Raga–Durga: Gat–Teental

Jugalbandi is a 1968 studio album featuring a collaboration between shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan and violinist V. G. Jog. The label His Master’s Voice released the recording on a 12\" vinyl format. The album captures a jugalbandi (duet) performance in the Hindustani classical tradition, showcasing the interplay between the shehnai and violin.

The second track, titled Raga–Durga: Gat–Teental, exemplifies the artists’ improvisational dialogue within the framework of Raga Durga. The composition adheres to the 16-beat teental rhythmic cycle, a staple in North Indian classical music. Khan’s shehnai phrases and Jog’s violin responses demonstrate the gat-tod (melodic expansion) technique, with the accompaniment likely provided by a tabla and tanpura, though specific session musicians remain undocumented in available sources.

The album holds historical significance as an early commercial recording of a shehnai-violin duet, bridging the instrumental traditions of wind and string in Hindustani music. The 1968 release date places it within a period of growing cross-instrumental experimentation in Indian classical recordings. No reissues or digital remasters of this specific pressing have been officially confirmed by the original label.