Jyothi is an album by American jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano and The Karnataka College of Percussion featuring R. A. Ramamani recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Jyothi
Studio album by Charlie Mariano and The Karnataka College of Percussion
Released	1983
Recorded	February 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:31
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Charlie Mariano chronology
Sleep My Love (1979) Jyothi (1983) Tears of Sound (1984)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Mariano wails, winds, and experiments with Karnataka College of Percussionists".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by R. A. Ramamani

1. "Voice Solo" - 5:03
2. "Vandanam" - 7:49
3. "Varshini" - 8:19
4. "Saptarshi" - 6:41
5. "Kartik" - 11:10
6. "Bhajan" - 6:29

• Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in February 1983

Personnel

• Charlie Mariano - soprano saxophone, flute
• R. A. Ramamani - vocals, tamboura
• T. A. S. Mani - mridangam
• R. A. Rajagopal - ghatam, morsing, konakkol
• T. N. Shashikumar - kanjira, konakkol

References