UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS
OH ALLAH
Alice Coltrane
Universal Consciousness
Impulse : 1971
AC, organ and harp; Leroy Jenkins, violin; John Blair, violin; Julius Brand, violin; Joan Kalisch, violin; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums. String arrangements by AC; transcription by Ornette Coleman.
“Is jazz dead? That all depends on what you know.” –Lester Bowie
“A higher consciousness is attainable to all.” –Alice Coltrane
Hey, [...]
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PEACE ON EARTH
LIVING SPACE
John Coltrane
Infinity
Impulse : 1972
JC, tenor sax; Alice Coltrane, harp, piano, organ, vibes, tamboura, tympani; strings composed, arranged, and conducted by AC. On “Peace On Earth” add: Charlie Haden, bass; Rashied Ali, percussion. On “Living Space” add: McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Oran Coltrane, bells; Joan Chapman, tamboura.
Travesty!
The nerve! [...]
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THE FIREBIRD
GOING HOME
Alice Coltrane
Lord of Lords
Impulse : 1973
AC, piano, harp; Charlie Haden, bass; Ben Riley, drums; plus: Nathan Kaproff, Lou Klass, William Henderson, Ronald Folsom, Leonard Malarsky, Gordon Marron, Janice Gower, Gerald Vinci, Sidney Sharp, James Getzoff and Bernard Kundell, violins; Myra Kestenbaum, Rollice Dale, Leonard Selic, David Schwartz, Samuel Boghosian and Marilyn Baker, [...]
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MY FAVORITE THINGS
GALAXY AROUND OLODUMARE
Alice Coltrane with Strings
World Galaxy
Impulse : 1972
AC, piano, harp, organ, tamboura, percussion; Frank Lowe, saxophone; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Reggie Workman, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Elayne Jones, tympani; David Jackson, concert master.
As a famous widow with bold artistic designs of her own, Alice Coltrane has often been derided as the Yoko [...]
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