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- Date Released: June 20, 2000
- Genre: New Age
- Style: World
- Label: UFO Music / United for Opportunity
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A lot of artists and producers from Madonna to Mitchell Froom have incorporated Eastern influences and instrumentation such as Sanskrit lyrics, harmoniums, and tablas into their work. Jai Uttal, however, pretty much goes the other way around and spices up Eastern music with Western flavors -- jazz in particular. His heart is one of devotion to his chosen spiritual path and this is how he expresses that love -- through the music of his combined traditions. Yes, the emotions expressed could be construed as those of a romantic, but Uttal's beloved exists in another realm. It is not a lesser infatuation or yearning, just a different spin that westerners are not quite accustomed to. No matter, he's been at it for years and Spirit Room is a retrospective, a collection of some of the finer moments from his previous releases: Shiva Station, Beggars and Saints, Monkey, and Footprints. It's a veritable grab bag of and a good introduction to his work. As expected, a number of the tunes are traditional Indian prayers that Uttal has arranged to suit his needs. And as Uttal has perfected this style, it's easy for, say, Don Cherry's trumpet to ride alongside Fazal Qureshi's tablas or Jerry Watts to lay down a bass groove under Lakshmi Shankar's soaring vocals. Perhaps the number of Eastern music fans will follow the upsurge of hatha yoga practitioners. Bring 'em on -- Uttal is ready.
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| 01. |  |
Be With You |
5:32 |
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| 02. | |
Guru Bramha |
4:30 |
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| 03. | |
Lake of Exploits |
4:38 |
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| 04. | |
Corner |
4:28 |
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| 05. | |
Gopala |
8:33 |
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| 06. | |
Footprints |
4:11 |
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| 07. | |
I Won't Ask for More |
5:10 |
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| 08. | |
Hara Shiva Shankara |
7:56 |
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| 09. | |
Malkouns (Night on the Ganges) |
5:15 |
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| 10. | |
Govinda |
5:17 |
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| 11. | |
Petition to Ram |
5:55 |
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| 12. | |
Raghupati |
10:57 |
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12 Total Tracks, 72:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Peter Apfelbaum - Percussion // Peter Apfelbaum - Percussion // Peter Apfelbaum - Conga // Peter Apfelbaum - Conga // Peter Apfelbaum - Drums // Peter Apfelbaum - Drums // Peter Apfelbaum - Qarqaba // Peter Apfelbaum - Qarqaba // Kit Walker - Keyboards // Kit Walker - Organ (Hammond) // Steve Gorn - Bansuri // Steve Gorn - Bansuri // Steve Gorn - Bansuri // Peck Allmond - Trumpet // Peck Allmond - Cornet // Will Bernard - Guitar (Acoustic) // Will Bernard - Guitar (Acoustic) // Will Bernard - Guitar (Electric) // Will Bernard - Guitar (Electric) // Charles Burnham - Violin // Jeff Cressman - Trombone // Jeff Cressman - Cornet // Jeff Cressman - Flugelhorn // Jeff Cressman - Copyist // Mala Ganguly - Vocals // Geoffrey Gordon - Dumbek // Geoffrey Gordon - Percussion // Geoffrey Gordon - Bongos // Geoffrey Gordon - Conga // Geoffrey Gordon - Tabla // Geoffrey Gordon - Kanjira // Geoffrey Gordon - Tars // Geoffrey Gordon - Bandir // Bruce Linde - Bass (Electric) // Mitchell Markus - Executive Producer // Daniel Paul - Tabla // Fazal Qureshi - Tabla // Irene Sazer - Violin // Irene Sazer - Viola // Jai Uttal - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jai Uttal - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jai Uttal - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jai Uttal - Harmonium // Jai Uttal - Harmonium // Jai Uttal - Harmonium // Jai Uttal - Keyboards // Jai Uttal - Keyboards // Jai Uttal - Keyboards // Jai Uttal - Vocals // Jai Uttal - Vocals // Jai Uttal - Vocals // Jai Uttal - Sampling // Jai Uttal - Sampling // Jai Uttal - Sampling // Jai Uttal - Main Performer // Jai Uttal - Main Performer // Jai Uttal - Main Performer // Jai Uttal - Dotar // Jai Uttal - Dotar // Jai Uttal - Dotar // Jai Uttal - Sequencing // Jai Uttal - Sequencing // Jai Uttal - Sequencing // Jai Uttal - Ektara // Jai Uttal - Ektara // Jai Uttal - Ektara // Jai Uttal - Gopichard // Jai Uttal - Gopichard // Jai Uttal - Gopichard // Rob Vlack - Keyboards // Rob Vlack - Organ (Hammond) // Jerry Watts - Bass (Electric) // Paul White - Mastering // Keith McArthur - Bass (Electric) // Lakshmi Shankar - Vocals // Lakshmi Shankar - Vocals // Lakshmi Shankar - Vocals // Lakshmi Shankar - Vocals // Lisa King - Art Direction // Lisa King - Design // Pagan Love Orchestra - Arranger
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