Quintessence was a rock band formed in April 1969, by Raja Ram in Notting Hill, London, England. The style was a mixture of jazz and progressive rock with an influence of music from India. Quintessence was among the first true progressive rock outfits signed by Island Records. The original line-up included the Australian born, Shiva Shankar Jones (voice, keyboards, percussion), Raja Ram (flute, percussion), Sambhu Baba (bass, guitar), Maha Dev (guitar), Allan Mostert (lead guitar, bass, sitar), and Jake Milton (drums, percussion). All of them, in addition to a common interest in Indian music, also shared the Hindu faith. Quintessence were tagged a 'spiritual' band, but were playing New Age rock before the term was born. Quintessence is the second release of the band. 01 - Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Guaranga 02 - Sea Of Immortality 03 - High On Mt. Kailash 04 - Burning Bush 05 - Shiva's Chant 06 - Prisms (Conception Barham) 07 - Twilight Zones 08 - Maha Mantra 09 - Only Love 10 - St. Pancras (Live) 11 - Infinitum (Conception Barham) LINK
