Very Best of Ravi Shankar [EMI]

Personnel: Ravi Shankar (sitar); Penelope Estabrook (sitar, tanpura, tabla); Anoushka Shankar (sitar); Barry Phillips , Kamala Chakravarti, Nodu C. Mullick, Ajay Sharma, Prodyot Sen (tanpura); Yehudi Menuhin (violin); Paul Horn (flute); Chatur Lal, Phil Harland, Alla Rakha, Bikram Ghosh, Tanmoy Bose (tabla).
Liner Note Author: Timothy White .
Recording information: Carnegie Hall, NY (1963); Hollywood, CA (1963); New York (1963); No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1963); Studio A, Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA (1963); Carnegie Hall, NY (1964); Hollywood, CA (1964); New York (1964); No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1964); Studio A, Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA (1964); Carnegie Hall, NY (1966-1965); Hollywood, CA (1966-1965); New York (1966-1965); No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1966-1965); Studio A, Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA (1966-1965); Carnegie Hall, NY (1967); Hollywood, CA (1967); New York (1967); No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1967); Studio A, Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA (1967); Carnegie Hall, NY (1976); Hollywood, CA (1976); New York (1976); No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1976); Studio A, Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA (1976); Carnegie Hall, NY (2000); Hollywood, CA (2000); New York (2000); No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (2000); Studio A, Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA (2000).
No musician did more than Ravi Shankar to bring Indian music and the sitar to a Western audience and he has had a massive influence on countless musicians and composers the world over. This set collects five of his releases (West Meets East, Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000, India's Master Musician, Portrait of Genius, and Sound of the Sitar) on two discs, and includes several collaborations with Yehudi Menuhin. ~ Steve Leggett