by Heather PharesFirst released in 1961, Improvisations features some ahead-of-the-curve jazz-Indian fusion, thanks to Ravi Shankar's collaboration with bassist Gary Peacock and saxophonist Bud Shank. The album also includes Shankar's improvisations on the theme he wrote for the film"Pather Panchali," by Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, as well as the three-part"Raga Rageshri." A visionary recording.