Would You Like To Start?

Ivory Ganesh Meets Doctor Drums is a collaborative studio album by Canadian pianist and improviser Paul Plimley and Indian mridangam virtuoso Trichy Sankaran. The label Songlines released the recording on compact disc in 1998.

The album opens with Would You Like To Start?, a 1-minute, 47-second improvisational piece serving as the first track. The composition reflects the artists’ fusion of Western avant-garde piano techniques with Carnatic rhythmic traditions, though specific stylistic or structural details remain undocumented in available sources.

Plimley contributed piano performances characterized by extended techniques and free-jazz influences. Sankaran provided mridangam accompaniment, grounding the interaction in South Indian classical percussion frameworks. The album’s title references Plimley’s nickname Ivory Ganesh and Sankaran’s moniker Doctor Drums, both adopted during their collaborative period.

No further tracklist, session details, or production credits are publicly verified. The release format was limited to CD, with no confirmed reissues or digital remasters as of the latest available records.