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Top Indo Jazz albums of all time

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Updated: 7 May
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Shakti With John McLaughlin - Natural Elements, Cover art
Natural Elements
Shakti With John McLaughlin
3.77 1k 1,166 17 17
November 1977 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music Carnatic Classical Music Spiritual Jazz
technical improvisation instrumental energetic playful warm hypnotic peaceful
1k Ratings 17 Reviews 3.77 Average
Shakti With John McLaughlin - A Handful of Beauty, Cover art
A Handful of Beauty
Shakti With John McLaughlin
3.74 646 646 11 11
March 1977 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music Carnatic Classical Music
uncommon time signatures improvisation warm uplifting technical playful passionate energetic
646 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.74 Average
Dewan Motihar Trio / Irène Schweizer Trio / Manfred Schoof / Barney Wilen - Jazz Meets India, Cover art
Jazz Meets India
Diwan Motihar, Irène Schweizer, Manfred Schoof & Barney Wilen
3.73 1k 1,042 12 12
1967 Album
Spiritual Jazz Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
meditative improvisation instrumental acoustic avant-garde spiritual rhythmic passionate
1k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.73 Average
Jaubi - Nafs at Peace, Cover art
Nafs at Peace
Jaubi
3.66 3k 2,823 10 10
28 May 2021 Album
Spiritual Jazz Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music Chamber Jazz
instrumental atmospheric meditative passionate improvisation hypnotic spiritual soothing
3k Ratings 10 Reviews 3.66 Average
Pat Martino - Baiyina (The Clear Evidence), Cover art
Baiyina (The Clear Evidence)
Pat Martino
3.67 246 246 6 6
November 1968 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
Spiritual Jazz
psychedelic religious surreal lush uncommon time signatures warm atmospheric Islamic
246 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.67 Average
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - My Goal's Beyond, Cover art
My Goal's Beyond
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin
3.62 652 652 12 12
June 1971 Album
Jazz Fusion Spiritual Jazz Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
spiritual instrumental acoustic improvisation technical peaceful avant-garde passionate
652 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.62 Average
The Joe Harriott Double Quintet - Indo-Jazz Suite, Cover art
Indo-Jazz Suite
The Joe Harriott and John Mayer Double Quintet
3.62 433 433 12 12
November 1966 Album
Indo Jazz Spiritual Jazz Jazz Fusion
Carnatic Classical Music Chamber Jazz
instrumental mellow acoustic warm rhythmic hypnotic suite peaceful
433 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.62 Average
Lloyd Miller, The Press Keys Quartet & The Lloyd Miller Trio - Oriental Jazz, Cover art
Oriental Jazz
Lloyd Miller, The Press Keys Quartet & The Lloyd Miller Trio
3.53 169 169
1968 Album
Modal Jazz Indo Jazz
Persian Classical Music Hindustani Classical Music Southeast Asian Classical Music
169 Ratings 3.53 Average
Collin Walcott - Cloud Dance, Cover art
Cloud Dance
Collin Walcott
3.51 242 242 6 6
March 1976 Album
ECM Style Jazz Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music Jazz Fusion
242 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.51 Average
Don Cherry & Latif Khan - Don Cherry & Latif Khan, Cover art
Don Cherry & Latif Khan
Don Cherry & Latif Khan
3.56 161 161 1 1
1981 Album
Spiritual Jazz Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
161 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.56 Average
Saagara - Saagara, Cover art
Saagara
Saagara
3.49 162 162
12 November 2015 Album
Chamber Jazz Indo Jazz
Carnatic Classical Music Jazz Fusion
instrumental acoustic hypnotic rhythmic dense
162 Ratings 3.49 Average
Jan Garbarek / Ustad Fateh Ali Khan & Musicians From Pakistan - Ragas and Sagas, Cover art
Ragas and Sagas
Jan Garbarek & Fateh Ali Khan
3.48 261 261 3 3
1 October 1992 Album
Hindustani Classical Music ECM Style Jazz Indo Jazz
Khayal
improvisation calm rhythmic repetitive psychedelic spiritual meditative atmospheric
261 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.48 Average
Zakir Hussain - Making Music, Cover art
