John Handy & Ali Akbar Khan – Karuna Supreme (MPS, 1976)

John Handy (as); Ali Akbar Khan (sarod); Zakir Hussain (tabla); Yogish S. Sahota (tambura)

Recorded on November 1, 1975

A notable and beautifully realized example of "East meets West," South Asian music blended with jazz.  

It's also one of John Handy's finest records.  

Happily, since Edel acquired the MPS catalog, this music is widely available again via downloads or streaming.  Karuna Supreme never deserved its relative obscurity.