Song For Everyone

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Shankar - Song for Everyone (Originally recorded by ECM Records in September 1984. ECM 1286) ECM Records This musician also named as L. Shankar or Shenkar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Shankar Song for Everyone heralds the return of the groove in Shankar's East-West-minded music, with former Shakti colleague Zakir Hussain on tabla, Trilok Gurtu on percussion, and Shankar's own manipulation of a drum machine tending to the rhythm. The result is a brighter, more outgoing record than its predecessor Vision, veering between Western acoustic and electric grooves and the complex beats churned out by the tabla. Jan Garbarek again shines beams of light on soprano and tenor, engaging Shankar's ten-string double-necked electric violin in some complex interplay on the title track. Some tracks are driven entirely or partially by the drum machine; Paper Nut has a particularly infectious revolving pattern. But sometimes Shankar overdoes it; the lengthy "Watching You has an overly mechanized feeling that can be either mesmerizing or infuriating, depending upon your mood. On another track, I Know, the Western percussion is gradually swallowed up by the Indian tabla. Fascinating, free-thinking music, beautifully recorded as usual by ECM. Track listing *1. Paper Nut - (Shankar) - 6:08 *2. I Know - (Shankar) - 7:38 *3. Watching You - (Shankar) - 13:17 *4. Conversation - (Shankar) - 7:55 *5. Song for Everyone - (Shankar) - 6:28 *6. Let's Go Home - (Shankar) - 6:32 *7. Rest in Peace - (Shankar) - 3:24 (for the memory Shankar's mother) Credits Manfred Eicher - Producer Jan Garbarek - Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) Trilok Gurtu - Percussion Zakir Hussain - Conga, Tabla Jan Erik Kongshaug - Engineer Petra Nettelbeck - Photography, Cover Photo Dieter Rehm - Design .

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