Making Music
Zakir Hussain
3.38 261 261 3 3
1987 Album
ECM Style Jazz Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
meditative instrumental
261 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.38 Average
Bill Plummer and The Cosmic Brotherhood - Bill Plummer and The Cosmic Brotherhood, Cover art
Bill Plummer and The Cosmic Brotherhood
Bill Plummer & The Cosmic Brotherhood
3.42 157 157 2 2
January 1968 Album
Psychedelic Folk Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music Raga Rock
quirky psychedelic instrumental
157 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.42 Average
Alice Coltrane - Radha-Kṛṣṇa Nama Sankirtana, Cover art
Radha-Kṛṣṇa Nama Sankirtana
Alice Coltrane
3.32 352 352 6 6
1977 Album
Spiritual Jazz Indo Jazz New Age Kirtan
Free Jazz Gospel
spiritual peaceful improvisation religious instrumental soothing choral
352 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.32 Average
Rudresh Mahanthappa - Kinsmen, Cover art
Kinsmen
Rudresh Mahanthappa
3.67 115 115 1 1
23 September 2008 Album
Jazz Fusion Avant-Garde Jazz Indo Jazz
Carnatic Classical Music
115 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.67 Average
Jone Takamäki Trio - Universal Mind, Cover art
Universal Mind
Jone Takamäki Trio
3.65 114 114
1982 Album
Spiritual Jazz Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
spiritual instrumental meditative atmospheric lush hypnotic
114 Ratings 3.65 Average
Various Artists - Miles From India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis, Cover art
Miles From India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis
3.77 107 107 1 1
15 April 2008 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
107 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.77 Average
Sarathy Korwar - Kalak, Cover art
Kalak
Sarathy Korwar
3.42 125 125
11 November 2022 Album
Spiritual Jazz Hindustani Classical Music Indo Jazz
Nu Jazz
125 Ratings 3.42 Average
Joe Harriott-John Mayer Double Quintet - Indo–Jazz Fusions, Cover art
Indo–Jazz Fusions
Joe Harriott / John Mayer
3.46 105 105
August 1967 Album
Indo Jazz Jazz Fusion
Carnatic Classical Music
spiritual mysterious instrumental
105 Ratings 3.46 Average
Shankar - Song for Everyone, Cover art
Song for Everyone
Shankar
3.34 120 120 5 5
1985 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
120 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.34 Average
Amancio D'Silva - Integration, Cover art
Integration
Amancio D'Silva
3.65 77 77 2 2
1969 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
instrumental
77 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.65 Average
Vijay Iyer with Prasanna & Nitin Mitta - Tirtha, Cover art
Tirtha
Vijay Iyer, Prasanna & Nitin Mitta
3.39 104 104 3 3
25 February 2011 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
South Asian Music Avant-Garde Jazz
104 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.39 Average
Trilok Gurtu - Usfret, Cover art
Usfret
Trilok Gurtu
3.19 107 107 3 3
1988 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
South Asian Music Hindustani Classical Music
107 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.19 Average
Perry Robinson, Nana Vasconcelos & Badal Roy - Kundalini, Cover art
Kundalini
Perry Robinson, Nana Vasconcelos Badal Roy
3.41 80 80
1978 Album
Spiritual Jazz Indo Jazz
Free Improvisation Capoeira Music Hindustani Classical Music
hypnotic acoustic improvisation abstract meditative eclectic soothing instrumental
80 Ratings 3.41 Average
John Handy & Ali Akbar Khan - Karuna Supreme, Cover art
Karuna Supreme
John Handy & Ali Akbar Khan
3.41 77 77
1976 Album
Jazz Fusion Hindustani Classical Music Indo Jazz
77 Ratings 3.41 Average
L. Shankar - Touch Me There, Cover art
Touch Me There
L. Shankar
3.18 83 83 5 5
24 September 1979 Album
Jazz-Rock Indo Jazz
Comedy Rock Jazz Fusion
83 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.18 Average
Vasant Rai - Spring Flowers, Cover art
Spring Flowers
Vasant Rai
3.36 58 58 2 2
December 1976 Album
Raga Rock Indo Jazz
58 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.36 Average
Shakti - This Moment, Cover art
This Moment
Shakti
3.38 58 58 1 1
23 June 2023 Album
Indo Jazz Hindustani Classical Music Konnakol
peaceful melodic uplifting warm atmospheric
58 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.38 Average
