Not represented here because they lived before the age of albums. The ecstatic music of alice coltraneturiyasangitananda rnz. Wonderland was composed as a tribute to alice coltrane whose universal consciousness album in 1971 changed the way i listened to music forever. Alice coltranes universal consciousness stands as her classic work. A dip into the deeper, darker corners of the library. Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971. The best jazz albums of the 1970s selected by piero scaruffi. Sure, everyone knows how great universal consciousness especially after that superior viaduct reissue from a few years back but the ecstatic music of alice coltrane turiyasangitananda hones in on a period of her life that is less widelyknown. Alice coltrane licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of verve reissues. Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971 alice coltrane rashied ali clifford jarvis tulsi jimmy garrison jack dejohnette. As a testament to the articulation of her spiritual principles, universal consciousness stands even above world galaxy as a recording where the medium of music, both composed.
The coltranes arent present in photographs by ming smith, which hang amidst jafas work and. The music she made initially with her husband, later as a composer and performer in her own right didnt conform to conservative notions of what jazz was, or ought to be. Celestial, universal, omnipotent, spiritual and otherwordly are the closest i can manage. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas. Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971 alice coltrane rashied ali clifford jarvis tulsi jimmy garrison jack dejohnette joan kalisch john blair julius brand leroy jenkins ornette. She studied classical music, and attended cass technical high school in detroit, where she continued her musical training. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from alice coltrane. Michael murphy cofounded esalen, a cross between an adult education college, a research institute, and an ashram, in 1962. Coleman himself only plays on a few segments, and there is no other jazz instrumentation. Cun cun revival alice coltrane 1978 transfiguration. A few years ago i heard this wonderfull music in husbands car. Reminds me of alice coltranes universal consciousness s. At the moment, i have on alice coltranes battle at armageddon from her 1971 universal consciousness, a work of psychedelic free jazz that makes my fingers skitter over the keyboard and sends thoughts racing through my mind. Alice coltrane the ecstatic music of alice coltrane turiyasangitananda 2017 0 views 0 0 by tanzil on tuesday, may 23, 2017 edit this post share.
World galaxy is also not as overtly jazzoriented, so someone looking for the alice of the journey in satchidananda album might be. He made his last recording with alice, universal consciousness, in 1971. When i got home i went to look more and more about this music on the internet. Alice coltrane universal consciousness selftitled magazine. Originally released on impulse in 1971, universal consciousness is a major turning point in alice coltranes momentous career. As a testament to the articulation of her spiritual principles, universal consciousness stands even above world galaxy as a recording where the medium of music, both composed and improvised, perfectly united the realms of body in performance, speech in the utterance of individual. Universal consciousness lord of lords impulse 2on1. Let me just say that, once you decide to submerge yourself in the music of universal consciousness, youll experience an endless slideshow of unexpected landscapes in your mind.
Universal consciousness lord of lords by alice coltrane. Add album if there is an album missing from the list, find its releasegroup id from and add it here. Alice coltrane passed on last weekend at the age of 69 as she was becoming a more vital part of our listening experience and overall musical consciousness than at any point in her prolific career. Alice coltrane, also known by her adopted sanskrit name turiyasangitananda or turiya alice coltrane, was an american jazz musician and composer, and in her l. This is still happening as coltrane released a new album a year or so ago,competing with jimi hendrix for the biannual postmortem scraping the bottom of the barrel award. Dizzy gillespie, lionel hampton, stan getz, fats waller, scott joplin, louis armostrong, jelly roll morton, charlie parker, stephane grappelli, earl hines, woody herman, tommy dorsey, johnny hodges, count basie, chet baker, charlie christian, art tatum, lester. Country joe mcdonald war war war 1971 us, brilliant protest folk painted with traditional colours, akarma limited edition. Not everyone is going to be on alices wavelength, and i would recommend universal consciousness available domestically at reasonable cost as the first step in checking out this part of alices career.
Alice coltrane, wife and widow of saxophone giant john coltrane, got a rough time from the jazz police. Another excellent impulse 2on1 release featuring the genius of alice coltrane. Tesla five man london jam 2020 usa 11 hours ago manifesto underground. Check out universal consciousness lord of lords by alice coltrane on amazon music.
