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Trilok Gurtu's Crazy Saints: Vak

By Mike Jacobs
November 24, 2023
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Out of the whole of Gurtu's recorded catalog, his two CMP albums with his Crazy Saints configuration—featuring guitarist

David Gilmore

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">David Gilmore, bassist

" data-original-title="" title="">Chris Minh Doky and here, pianist Daniel Goyone—stand among his most compelling solo releases. The Goyone-penned, lydian-tinged "Vak" is just one of the album's many high points.

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