The Lotus Palace

by Alan Lorber

Overview

In his breathtakingly overblown liner notes, Alan Lorber describes this album as "one of the earliest examples of classical Indian music/jazz fusion." He also mentions that the concept grew out of a 30-second commercial he created for Chemical Bank, which tells you all you need to know about the authenticity of the end result. It's a cheesy relic of the psychedelic age, a few originals sitting side by side with faux Indian restaurant versions of contemporary rock songs by the Beatles, Tim Hardin, and the Blues Project, as well as covers of "Up, Up and Away" and "The Look of Love." With the recent explosion of interest in sordid vintage easy listening experiments, this may finally find its audience, but it would be erroneous to pretend that it was the product of any great artistic inspiration. The Lotus Palace was reissued on CD -- with bonus cuts, of course -- in 1997. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/2019
Label:	Modern Harmonic
UPC:	0090771809711
Rank:	118672

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alan Lorber   Primary Artist
Collin Walcott   Sitar,Tabla
Gene Bianco   Harp
Jerome Richardson   Multi Instruments
Hugh McCracken   Guitar,Bass (Electric)
Louis Stone   Viola
Louis Haber   Violin
Vincent Bell   Sitar (Electric),Guitar
Howard Hirsch   Percussion
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Donald Robertson   Tamboura
Seymour Barab   Cello
George Marge   Bassoon,Oboe
Irving Spice   Violin

Technical Credits

Jimmy Webb   Composer
George Harrison   Composer
Jorge Ben   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Nick Prout   Digital Mastering
Tim Hardin   Composer
Alan Lorber   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Orchestration,Reissue Producer
Allan Tucker   Digital Mastering
Paul McCartney   Composer
Bill Moss   Engineer
Collin Wallcott   Composer
Lesley Miller   Composer
Tory Brainard   Engineer
Jack Schatz   Assistant Producer
John Post   Engineer
Roy Eaton   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Al Kooper   Composer