ve zz oli , ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Da wn ▁of ▁Indian ▁Music ▁in ▁the ▁West , ▁Harrison ▁had ▁" am ass ed ▁such ▁good ▁will ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁community " ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁R ather ▁than ▁looking ▁to ▁immediately ▁follow ▁up ▁his ▁All ▁Things ▁Must ▁Pass ▁triple ▁album , ▁he ▁had ▁spent ▁the ▁months ▁since ▁recording ▁ended ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁rep ay ing ▁fav ours ▁to ▁the ▁friends ▁and ▁mus icians ▁who ▁had ▁helped ▁make ▁the ▁album ▁such ▁a ▁success . ▁These ▁included ▁co - produ cer ▁Phil ▁Spect or , ▁whose ▁wife , ▁Ron nie ▁Spect or , ▁Harrison ▁supplied ▁with ▁songs ▁for ▁a ▁proposed ▁solo ▁album ▁on ▁Apple ▁Records ; ▁Ring o ▁St arr , ▁whose ▁" It ▁Don ' t ▁Come ▁E asy " ▁single ▁he ▁produced ▁and ▁prepared ▁for ▁release , ▁following ▁the ▁original ▁session ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 0 ; ▁Bobby ▁Whit lock , ▁singer ▁and ▁keyboard ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁D erek ▁and ▁the ▁Domin os , ▁whose ▁e pon ym ous ▁debut ▁solo ▁album ▁featured ▁Harrison ▁and ▁Eric ▁Cla pton ▁on ▁guitar ; ▁and ▁former ▁Spo ok y ▁To oth ▁pian ist ▁Gary ▁Wright , ▁whose ▁Foot print ▁album ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁Harrison ▁also ▁gu ested ▁on , ▁along ▁with ▁All ▁Things ▁Must ▁Pass ▁orch estr ator ▁John ▁Bar ham . ▁ ▁Another ▁project ▁was ▁a ▁document ary ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁music ▁of ▁R avi ▁Sh ank ar ,