Khalil Balakrishna

Khalil Balakrishna is a sitar and tanpura player who worked with Miles Davis between 1969^[1] and 1974. Guitarist John McLaughlin, already interested in Indian music, suggested him and tabla player Bihari Sharma to Davis during the Bitches Brew sessions.^[2] He toured with Davis in 1972 and early 1973.^[3]

Discography[]

[dates are for album releases; later Davis compilations are not listed.]

Bitches Brew (1970)^[4]
Live-Evil (1971)
On the Corner (1972)^[5]
In Concert (1973)
Get Up with It (1974)
Big Fun (1974)
Circle in the Round (1979)

References[]

^ Stump, Paul (2000). Go Ahead John: The Music of John McLaughlin. SAF. p. 182. ISBN 9780946719242.
^ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides. p. 111. ISBN 9781858286365.
^ Gluck, Bob (2016). The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles. U of Chicago P. p. 170. ISBN 9780226303390.
^ Grella, George (2015). Miles Davis' Bitches Brew. Bloomsbury. p. 70. ISBN 9781628929454.
^ Berger, Edward; Cayer, David; Martin, Henry (2002). Annual Review of Jazz Studies 11, 2000-2001. Scarecrow Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780810845350.

External links[]

AllMusic

[1] Stump, Paul (2000). Go Ahead John: The Music of John McLaughlin. SAF. p. 182. ISBN 9780946719242.

[2] Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides. p. 111. ISBN 9781858286365.

[3] Gluck, Bob (2016). The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles. U of Chicago P. p. 170. ISBN 9780226303390.

[4] Grella, George (2015). Miles Davis' Bitches Brew. Bloomsbury. p. 70. ISBN 9781628929454.

[5] Berger, Edward; Cayer, David; Martin, Henry (2002). Annual Review of Jazz Studies 11, 2000-2001. Scarecrow Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780810845350.

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