the same time I recorded the music for The Path. We have the same cast of jazz fugitives with the addition of some of the Dance of the Universe Orchestra pioneers. A personal highlight on this record is the twenty minute, solo guitar, suite of Chick Corea tunes which I sat down and did it on the first take with no editing. Ah yes, the old days...
Musicians
Peter Sprague: guitar
Sam Most: flute
Bill Mays: piano, electric piano
Bob Magnusson: bass
Tommy Aros: percussion
Jim Plank: drums, and gong
Kevyn Lettau: vocals
John Leftwich: tamboura
Tripp Sprague: sutri box
Songs
Namaste - 7:07 - Peter Sprague
(Meshugah Music / BMI)
Easy Living - 6:08 -Robin-Rainger
(Famous Music / ASCAP)
Bird Raga - 6:32 - Peter Sprague
(Meshugah Music / BMI)
Biarritz - 4:15 - Peter Sprague
(Meshugah Music / BMI)
Mahavishnu - 7:58 - Peter Sprague
(Meshugah Music / BMI)
The Corean Suite - 5:41 - arranged by Peter Sprague
Credits
Produced by: Don Schlitten
Recorded by: Arne Frager, on September 5th and 6th, 1980
Mixed by: Paul Goodman
Cover Art by: Don Schlitten