Jyothi (album)

Jyothi
Studio album by Charlie Mariano and The Karnataka College of Percussion
Released	1983
Recorded	February 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:31
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Eberhard Weber chronology
Sleep My Love (1979)Sleep My Love1979 Jyothi (1983) Tears of Sound (1984)Tears of Sound1984

Jyothi is an album by American jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano and The Karnataka College of Percussion featuring R. A. Ramamani recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Mariano wails, winds, and experiments with Karnataka College of Percussionists".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by R. A. Ramamani

1. "Voice Solo" - 5:03
2. "Vandanam" - 7:49
3. "Varshini" - 8:19
4. "Saptarshi" - 6:41
5. "Kartik" - 11:10
6. "Bhajan" - 6:29

• Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in February 1983

Personnel

• Charlie Mariano - soprano saxophone, flute
• R. A. Ramamani - vocals, tamboura
• T. A. S. Mani - mridangam
• R. A. Rajagopal - ghatam, morsing, konakkol
• T. N. Shashikumar - kanjira, konakkol

References