Ragas and Sagas

1992 studio album by Jan Garbarek & Ustad Fateh Ali Khan

Ragas and Sagas

Studio album by

Jan Garbarek & Ustad Fateh Ali Khan

Released

1992

Recorded

May 1990

Genre

Jazz

Length

52:15

Label

ECM
ECM 1442

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Jan Garbarek chronology

I Took Up the Runes
(1990)

Ragas and Sagas
(1992)

StAR
(1991)

Ragas and Sagas is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek and Pakistani Khyal vocalist Ustad Fateh Ali Khan recorded in May 1990 and released on ECM in 1992. The sextet features sarangi player Ustad Nazim Ali Khan, percussionists Ustad Shaukat Hussain and Manu Katché, and singer Deepika Thathaal, also known as Deeyah Khan.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Mark W. B. Allender awarded the album 4 stars stating "For aficionados of Indian or Pakistani music, this is a great recording; Garbarek's lines are right in step with the traditional styles of improvisation. Listeners unacquainted with these traditions will find this recording a mesmerizingly exotic disc. Those familiar with Garbarek's work will be very surprised. This is a unique recording for him; one can only hope that he makes further explorations in this vein."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ustad Fateh Ali Khan except as indicated

"Raga I" – 8:44
"Saga" (Jan Garbarek) – 5:28
"Raga II" – 13:08
"Raga III" – 11:56
"Raga IV" – 12:56

Personnel

Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Ustad Fateh Ali Khan – voice
Ustad Nazim Ali Khan – sarangi
Ustad Shaukat Hussain – tabla
Deepika Thathaal – voice
Manu Katché – drums

References

^ ECM discography accessed October 3, 2011
^ ^a ^b Allender, M. W. B. Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.