Golden Avatar – A Change of Heart

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Music Genre: Progressive Rock

In Brief: Special thanks to Richie Havens, Stevie Wonder, Neil Diamond, Alfred Ford, George Harrison and John Fahey
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Album cover photo	Golden Avatar – A Change of Heart
Year & Country	1976 Made in USA / UK
Record Format	12″ Vinyl LP, Album – Albums by Michael Cassidy
Record Label:	Sudarshan Disc BBT 108, SD 1
Genre/ Style:	Folk Rock, Jazz, Fusion – Country and Blues with Spiritual Overtones
Michael Cassidy	Music by: Michael Cassidy – AverageSoul.net Lyrics by: Jeffrey Armstrong – jeffreyarmstrong.com Album Production Information: Recorded at Golden Avatar Studios, Los Angeles, California. Sound/recording engineers Carl Lange, Allen Zentz Mastering Album cover design by Pacific Eye and Ear, William Garland, Carl Ramsey, Jaya Ram Dan Produced by Carl Lange

Line-up / Musicians

– Michael Cassidy / lead vocals, guitar
– Carl Bezzemer & David Stout / piano
– Barry Goldsman / organ, synthesizer
– Carl Lange & Steve Pinkston / bass
– Drew Lawrence / drums & percussion
– Bob Conti / congas
– John Goux / electric guitar
– Jerry Peterson / Soprano saxophone
– Rod Rozzelle / vibes
– Marilyn Berger / harp
– Garry Abbott, Hush Preston, David Stout & Jerry Petterson / flutes
– David Stout & Bill Rechenbach / trombone
– Harry Kim, David Grover & Kurt Sletten / trumpets

– Gina Kronstadt, Steven Lance, Pam Thompkins, Lisa Adams,
Joan Murakiani, Ulysses Roseman Jr., Tom Tally, Donna Paul
& Kihae Kim / strings

– Madonna Slavin, Kevin Yee, Barry Goldsman, Micelle Pearlman
& Alvin Marsden / background vocals

Comment: The strengths of the Music is particularly found in the arrangements of the instruments. If you look at all the instruments listed in the credits section, at one point or another during the album you will really notice the presence of these instruments. They keep rotating the arrangements, giving each instrument a thourough work-out. Somtimes when a band features many instruments on an album, there is usually a focus on the main ones (organ, guitar, synths) and the less common instruments are more or less a brief novelty that don’t really add to the music. Not so here. Their aim musically is to create ethereal music, presumably to complement the spiritually heavy lyrics. The melodies are strong, the vocal harmonies rich, and the music is great!

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Track Listing of: Golden Avatar – A Change of Heart
Side One	Side Two
World Beyond The Sky Questions Questions Bhagavad-Gita Seers Of The Truth You’re Not That Body	A Change Of Heart Swetadwip Oh Govinda Time For Going Home

Band Members, Musicians and Performers on: Golden Avatar – A Change of Heart

Michael Cassidy
Cal Bezzemer
David Stout
Barry Goldsman
Carl Lange
Steve Pinkston
Drew Lawrence
Bob Conti
John Goux
Jerry Peterson
Rod Rozzelle
Marilyn Berger

Garry Abbott
Hush Preston
David Stout
Jerry Peterson
Bill Rechenbach
Harry Kim
David Grover
Kurt Sletten
Madonna Slavin
Kevin Yee
Michelle Pearlman

Total Time: 44:22

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Michael Cassidy

Michael Cassidy [Mangalananda] was born May 16, 1949 in Manchester, New Hampshire. His mother, Gabrielle, was a singer and his grandmother a published songwriter. After Michael’s mother passed away, his father, Edward, reenlisted in the military. Traveling with his Dad all over America and Europe formed Michael’s eclectic spirit.

He got the idea to play music when he was nine. At a wedding reception, he saw a guitarist playing “Walk, Don’t Run” on a candy-apple red Gretsch. “If the desire in my heart to play music was the fuel, then that red Gretsch was the spark,” Michael says. He’s been playing and writing music ever since.

Early-on he liked the surfing sounds of Dwayne Eddy, the Ventures, and the Safaris. Later his tastes expanded to the finger-styles of Charlie Byrd, Jose Feliciano, and Carlos Jobim. “My Dad’s record collection was mostly jazz and standards from his own generation. Hearing that music influenced the melodic and harmonic aspects of my composition. Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen inspired me to express myself with words.”

Michael Cassidy

Although his writing deals with the day-to-day, he doesn’t avoid the big questions. “The content of my work is based on a universal philosophy, life experiences, and realizations. I’ve always found resolution in the wisdom traditions of the East.” Michael was introduced to the study of philosophy and meditation in the 60s, and their positive results are reflected in his life and music.

In 1971, Michael became an initiated disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, the renowned scholar who translated Bhagavad-gita As It Is, the jewel of India’s spiritual wisdom. The combination of studying the teachings of bhakti-yoga and practicing the disciplines became a continuous source of inspiration and enlightenment for Michael. He had the opportunity to debut his first indie release, A Change of Heart, in an intimate meeting with his spiritual teacher in 1975. His guru was very pleased and blessed the project. A Change of Heart was released in 1976 followed by four more albums between ‘77 and ‘85.

After raising his family, Michael came back to his love for writing and singing originals with a new album (Trying to Connect with You) and tour in 2002. He formed a duo with Joie Frye, and they began touring as Average Soul in 2003.

Joie Frye

Joie Frye [Yamini] was born on April 8th, 1951 in Stamford, CT, She was happily the youngest of four children with parents who were serious choral singers. They instilled in her a love of music at an early age. She began playing piano at seven, and while growing up, honed her harmony skills singing 60’s folk-rock with her sisters. During her high school years in New Jersey, Joie was inspired to become a performer after hearing the voice and piano of Laura Nyro, a NY-based singer-songwriter.

Upon taking spiritual initiation from A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami in 1971, Joie read her teacher’s book Krishna, a summary study of Srimad Bhagavatam (“The Beautiful Story of the Personality of Godhead”). She retold these histories in simplified form as songs for children (Krishna Pastimes, 1996). Her recent return to school for a music/English degree included writing and recording 14 original songs with lyrics again derived from the bhakti-yoga wisdom tradition—Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

Presently, Joie sings harmony and plays keyboard in her duo, Average Soul.

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HARE KRISHNA, HARE KRISHNA, KRISHNA KRISHNA, HARE HARE,
HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA, HARE HARE.

Golden Avatar – A Change of Heart