Cheers,
masstika.
That you dig that record and Meena... I guess I'm indirectly patting myself on the back by saying that you have good taste!
The sitar tone is actually a tambura, which is very similar to a sitar, but it lacks frets and is played opened-stringed (not unlike Alice's harp).
You're spot-on, though; it provides the perfect background tone/vibe for the things going-on in the foreground (not unlike some incense).
I'll have to look into Tokusen Karin. Thanks for the tip.
fumigateur; Wow! Rashied Ali was your neighbor?! Oh, man...
How extremely cool it must've been to see some of the legends (like Joe Henderson) come around.
I didn't really expect the clip to resonate with anybody when I posted it.
Thanks, guys.