the age of the radio may be long gone..but some memories of it remain and nothing can be more abiding than the sound of the A.I.R signature tune....
All India Radio Signature Tune.. - YouTube
a little research reveals that the tune was composed by Walter Kaufmann (1907-84)...
this haunting refrain has according to my limited knowledge inspired at least three disparate jazz compositions that i know of...
1. A.I.R. (All India Radio) a composition in Carla Bley's Escalator Over The Hill...this album is like the sonic equivalent of James Joyce's Ulysses ..anyone who has the patience to listen through the layers of sounds (from rock inflected guitar to free jazz to everything in between) will be rewarded with music of exceptional beauty and creativity..and yes there is a theme that runs through the entire body of this forbidding work..
2. Kurukshetra from Trilok Gurtu's Massical..the ace percussionist's sound can get a tad commercial at times but his compositions are right up there
3. Susanne Abbuehl A.I.R. from the album April which is perhaps the most listener friendly rendition..the album by the way also has the Swiss surprising listeners with her eloquent hindustani (?) strains in Mane Na..
can anybody else chip in with his/her findings of this A.I.R. tune in any other musical usage and setting??..
TIA
All India Radio Signature Tune.. - YouTube
a little research reveals that the tune was composed by Walter Kaufmann (1907-84)...
this haunting refrain has according to my limited knowledge inspired at least three disparate jazz compositions that i know of...
1. A.I.R. (All India Radio) a composition in Carla Bley's Escalator Over The Hill...this album is like the sonic equivalent of James Joyce's Ulysses ..anyone who has the patience to listen through the layers of sounds (from rock inflected guitar to free jazz to everything in between) will be rewarded with music of exceptional beauty and creativity..and yes there is a theme that runs through the entire body of this forbidding work..
2. Kurukshetra from Trilok Gurtu's Massical..the ace percussionist's sound can get a tad commercial at times but his compositions are right up there
3. Susanne Abbuehl A.I.R. from the album April which is perhaps the most listener friendly rendition..the album by the way also has the Swiss surprising listeners with her eloquent hindustani (?) strains in Mane Na..
can anybody else chip in with his/her findings of this A.I.R. tune in any other musical usage and setting??..
TIA
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