Rasa by Jody Stecher and Krishna Bhatt
Originally released in 1981, Rasa has long been admired and studied by musicians as a model for how to do a cross-cultural recording project where the musicians actually understand something of each other's musical cultural and actually feel it. Remastered from the original tapes by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering. Energetic, delightful, virtuosic and soulful, and available again for the first time in over 40 years. Includes extensive liner notes by Jody Stecher and a new essay by Baiju Bhatt.
Tracklist
| 1. | Manj Khammaj | 3:35 |
| 2. | The Bramble And The Rose | 4:27 |
| 3. | The Jelebi Song | 6:07 |
| 4. | Dilruba | 2:04 |
| 5. | Yellow Gal | 2:08 |
| 6. | Demo No Dolby | 4:44 |
| 7. | Chakradhar / Don't Get Trouble On your Mind / Dhun | 4:41 |
| 8. | Bhatiali | 4:29 |
| 9. | The Port Arthur Blues | 2:44 |
| 10. | Zembekiko: Asta Logya | 3:49 |
| 11. | Russian Two Step | 2:13 |
| 12. | Blue Mountain | 4:59 |
Credits
JODY STECHER- voice and guitar
KRISHNA BHATT - voice, sitar, dilruba and tabla
FRED SOKOLOW - voice, five string banjo and mandolin
JEANIE McLERIE - voice and fiddle
KATE BRISLIN - voice
NANCY SCHENK - bass
Photographer: David Seligman
Jacket Design: Judith Brown
Engineering: Michael Cogan
Recorded at Bay Records Studio
Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering
Reissue Producer: Joe Steinhardt
License
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Jody Stecher has been a mainstay in folk music for over three decades. His continuing musical explorations have covered bluegrass, traditional old-time and Indian classical music, echoing his deep understanding of these idioms, gleaned from years of dedicated study. A musician of constant aesthetic integrity, Jody is regarded as one of America’s leading traditional folk artists.