Tenderlonious - Ragas From Lahore: Improvisations With Jaubi, Cover art
Ragas From Lahore: Improvisations With Jaubi
Tenderlonious
3.54 52 52 1 1
27 November 2020 Album
Hindustani Classical Music Indo Jazz
Nu Jazz
improvisation meditative spiritual soothing instrumental rhythmic melodic suspenseful
52 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.54 Average
Vasant Rai - Autumn Song, Cover art
Autumn Song
Vasant Rai
3.46 46 46 1 1
July 1978 Album
Jazz Fusion Raga Rock Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
46 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.46 Average
The Indo-British Ensemble - Curried Jazz, Cover art
Curried Jazz
The Indo-British Ensemble
3.42 58 58 1 1
1969 Album
Modal Jazz Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
instrumental
58 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.42 Average
Clem Alford - Mirror Image: The Electronic Sitar of Clem Alford, Cover art
Mirror Image: The Electronic Sitar of Clem Alford
Clem Alford
3.46 49 49 4 4
1974 Album
Raga Rock Hindustani Classical Music Indo Jazz
Jazz Fusion
49 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.46 Average
Trilok Gurtu - The Glimpse, Cover art
The Glimpse
Trilok Gurtu
3.52 53 53 1 1
1997 Album
Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
South Asian Music Jazz-Funk
53 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.52 Average
Art Metal - The Jazz Raj, Cover art
The Jazz Raj
Art Metal
3.42 47 47 1 1
21 January 2014 Album
Jazz-Rock Jazz Fusion Indo Jazz
47 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.42 Average
Hellborg, Shawn Lane, Umamahesh, Selvaganesh & Umashankar - Icon, Cover art
Icon
Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane, V. Umamahesh, Selvaganesh & V. Umashankar
3.49 49 49
2002 Album
Jazz Fusion Jazz-Rock Indo Jazz
Konnakol
49 Ratings 3.49 Average
The Joe Harriott and John Mayer Double Quintet - Indo Jazz Fusions II, Cover art
Indo Jazz Fusions II
The Joe Harriott and John Mayer Double Quintet
3.68 33 33 1 1
1968 Album
Indo Jazz Jazz Fusion
rhythmic instrumental
33 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.68 Average
T.K. Ramamoorthy - Fabulous Notes & Beats of the Indian Carnatic - Jazz, Cover art
Fabulous Notes & Beats of the Indian Carnatic - Jazz
T.K. Ramamoorthy
3.33 52 52 1 1
1969 Album
Indo Jazz Jazz
Carnatic Classical Music
playful instrumental
52 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.33 Average
Shankar Jaikishan & Rais Khan - Raga - Jazz Style, Cover art
Raga - Jazz Style
Shankar Jaikishan & Rais Khan
3.39 39 39
1968 Album
Indo Jazz
Filmi
39 Ratings 3.39 Average
Jonas Hellborg - Kali's Son, Cover art
Kali's Son
Jonas Hellborg
3.40 41 41
8 November 2005 Album
Jazz-Rock Indo Jazz
Hindustani Classical Music
41 Ratings 3.40 Average
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  • Shakti With John McLaughlin - Shakti With John McLaughlin, Cover art
    Shakti With John McLaughlin
    1976 Album
    622 Ratings 24 Reviews 3.79 Average
    3.79 622 622 24 24
  • Sarathy Korwar and Upaj Collective - My East Is Your West, Cover art
    My East Is Your West
    2018 Album
    84 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.87 Average
    3.87 84 84 2 2
  • Remember Shakti - Saturday Night in Bombay, Cover art
    Saturday Night in Bombay
    2001 Album
    84 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.65 Average
    3.65 84 84 2 2
  • Charles Lloyd - Sangam, Cover art
    Sangam
    2006 Album
    104 Ratings 3.57 Average
    3.57 104 104
  • Remember Shakti - Remember Shakti, Cover art
    Remember Shakti
    1999 Album
    93 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.35 Average
    3.35 93 93 1 1
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  • Amancio D'Silva - Konkan Dance, Cover art
    Konkan Dance
    2006 Album
    59 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.67 Average
    3.67 59 59 2 2
  • Amancio D'Silva - Sapana, Cover art
    Sapana
    2022 Album
    30 Ratings 3.45 Average
    3.45 30 30
  • John Mayer's Indo Jazz Fusions with Larry Adler - Indo Jazz Fusions with Larry Adler, Cover art
    Indo Jazz Fusions with Larry Adler
    2022 Album
    2 Ratings 3.00 Average
    3.00 2 2
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