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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September 3 & 4, 1980 MPS Studio in Villingen, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz, World music | |||
| Length | 46:51 | |||
| Label | MPS MPS 15576 | |||
| Producer | Joachim-Ernst Berendt | |||
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Rainbow is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy with Indian musicians Ali Akbar Khan and Dr. L. Subramaniam. It was recorded in 1980 and originally released on the MPS label. [1] [2]
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Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars, stating "This album isn't bad by any stretch, but it's bound to suffer when compared to Karuna Supreme ". [3]
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