Trilok Gurtu - Crazy Saints (1993)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Trilok Gurtu Title Crazy Saints Length 46:50 Discs: 1 Tracks: 7 Format CD-R (copy) Packaging Jewel Case Label Creative Music Prod. Cat. Number N/A Style World Fusion Rating Recorded 1993

Musicians	Credits
Trilok Gurtu tabla, percussion Daniel Goyone piano, keyboards Shobha Gurtu voice Pat Metheny guitars Joe Zawinul keyboards Louis Sclavis bass clarinet, sax. Ernst Reijseger cello Marc Bertaux bass	Producer Walter Quintus Producer Kurt Renker

Track list

01 Manini 07:08 02 Tillana 04:15 03 Ballad for 2 Musicians 06:10 04 The Other Tune 07:42 05 Blessing in Disguise 09:22 06 Crazy Saints 08:40 07 No Discrimination 03:33

Notes

AMG Review by Bret Love (3): Percussionist Trilok Gurtu comes from a long line of respected Indian classical musicians, but he's best known for his genre-blending fusions of world music and jazz. Crazy Saints is one of his most complex and challenging releases to date, enlisting the aid of jazz legends like guitarist Pat Metheny and Joe Zawinul to create a thoroughly modern sound that moves from razor sharp ensemble work to dizzying solos. The most effective songs are those that mine Gurtu's myriad world music influences, including "Manini" and "Blessing in Disguise," both of which are blessed with the haunting vocal ululations of Indian music legend Shobha Gurtu, the drummer's mother. The genteel balladry of "Ballad for 2 Musicians" and the excessive ambient noodling of "The Other Tune" may tax the patience of those with a lower tolerance for modern jazz wankery. But ultimately songs like the title track, which marries blistering beats in quirky time signatures with heavenly vocals and dazzling instrumental interplay, make the album a fine foray into jazz/world fusion.