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Indian Fusion
Raga Bop Trio (2010)
Drummer Steve Smith, saxophonist George Brooks, and guitarist Prasanna - three remarkable musical talents expressing a distinctly twenty-first century perspective on global music collaboration - have collaborated on a new recording entitled Raga Bop Trio. Steve Smith, George Brooks and Prasanna released Raga Bop Trio in June, 2010, on the AbstractLogix label.
The music of The Raga Bop Trio is unique in that the group's direction is grounded in jazz, with its focus on groove, atmosphere and harmonic adventure, yet also deeply rooted in the rhythmic and melodic traditions of Indian classical music.
George Brooks: Summit
George Brooks (sax, composer), Zakir Hussain - tabla, percussion, Kai Eckhardt - bass (John McLaughlin), Fareed Haque - guitar (Garaj Mahal, Joe Zawinul), Steve Smith - drums.
Summit features the outstanding compositions of George Brooks: soulful melodies, sophisticated rhythms and strong group interplay. On this recording Steve Smith plays his Sonor Jungle kit with his Vic Firth Tala Wands supporting the superior tabla playing of Zakir Hussain.
1. The Outer Sea
2. McCoy
3. Waltz for Lena
4. FrameMaster
5. Lonely Too
6. Stitching Time
7. Jaki
8. Shankara Bihag
Modern Drummer Presents Drum Nation
Magna Carta records has released "Modern Drummer Presents Drum Nation," a compilation CD with tracks from different drummers including Steve Smith, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford, Simon Phillips and many others. Steve contributed one track (that was turned into two parts): a duet with tabla master Zakir Hussain called "Mad Tea Time Part 1 and Part 2," more than 11 minutes of drumming with members of George Brooks' Summit...
1. A Glimpse Into a Deeply Disturbed Mind - Terry Bozzio
2. Beelzebub - Bill Bruford's Earthworks
3. Mad Tea Time Part 1 - Steve Smith and Zakir Hussain
4. Mad Tea Time Part 2 - Steve Smith and Zakir Hussain
5. The Spell - Chad Wackerman
6. Sprung Monkey - Stanton Moore
7. Manganese - Simon Phillips
8. Lagerborg - Josh Freese
9. Faceless Pastiche - Rod Morgenstein
10. Shut Up and Play Your Drums - Tim Alexander and Brain
11. Wandering Portland Maine - Marco Minnemann
12. Pull Up My Sleeve - Stephen Perkins and Brooks Wackerman