Walking In A Dream

\"Walking In A Dream\" is a collaborative instrumental track from the album Conversations. Violinist L. Subramaniam and jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli composed and performed the piece as the fifth track on the release. The recording spans 5 minutes and 50 seconds.

The album Conversations emerged from a cross-genre partnership between Subramaniam and Grappelli, blending Carnatic classical traditions with Western jazz improvisation. Milestone Records issued the album in 1984 on CD format. The label marketed the project as an exploration of rhythmic and melodic dialogue between Indian and European violin techniques.

The tracklist of Conversations includes original compositions and reinterpretations, though specific writing credits for \"Walking In A Dream\" remain undocumented in widely available sources. The album’s production emphasized live recording sessions, capturing the spontaneity of the duo’s interplay. Grappelli’s swing-inflected phrasing contrasts with Subramaniam’s use of gamaka-style ornamentation, a hallmark of South Indian classical music.

Critical reception of Conversations noted its role in introducing Carnatic jazz fusion to international audiences during the 1980s. The album’s liner notes highlight the artists’ mutual respect and decades-long careers: Subramaniam as a progenitor of global Indian classical fusion, and Grappelli as a veteran of the Quintette du Hot Club de France. No commercial chart data or sales figures for the album are publicly verified.

Later reissues of Conversations retained the original track sequencing, with \"Walking In A Dream\" positioned between the raga-inspired \"East-West\" and the upbeat \"Joyful Moment.\" The recording session’s exact location and personnel beyond the two violinists are not specified in the primary release documentation.