Jyothi is an album by American jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion featuring R. A. Ramamani, recorded in February 1983 and released on ECM later that same year.[1]

Jyothi
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedFebruary 1983
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length45:31
LabelECM 1256
ProducerManfred Eicher
Charlie Mariano chronology
Sleep My Love
(1979)
Jyothi
(1983)
Tears of Sound
(1984)

Reception edit

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Mariano wails, winds, and experiments with Karnataka College of Percussionists."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by R. A. Ramamani
  1. "Voice Solo" – 5:03
  2. "Vandanam" – 7:49
  3. "Varshini" – 8:19
  4. "Saptarshi" – 6:41
  5. "Kartik" – 11:10
  6. "Bhajan" – 6:29

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 21, 2011
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 21, 2011