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NTS Guide to: Indian Classical Influence on Jazz
26.05.25 · London

NTS Guide to: Indian Classical Influence on Jazz

In the mid-1950s musicians such as Yusuf Lateef and John Coltrane started to use instruments, structure and patterns based on traditional Indian music. Artists sought to expand the boundaries of jazz by incorporating the modal structures, improvisational depth, and spiritual ethos of Indian music. Listen to two hours of Jazz inspired by Indian Classical.

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Tracklist

  • 0:05:00
    Between
    Dharana (Third Version)
  • 0:14:21
    Colin Walcott, Don Cherry, Nana Vasconcelos
    Like That Of Sky
  • 0:24:55
    Jone Takamäki Trio
    Bhupala I
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  • Alice Coltrane W/John McLaughlin And Carlos Santana
    Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord
  • The Indo-British Ensemble
    Yaman (The Colonel's Lady)
  • Paul Horn
    Raga Ahir Bhairao
  • Edward Vesala
    Nan Madol
  • Pharoah Sanders
    Wisdom Through Music
  • Eric Dolphy (David Baker mix)
    Improvisations And Tukras
  • Yusef Lateef
    Love Dance
  • Joe Harriott And John Mayer Double Quintet
    Contrasts
  • Dewan Motihar Trio, Irene Schweizer Trio, Manfred Schoof, Barney Wilen
    Sun Love
  • Don Cherry
    Malkauns
  • John Coltrane
    A Love Supreme, Pt. IV - Psalm
  • Miles Davis
    Black Satin