Tribute To Mani

\"Tribute To Mani\" is a collaborative instrumental track by violinists L. Subramaniam and Stéphane Grappelli. The composition appears as the seventh track on their 1984 album Conversations, released by Milestone Records in CD format. The piece spans a duration of 2 minutes and 27 seconds.

The album Conversations documents a cross-cultural exchange between Subramaniam, a exponent of the Carnatic violin tradition, and Grappelli, a pioneer of jazz violin. The recording sessions paired improvisational techniques from Indian classical music with Western jazz harmonies. Specific details about the compositional structure, thematic inspiration, or dedicated tributee of \"Tribute To Mani\" remain undocumented in available sources. The tracklist does not provide lyrical content, confirming its instrumental nature.

Milestone Records issued Conversations in 1984 as part of a series exploring fusion between Indian and Western musical forms. The label, known for jazz and avant-garde releases, distributed the album primarily in physical formats of the era. No subsequent reissues, alternate versions, or live performances of \"Tribute To Mani\" are verified in public records. The collaboration marked one of Grappelli’s later works before his death in 1997 and expanded Subramaniam’s international discography beyond classical Indian contexts.