Inspiring review of the new East Meets West Music release of my fathers all-night concert at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC. restlessandreal.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/roll-around-heaven-all-day-woody-allen.html?m=1 Text copied below: How could one possibly argue that Ravi Shankars music was the product of the rational mind. For all of the mathematical precision and amazing ability to count on the fly that his music exhibits, Shankar often said that the discipline of his training contributed only one aspect to the sound he created. Ravi Shankars intuition and his ability to drop away from the constraints of time and space were what created the joy and playfulness that millions of people continue to enjoy in his playing. Im not suggesting that Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Jah or Allah tapped on his shoulder or whispered divine melodies into Shankar’s ears as he played the incredible music from dusk to dawn on August 6, 1976 that has been captured on Nine Decades IV A Night At St. John The Divine but at the very least it features the expression of a man, a spirit, who was tuned in and open to hearing the delicate unfolding of the creative potential held in each moment. He was a musician who could sense tapestries of sound as they hovered, to then catch and stitch them together in a light weave for everyone to hear. I wouldn’t go as far as to suggest that the music on ‘A Night At St. John the Divine’ offers sufficient proof of the divinity of the universe, but it’s impossible not to marvel at the beauty and intricacy of the melodies and wonder how a single human could have the sensitivity to create them. The three ragas Shankar plays represent an absolute high point of human creativity. I am sure I will listen to this recording regularly for the rest of my life.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:49:27 +0000
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