Interesting, eclectic set of five originals (all but one written by
Hahn
), from a date including
Jack DeJohnette
on drums. Some of the cuts swing pretty well in a bop-
Django Reinhardt
sort of fusion, with
Michael White
on violin.
"Ragahantar"
and "Ara-Be-In," by contrast, are fusions of jazz with middle-eastern music and a bit of a psychedelic rock drive, not unlike the kinds of things that a rock group of the period,
Kaleidoscope
, would occasionally try on their albums. Previously available as an LP on its original Changes release and an Arhoolie reissue, it was reissued on CD in 1998, but at just half an hour it's pretty skimpy on running time. ~ Richie Unterberger