Joe Harriott & John Mayer 1968 : "Mishra blues.wmv from album "Indo jazz fusion I & II"

Joe Harriott-John Mayer Double Quintet: Joe Harriott (alto saxophone); John Mayer (violin, harpsichord); Shake Keane (trumpet, flugelhorn); Chris Taylor (flute); Pat Smythe (piano); Diwan Motihar (sitar); Chandrahas Paigankar (tambura); Coleridge Goode (bass); Alan Ganley (drums); Keshav Sathe (tabla).

The compilers of this CD wisely resisted dubbing it "Ragas and Ragtime," although that would have been an apt title. Surprisingly, it's also a compatible mix that finds saxophonist Joe Harriott and violinist John Mayer's unique fusion of styles in the same jewel case as Jazz at Jazz Ltd.'s traditional jazz virtuosity. The double quintet on 1967's Indo Jazz Fusions consists of Harriott's jazz quintet and Mayer's group of Indian instrumentalists. Little known outside of the British jazz scene, Harriott was well-regarded for his pursuit of Charlie Parker's legacy into freer terrain. That aspect, though, is downplayed on this project, where the focus is on the writing and arranging, and the possibilities available in a complete integration of the players. A product of a time when sitars and tablas were de rigueur hippie accoutrements, the set has an appealing pop sensibility, at times sounding like the music from a lost Peter Sellers movie or an episode of the Mission Impossible TV series. No mere time capsule, however, the music remains fresh, engaging, and original. Jazz at Jazz Ltd., from 1960, also transcends its stylistic era with energy and musicianship that have no room for the staid, museum treatment that Dixieland and ragtime sometimes get. The group is led by clarinettist Bill Reinhardt, whose Chicago club Jazz Ltd. was a longstanding outlet for the best players of traditional jazz. Reinhardt and the rest of the front line perform with fire and imagination, but the keys to the drive behind this music are the blues foundation provided by Max Hook's piano and the drumming of Freddie Kohlman and Doc Cenardo, who bring almost a bop feel to the rhythm section. ~ Jim Todd

/John Mayer Double Quintet/Jazz Modes.

Includes liner notes by Max Harrison and Joe Murany.

Originally released on Atlantic (1482).

Originally released on Atlantic (1338).

2 LPs on 1 CD: Joe Harriott/John Mayer Double Quintet: INDO JAZZ FUSIONS (1967)/Jazz Modes: JAZZ AT JAZZ, LTD. (1960).

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[martineden110]

Do you see them? You are a lucky man. You saw a little piece of  history about music. A marvellous period, with great british musicians and full of ideas and experiences. Veramente bello

[jojoremeny]

John mayer was my composition teacher at Birmingham conservatoire and really inspired me to write fusion music as he was the pioneer of jazz fusion. I'm a fashion designer now but I'm paying homage to john with my biggest fashion show on sunday febuary 19th 2012 at Adrian bolte hall in Birmingham at 7pm .I am writing my first symphony based on an Indian scale for my symphony orchestra of 80 musicians and my indo jazz ensemble the khush kollective .

[swingmanic]

Joe Harriott was a great musician and pioneer!..Just like Typhoo put the 'T' in Britain, Joe put the 'I' in Indo jazz!!!..Awesome!!

[rubiesanddiamonds1]

Joe Harriott was my dad..........still always amazes me when i hear his music.

[tubemagpie]

Brings back memories of seeing them live in Exeter and spending about half an hour with Joe just talking music.

[takeitupthesitar]

Haven't heard this for a while!! Thanks for posting I have an LP cut of out takes from an Indo-Jazz session.

[electriceric100]

Thank you for uploading this. I own this album and love it, but I can't play it right now, and this is great