About Live in Los Angeles - 1968
Live in Los Angeles – 1968 is a live album by Indian classical musician Aashish Khan. The recording captures a 1968 performance in Los Angeles but received an official release in 2007. The album features Khan on sarod, accompanied by an ensemble in a traditional Hindustani classical format.
The release appeared under the Simla House label in CD format. The performance centers on a single raga, Rag Jhinjyoti, explored across four tracks. The sequence begins with an Alap, followed by a Vilambit Gat in slow tempo, a medium-tempo section, and a concluding Drut Gat in fast tempo. The total runtime spans approximately 70 minutes, though exact timings per track remain undocumented in available sources.
Aashish Khan, a prominent figure in the Maihar gharana, demonstrates the sarod’s expressive range through intricate melodic development and rhythmic interplay. The accompanying artists’ identities are not specified in the release metadata. The album serves as a historical document of Khan’s early international performances, preserving a concert from a period when Indian classical music gained broader Western exposure.
The 2007 release date coincides with renewed interest in archival recordings of mid-20th-century Indian classical concerts. Simla House, a label specializing in traditional and classical Indian music, produced the CD without additional studio enhancements. The liner notes, if included, are not detailed in public records. The album remains a standalone entry in Khan’s discography, distinct from his studio recordings and later live releases.