collaborations george_harrison album collaborations disc compilation box set indian classical musician released october studio albums originally issued label long unavailable music festival india chants india issued albums originally releases harrison served role music producer guest musician harrison credited artists box set collaborative projects represents departure typical work performer classical box set showcasing variously jazz rock indian folk orchestral music fourth disc collaborations dvd containing previously film performance music festival india recorded london royal albert hall september filmed director footage required substantial restoration release audio track dvd prepared provides complete record concert issued years harrison death limited edition release coincided celebrations birthday overseen harrison widow olivia lavish packaging compilation disc appears inside enlarged copy set individually numbered accompanying book contains foreword american composer rare photographs documenting harrison year friendship commentary artists projects featured box set collaborations presents portion harrison work music critics recognised successful representation far reaching cultural legacy partnership background june member beatles george_harrison met indian classical musician london student harrison later said music like excuse reality searching spiritual connection culture india association immediately brought indian music unprecedented popularity west harrison introduction beatles sound inspired new genre known rock year beatles break having established solo artist things pass triple album harrison began working producer projects released beatles apple record label included soundtrack documentary film recorded raise international awareness plight refugees bangladesh liberation war live album concert bangladesh documented benefit concerts harrison staged new_york august years older harrison described relationship variously father son adopting role close friends teacher student author commented differences musicians terms age culture social status sense contrasting factors helped prevent personal professional rivalries produced spaces music fill ultimately created partnership competitive perfectly collaborations continued intermittently mid 1970s depth friendship remained harrison credit person influenced life harrison died november following year battle cancer members harrison family musical content box set collaborations reissue projects celebrating birthday studio albums harrison worked music festival india albums long print inclusion box set marked debut release titles disc contains previously concert film titled music festival india live royal albert hall harrison role studio albums mainly confined record producer appeared prominently cover marketed collaborative work harrison collaborations presents albums reverse chronological order chants india appearing disc chants india harrison recorded album january august sessions taking place southern india city madras harrison english home park thames majority selections consist prayers sanskrit hindu religious texts set music wrote new pieces similarly sacred vein including song album contain hindi lyrics musicians singers daughter player album creation resulted harrison having renewed close friendship recent years following period admission partially withdrawal western musician friends late 1970s persistent criticism indian press indian classical music projects pair undertook mid 1990s include celebration disc career retrospective compiled harrison second autobiography harrison served editor considered chants india best works praised harrison contributions musician producer album released album critically received book dawn west describes quiet masterpiece uplifting musically engaging recordings scared music allmusic critic writes records nature special chants india official musical collaboration artists harrison diagnosed cancer august year music festival india harrison got idea stage music festival india bombay sessions debut solo album film soundtrack hearing orchestral work india early harrison planned venture consisted european tour hand picked orchestra indian classical musicians ensemble tour north_america harrison band western musicians orchestra selected regular player singers established players including flute percussion musicians went establish internationally result participation player european tour began september harrison recorded studio album sixteen music festival musicians park facilities upstairs studio harrison recorded album drawing room overlooking property expansive gardens wrote pieces variety traditional indian folk classical styles composing way london hotel travelling motorway harrison later recalled fear directions assembled musicians create musical result time amazing thing tracks music festival india interpretation orchestral ensemble minute features extended album released record label february harrison began recording los_angeles april marked departure familiar work classical style album fusion musical genres particularly indian classical jazz western pop contributors ranged american jazz proponents richards indian players student longtime associate multi adopting pseudonym contracted emi affiliated harrison contributed electric acoustic guitars played synthesizer served director conductor sessions participants included guitarist members electronic music artists original consisted music composed ballet titled dream nightmare dawn album songs rare english language pop composition missing harrison arranged track rock music setting backing western musicians scott sung version missing single released september music featured setlist harrison north american tour later year music festival personnel accompanied stage harrison members touring band scott richards music festival india live royal albert hall harrison sponsored music festival india concerts european tour debut event dvd issued collaborations music festival concert royal albert hall london september date tour footage shot director film early previous year marked harrison foray film production harrison introduces london audience conducts musicians performance plays minute accompanied author recognises music festival india indian orchestra played europe harrison widow olivia role producer compilation notes singer player musicians went incredible careers considerable restoration required prepare live royal albert hall release cooper footage lost ensuing decades damaged explained laid music picture cheated little bit picture sound existed create hour concert separate selection dvd presents audio complete version performance lasting minutes included short segment producers work concert audio san_diego studio visited olivia artwork packaging collaborations presented unusually lavish package designed housed box discs sit cardboard bases inside album covers measuring inches dvd dimensions allowing closer original jackets limited edition release copy box set came individually numbered certificate authenticity page hardcover book contains quotes harrison commenting long friendship projects represented discs artists families supplied photographs book pictures credited professional photographers photo box series pictures took park period music festival orchestra recording book foreword supplied american composer collaborated album passages glass writes harrison musical partnership having waves tremendous scale passionate worldwide audience adding influence clearly today release box set issued distributed october britain october united_states announcing release august year described certified dream world music beatles fans collaborations coincided east meets west music decades series dvd release long unavailable features footage harrison soundtrack produced originally issued apple america box set available solely harrison official website online retailer amazon time harrison estate undertook similarly low key campaign 40th anniversary things pass coincided reissue projects relating beatles collaborations entered billboard magazine list number peak position chart having harrison assistant 1970s promoted release interview spinner described reissue project labor love reception star review magazine considered collaborations succeeded crossover appeal praise music festival album concert dvd reviewing box set uncut found harrison little respectful 1970s projects admired chants india saying intensity performance makes seemingly collection compelling rock ears commented john_lennon paul_mccartney ceded creative control beatles harrison today stronger case claim fiercely debated position fifth described collaborations intriguing series east west concluded limited appeal box set strong testament friends mutual respect desire push musical boundaries article beatles related late wrote think chanting thing notes introduction gorgeous set scarcely musician world hasn touched musical partnership harrison contained awesome sounding chanting live dvd glossy book comparing collection highly publicised adventurous music packaging studio albums described commercial music festival india exotic immediately transporting wrote joy celebratory feel chants india added albums important aspect career george_harrison sure remind immense musical influence hard find presented great integrity writing allmusic joint credit afforded harrison saying musicians friendship harrison genuine participation projects stated music harrison indian music rock harrison famed describes box set gathering accessible recordings highlights effective collaboration artists popmatters contributor described box set special gift fans occasion birthday worthy man stature concludes partnership harrison brought indian music eastern spirituality western collective consciousness track listing disc chants india selections traditional adapted noted chanting chanting disc music festival india selections written disc family friends selections written missing missing reprise dream music ballet dream joy love dance nightmare lust frustration dawn awakening peace hope disc music festival india live royal albert hall selections written
Collaborations (Ravi Shankar and George Harrison album)