John Mayer (28 October 1930 – 9 March 2004) was an Indian composer known primarily for his fusions of jazz with Indian music in the British-based group Indo-Jazz Fusions with the Jamaican-born saxophonist Joe Harriott..
Mayer was born in Calcutta, Bengal, British India, into an Anglo-Indian family and, after studying with Phillipe Sandre in Calcutta and Melhi Mehta in Bombay, he won a scholarship to London's Royal Academy of Music in 1952, where he studied comparative music and religion in eastern and western cultures.
He worked as a violinist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (1953–58) and then with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1958–65), but was also composing fusions of Hindustani classical and Western classical forms from 1952 onwards. His Violin Sonata was performed by Yehudi Menuhin in 1955.
In the 1960s he worked extensively with the Jamaican-born jazz musician Joe Harriott, with whom he formed the group Indo-Jazz Fusions, a ten-piece featuring a jazz quintet and five Indian musicians. The new incarnation of the band, called John Mayer's Indo Jazz Fusions, was revived in the 1990s by his students Richard Dray, Will Joss, and Simon Gray, then led by himself, and continued to play live gigs—featuring Mayer's son Jonathan Mayer on sitar—until John Mayer's death.
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Dhammapada: VIII. Chakka · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conductor: John Mayer
Ensemble: London Music Fusions
Composer: John Mayer
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published: 14 Apr 2017
Dhammapada Revisited Part 3
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved ...
published: 16 May 2019
Dhammapada Revisited Part 4
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved ...
published: 16 May 2019
Dhammapada: VI. Sannyasin III
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Dhammapada: VI. Sannyasin III · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conductor: John Mayer
Ensemble: London Music Fusions
Composer: John Mayer
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published: 14 Apr 2017
Elyse Branch cover of "Dreaming With A Broken Heart", Kenny Davidsen's Playlists #11: John Mayer
KENNY DAVIDSEN'S PLAYLISTS #11: JOHN MAYER
Kenny Davidsen (keys), Dennis Blair (bass), Esteban Meyer (guitar), Emily Sully (drums), Jerry Jones and Margaret Menzies Gonzalez
The Copa Room At Tuscany, May 10, 2016
published: 13 May 2016
Dhammapada Revisited Part 1
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved...
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Dhammapada: VIII. Chakka · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conduc...
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Dhammapada: VIII. Chakka · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conductor: John Mayer
Ensemble: London Music Fusions
Composer: John Mayer
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Dhammapada: VIII. Chakka · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conductor: John Mayer
Ensemble: London Music Fusions
Composer: John Mayer
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World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years...
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years...
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
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Dhammapada: VI. Sannyasin III · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
C...
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Dhammapada: VI. Sannyasin III · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conductor: John Mayer
Ensemble: London Music Fusions
Composer: John Mayer
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Dhammapada: VI. Sannyasin III · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conductor: John Mayer
Ensemble: London Music Fusions
Composer: John Mayer
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KENNY DAVIDSEN'S PLAYLISTS #11: JOHN MAYER
Kenny Davidsen (keys), Dennis Blair (bass), Esteban Meyer (guitar), Emily Sully (drums), Jerry Jones and Margaret Me...
KENNY DAVIDSEN'S PLAYLISTS #11: JOHN MAYER
Kenny Davidsen (keys), Dennis Blair (bass), Esteban Meyer (guitar), Emily Sully (drums), Jerry Jones and Margaret Menzies Gonzalez
The Copa Room At Tuscany, May 10, 2016
KENNY DAVIDSEN'S PLAYLISTS #11: JOHN MAYER
Kenny Davidsen (keys), Dennis Blair (bass), Esteban Meyer (guitar), Emily Sully (drums), Jerry Jones and Margaret Menzies Gonzalez
The Copa Room At Tuscany, May 10, 2016
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years...
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
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Dhammapada: VIII. Chakka · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conductor: John Mayer
Ensemble: London Music Fusions
Composer: John Mayer
Auto-generated by YouTube.
