Collin Walcott - Cloud Dance-1976 ECM RECORDS

dedicated to the loving memory of one of the greatest pioneers of world music, and a recognized musical genius.

Born: April 24, 1945 in New York, NY

Flew Beyond The Horizon: November 08, 1984 in Madgeburg, Germany

http://www.collinwalcott.com/index.php

Collin Walcott was one of the first sitar players to play jazz.

early 60's with Allen Ginsberg during his college years at Indiana Univercity

As a member of Oregon, Walcott's flexibility, interest in different cultures, and ability to play not only sitar but tabla and other percussion instruments made him a very valuable musician. Early on, he studied violin for two years, and played both snare drum and tympani in school. Walcott also studied percussion at Indiana University, and took sitar and tabla lessons with Ravi Shankar

and Alla Rakha, respectively. After stints with Tony Scott (1967-1969) and Tim Hardin, he became a member of the Paul Winter Consort in 1970. Walcott left the group with three other musicians (Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, and Glen Moore) in 1971 to form Oregon.

In addition to recording and touring with Oregon, a unique folk-jazz group, Walcott recorded with Miles Davis in 1972, and was a member of Codona (a trio with Don Cherry and Nana Vasconcelos) that recorded for ECM.

Tragically, Collin Walcott was killed in a traffic accident while on tour with Oregon in East Germany. He led three sessions for ECM and can be heard on the Codona and early Oregon recordings. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Collin Walcott -Cloud Dance-1976 ECM RECORDS 1062 825469-2Tracks:1. Margueritte (Walcott) - 8:25

2. Prancing (Walcott) - 3:23

3. Night Glider (Walcott) - 6:35

4. Scimitar (Abercrombie/Walcott) - 2:42

5. Vadana (Holland) - 6:59

6. Eastern Song (Walcott) - 2:32

7. Padma (Abercrombie/Walcott) - 2:43

8. Cloud Dance (Walcott) - 5:48
Artists:John Abercrombie - Guitar

Jack DeJohnette - Drums

Dave Holland - Bass

Collin Walcott - Sitar, Tabla

Producer Manfred Eicher

Engineer Martin Weiland

REMEBRANCE

DISCOGRAPHY
http://www.collinwalcott.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin_Walcott

Collin_Wallcott_-_Cloud_Dance__1976_.rar