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Today's addition is the next album on the fabulous Vocalion label:

John Mayer - "Dhammapada"

Violinist / bandleader / composer John Mayer was born in India, where
he started his musical studies. In the early 1950s he arrived in
London to study at the Royal Academy of Music and later on was
absorbed by the local scene, being one of the true pioneers in merging
the Eastern and Western musical traditions, practically inventing the
Jazz-World Fusion genre. In the late 1960s / early 1970s Mayer co-led
an ensemble with saxophonist Joe Harriott, which recorded a series of
revolutionary albums called "Indo-Jazz Fusions", which to this day are
the absolutely best examples of the genre. Unfortunately with
Harriott's death in 1973 the ensemble disbanded. This album is an
absolute sensation, as it presents a suite commissioned and recorded
in 1976, but previously never released. A group of musicians,
including some of the best Jazz players at the time (Henry Lowther -
trumpet, Tony Coe - sax and clarinet and others) and players of
Eastern instruments like tabla, sitar, koto, etc., directed by Mayer
recorded this marvelous music, which goes beyond incorporating Jazz
and Indian music, but also includes Korean and Japanese motifs. The
music is absolutely breathtaking and the thought of it being hidden
for almost 30 years is truly outrageous. Fortunately we can all enjoy
it now, and as usual better late than never seems to be appropriate. I
can't recommend this album enough, as it is a true masterpiece and
should touch the heart of every music lover on this planet. Essential!

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