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
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Dhammapada: VI. Sannyasin III · London Music Fusions
Dhammapada
℗ 2017 First Hand Records
Released on: 2017-01-20
Conductor: John Mayer
Ensemble: London Music Fusions
Composer: John Mayer
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KENNY DAVIDSEN'S PLAYLISTS #11: JOHN MAYER
Kenny Davidsen (keys), Dennis Blair (bass), Esteban Meyer (guitar), Emily Sully (drums), Jerry Jones and Margaret Menzies Gonzalez
The Copa Room At Tuscany, May 10, 2016
World premiere performance of Dhammapada, and considered one of John Mayer’s finest works. The album was recorded in 1976 but remained unreleased for many years. The performance was part of a major heritage project 'Meet John Mayer' curated by PRSSV Institute of Performing Arts and Heritage funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
India has made a contribution to the cultural heritage of the whole of the East. You can detect certain melodic features in the present-day music of China and Japan.
Music has always been and always will be a very important feature of the people's lives. It helps to relieve tensions and stimulates the imagination in ways that can produce tangible end-products in ways that have no direct connection with music.
The importance of music in everyday living is proved by the fact that it has survived over the centuries. Sound is omnipotent.
Bearing that in mind, the contribution that India has made to the life style of many different nations throughout Asia in the past, and more recently in the West, is immeasurable. The first part of the Dhammapada is a piece lasting about 20 minutes which introduces the various sounds of the east, typical of India, Indonesia, China and Japan.
The second part deals in musical forms with common denominators of the ways of life of the holy men of the East.
Linking the composition together is the medium of religion - the Buddhist religion that started in India and spread Eastwards..
By the 1st century A.D Buddhism was taken to China by the monks from India. This new Indian-born religion moved across Asia like a mighty river. The chants which the monks took with them to China were already characterised by their decorative features known as Indian gamaks. The centuries later, Chinese musicians reached Japan following the conquest of Korea and carried the Indian influence with them. So by the 6th century Japan began to adopt Chinese ceremonial music through the Korean court.
Notes by Gillian Mayer
Full track listing
1 Maha-Samana
2 Sannyasin
3 Yamabushi
4 Sannyasin Two
5 Bhikkhu
6 Sannyasin Three
7 Tri-Dandin
8 Chakka
Flute – James McDowall
Trumpet – Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Sax – George Crowley
Oboe – John Robison
Sitar – Jonathan Mayer
Tabla – Mitel Purohit
Piano – Steve Tromans
Bass – Mike Green
Drums – Andrew Bratt
Koto – Melissa Holding
Percussion 1 – Hugh Wilkinson
Percussion 2 – Joe Richards
I'm a good man in a dark room in a big town under a full moon it's a friday and I'm almost home I'm in a good place full of head space got a brand new pack in my suitcase but it's dinner and then it's bed alone How do you break a mended heart? I'm bored and want something to do I wanna fall, fall asleep asleep in the arms, the arms of a woman a woman who doesn't, doesn't deserve my love I wanna lie, lie to myself myself and someone else just to feel something, something that hurts me the hurt makes me feel alive Gonna make it, like I need her gonna miss her the moment I meet her and it's only gonna get worse from there I'll be rappin' there in the shower she'll be here by the end of the hour I can do better but I can't do better now How do you break a mended heart? I'm bored and want something to do I wanna fall, fall asleep asleep in the arms, the arms of a woman a woman who doesn't, doesn't deserve my love I wanna lie, lie to myself myself and someone else just to feel something, something that hurts me the hurt makes me feel alive So long is over nice to skip the chance you get to know you why did I think this was true? Because I want to I wanna fall, fall asleep asleep in the arms, the arms of a woman a woman who doesn't, doesn't deserve my love I wanna lie, lie to myself myself and someone else just to feel something, something that hurts me the hurt makes me feel alive I wanna fall I wanna need I wanna laugh, cry, say goodbye beg, lie, cheat and steal