Like post-bop jazz, traditional Indian music emphasizes modal improvisation -- which explains why it had so strong and powerful an influence on John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders and quite a few other post-bop greats. What makes Natraj different from them is that the adventurous Boston-based quartet does more than incorporate elements of Indian music some of the time -- Natraj makes combining jazz and Indian spiritual music the primary focus. Natraj's instrumentation is unorthodox; leader Phil Scarff's soprano and tenor saxophones are united with tablas (Jerry Leake), bass (Michael Rivard) and percussion (Russ Gold). From Trane's "Resolution" to Scarff's own pieces, Meet Me Anywhere offers a unique, often seamless integration of east and west that is as ambitious as it is individualistic. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
Meet Me Anywhere Track Listing
Credits of Meet Me Anywhere
- Brian C. Peters
- Mastering
- Michael Rivard
- Bass, Vocals, Voices, Axatse, Associate Producer, Bass (Acoustic)
- Phil Scarff
- Arranger, Photography, Axatse, Producer, Sax (Soprano), Vocals, Voices, Tamboura, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
- George Hicks
- Engineer, Editing, Mixing
- Katherine A. Dory
- Booklet Preparation, Booklet Editor
- Brian M. Levine
- Booklet Preparation, Booklet Editor
- David Locke
- Transcription
- Sherry Zuckerman
- Logo
- Natraj
- Main Performer
- Warren Senders
- Arranger, Vocals, Voices, Liner Notes
- Steve Gorn
- Flute, Bamboo Flute
- Godwin Agbeli
- ?, African Percussion, Atsimevu
- Russ Gold
- Percussion, Bongos, Conga, Cymbals, Tom-Tom, Multi Instruments, Associate Producer
- Mick Goodrick
- Guitar
- Jerry Leake
- Percussion, Drums, Glockenspiel, Maracas, Stick, Tabla, Vocals, Voices, Multi Instruments, Associate Producer, Photography











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