Jazzman presents the definitive anthology of pioneering ethno-musicologist, mystical adventurer and real life jazz guru Dr Lloyd Miller. This album tells the fascinating life story of one man and his journey through Europe and the Middle East, living off nothing but his wits, talent and an open-minded attitude towards music and jazz. Master of dozens of languages and hundreds of instruments, Miller has spent fifty years immersed in the music of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Featuring recordings taken from incredibly rare privately pressed albums, live sessions in Europe, and previously unreleased material, A Lifetime in Oriental Jazz tells the story of his extraordinary personal journey from the West Coast to the Far East. Played on a plethora of exotic instruments from around the world, Miller's music is a unique blend of jazz with the modal and spiritual sounds of traditional Asian and Middle Eastern music. Spiritual jazz, Eastern jazz - direct from the source!

TRACKLIST:

A1. Camels To Cairo (1963)

A2. Segah Leaves (1960)

A3. Orientation #1 (Kheneccordion) (1963)

A4. Carnatic Clarinet (1960's)

A5. Intercollegiate Jazz Festival Introduction (1968)

A6. Takseem It Seems "Beautiful Eyes" (1968)

A7. Orientation #2 (The Telling Of Thai'me) (1963)

B1. Mellow Cello (mid 1970's)

B2. Shahin (1972)

B3. Pentakarnatica (7/8) (1963)

B4. Orientation #3 (Poetically Past The Present) (1963)

B5. Piano, Santur And Drum Interlude (1960's)

B6. Persuasian (1990)

C1. Orientation #4(Of Mandarin Myth) (1963)

C2. Pacific Breece (Early 1980's)

C3. Humalayan (Edited Version 1998)

C4. Summer Thyme In Tehran (1972)

C5. Ketch Me If You Can (Improvisation) (1972)

C6. Orientation #5 (Central Asian Occasion) (1963)

D1. Improv In Isfahan (Extended-Full Version) (2005)

D2. Camels From Cairo