Seventh Sons - Raga (4 A.M. At Frank's) (1964) 2005 torrent

Genre: Indo-Prog/Raga Rock
Country of disc production: Italy
Year of disc release: 2005
Publisher (label): ESP Disk, Abraxas
Catalog number: ESP 1078
Country: USA
Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip type: tracks+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless

Tracklist:
01. Raga (30:51)

Personnel:
- Buzz Linhart / guitar, vibes, vocals
- Serge Katzen / drums, percussions, vocals
- James Rock / bass, vocals
Special guest:
- Frank Evatoff / flute

From the liner notes, it can be extrapolated that the 32-minute raga (simply called "Raga") that comprises the whole of this album was recorded in 1964. That would make it quite ahead of its time, considering that few if any musicians were performing ragas with anything resembling rock instrumentation at this point. Actually, the rock influence is light, and more in attitude than sound; James Rock plays an electric bass, and there's a loose, jam-like ambience that likely borrows from jazz as much as, or more than, it does from rock. It's a rather meandering piece with wordless vocals that's more interesting as an artifact than it is as music