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Sunny Jain Collective
As Is
Genre: Jazz

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
2. Horizontal Pathway
3. As Is
4. Masqualero
5. Longing to Know
6. Blu Vindaloo
7. Mango Festival
8. MTA
9. Aap Jaisa Koi (Somebody Like You)

CD Details

All Artists: Sunny Jain Collective
Title: As Is
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ncm East Records
Original Release Date: 8/1/2002
Release Date: 8/1/2002
Genre: Jazz
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 601534011724

Synopsis

Album Description

For a drummer as accomplished and inquisitive as SUNNY JAIN, music is something more than the sum of its parts, and his group?s music extends far beyond the restrictive borders of labeled genres. AS IS, the debut album by the Sunny Jain Collective for NCM East Records, is a joyous celebration and synthesis of the musical cultures from the East and West. On AS IS, Jain weaves the multi-cultural threads of Indian and American cultures into a colorful musical tapestry, the common ground being the spirit of the drum. Jain?s unique sound is filled with subtlety, energy and versatility, reflecting a talent wise beyond his ears. His sense of originality transcends mere technical prowess and is instead captured in the overall picture of composition, musicality and group sound. AS IS runs the gamut from jazz to free to breakbeats to Bhangra (Punjabi Indian) beats and tackles a gorgeous breadth of tunes, from the trippy "Horizontal Pathway" to the dancey "Aap Jaisa Koi." Mixed and mastered by Grammy nominee producer/engineer Paul Wickliffe [ERIC CLAPTON, MILES DAVIS, RAVI SHANKAR], AS IS truly captures the beautiful palate of sounds created by SJC.

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CD Reviews

Absolutely successful debut for Sunny Jain Collective

Vangelis Aragiannis | Greece | 08/21/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Sunny Jain Collective: "As Is" (NCM East)
"As Is" is an absolutely successful debut for the four-member collective of 28 year old Indian-root Sunny Jain (his parents hail from New Delhi). During the last years drummer - leader Sunny Jain has performed with the likes of Kenny Barron, Kyle Eastwood, Norah Jones and Seamus Blake. Growing up in United States he had the privilege to keep up with two different cultures and his first album as a leader reflects this blending. Two more members of the quartet are of Asian origin too: guitarist Rez Abbasi (born in Karachi, Pakistan) and bassist Gary Wang and "As Is" is full of exotic colors and mystery. A large part of this traveling aura springs from the marvellous work of Rez Abbasi on sitar guitar. Abbasi's tone, the way he plays the chords, the triplets and the sixteenth notes, as well as the endings of some phrases are Pat Metheny reminiscent. Saxophonist Steve Welsh - the sole non-Asian rooted - finds no difficulty in matching his colrtanish sound with Indian rhythms and melodies in the traditional "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" or in "Aap Jaisa Koi", a song from a popular Indian movie of the `80s. When he lays his sax aside (for example after his solo on "Horizontal Pathway") he turns the sound towards a techno direction by using electronics. Listening to the music of Sunny Jain you feel like turning up the volume and letting its positive energy spread all around in order to share the pleasure with other people."

Refreshing!

Ralph Ron | San Francisco, CA USA | 09/09/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard Sunny Jain once before at a festival in Ireland with Clint's son, Kyle and was impressed by his willingness to play outside of a "style." This CD and group is an incredible display of maturity and great music. The roots are definitely jazz, but these guys must be listening to other types of music, because it's not boring. My favorite songs on the album are "Horizontal Pathway" and "As Is." Great textures, melody and sound. Highly recommended!"