–James Tolleson (Robin’s son) It means a lot to share this video and the interview transcript today. My dad, Robin Tolleson, passed away suddenly in June 2019 and never got to see or share this video (I thank Lee Hall in Greenwood for coming last minute to record the event). This was a passion project. […]
SHANKAR – Song For Everyone
ECM This record combines Indian classical and tuturisti sounds from L. Shankar’s electric violin, his comrades’ tablas, bells, splashes, and spronks, and the silky soprano and tenor sax of ECM mainstay Jan Garbarek, creating a feeling of spaciousness that soothes but also challenges the ear. Aggressive music, to be sure, but in the most finely-tuned […]
