Pandit Ravi Shankar first explored the similarities between Indian music and Jazz in the album, Improvisations (1962), which featured Bud Shank. He gave lessons in Indian music to John Coltrane and Don Ellis and composed the piece, Rich a la Rakha, for Buddy Rich and his own erstwhile tabla accompanist, Alla Rakha. For the Bombay festival, Jazzmine (1980), he wrote pieces for, among others, saxophonist John Handy. Note: Recording Produced In Collaboration With Jazz India Organisers of Jazz Yatra Festival.