Ali became the lone drummer alongside the saxophonist, pianist alice coltrane, and bassist jimmy garrison. Listen to universal consciousness in full in the spotify app. As9210 1971 its 1971, and turiyasangitananda,otherwise know as alice coltrane, has embraced the fro and has read about how everything is connected by a universal consciousness and she wants to tell us about it. A few notes on my criteria all of them politically incorrect. Recorded between april and june of 1971, alice coltrane s universal consciousness stands as her classic work. Provided to youtube by universal music group sita ram alice coltrane universal consciousness. Universal consciousness is the fifth solo album by alice coltrane, released in 1971 on impulse. Alice coltrane turiyasangitananda, 2007 before she was alice coltrane, she was alice lucille mcleodborn in 1937 in detroit, the fifth of six siblings in a musical family, raised on church music and schooled in classical music from the age of seven. It is a dvd extra of branfords quartet live recording of the entire love supreme album. Produced by her son, ravi coltrane, who also played, it is the final album of coltranes career. Murder was the case the soundtrack snoop dogg songs. Skies of america is the 17th album by jazz saxophonist ornette coleman, released on columbia records in 1972. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Ellison is the grandnephew of alice coltrane, the transcendent jazz pianist, married to john coltrane.
Universal consciousness expands the harpistpianists compositional palette with organ and strings working with ornette coleman. A multiinstrumentalist who introduced strange new instruments and scales to hard bop, he was a significant influence on john and alices emerging concept of universal consciousness. The following year ali founded alis alley, a club for noncommercial and loft jazz acts until 1979. Provided to youtube by universal music group universal consciousness alice coltrane universal consciousness. Should coltranes mystic jazz counter the mood i want to summon, i might find something less syncopated, more lugubrious. Alice coltrane universal consciousness by fabrizio romano. But the result sounds anything but stale it ranks alongside the chronic, doggystyle and above the rim in terms of quality. Her third son with her deceased husband john coltrane, oran, also plays on the record. All albums by alice coltrane available to download and stream in high quality. Universal consciousness a bit more avant garde then the others albums mentioned a monastic trio. Also, there is a very cool alice coltrane conversation with branford marsalsi. Alice coltrane, also known by her adopted sanskrit name turiyasangitananda or turiya alice coltrane, was an american jazz musician and composer, and in. Translinear light is the last studio album released by alice coltrane on impulse records in september, 2004. Alice coltrane universal consciousness musicians friend.
Alice and her husband are the ultimate expression of spiritual music. Its had a huge influence on contemporary spirituality, and was the incubator for everything from ecstatic dance to authentic relating to holotropic breathwork. Hydra land of money 1975 us, hard southern rockin hydras second essay titled land of money, rolls on the same hard southern rails as their debut, but having a little bit more tougher directions, bringing to mind the bands like bad company not only as musical style but in vocals also. Guitarist grant greens gospelinspired feelin the spirit blue note, 1962, pianistharpist alice coltranes exploration of hinduism and beyond on universal consciousness impulse.
Wonderland for alice from the astral project youtube. Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971 youtube. Roy campbelljoe mcphee music is the healing force fred stone theme from laurence of arabia fred stone elissa bob thiele lament for john coltrane bob thiele love supreme dwight trible in the beginning god massimo urbani quartet dedication to albert ayler elvin jones love supreme massimo urbani quartet dedication to john coltrane. Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971 by giovannino senzapaura.
There arent words in the english language to describe her music, but ive thought of a few this past week. Its not as wild as rashied alis duet with frank lowe however,and not as good, but it does have some nice bells on itim always a sucker for the odd bell or two amidst. Her musical enthusiasm and facility on the piano led her to modern jazz. Universal consciousness by alice coltrane on spotify. One of the few harpists in the history of jazz, she recorded many albums as a bandleader, beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s for impulse. It consists of one long composition by coleman taking up both sides of the album, played by the london symphony orchestra and conducted by david measham. The soundtrack to an 18minute film inspired by snoop doggy doggs murder was the case provides more thrills than the average hiphop release. Uniting world spiritual thoughts she embraced a cosmic view of. In the wake of artists like john and alice coltrane, pharaoh sanders, archie shepp, and the new directions laid down by miles davis the 70s saw flocks of poets, preachers and revolutionaries recording the soundtracks to their movements.
Alice coltrane universal consciousness on lp first time vinyl reissue remastered from the original master tapes originally released on impulse. Lateef was one of the first jazz musicians to reject his given identity william emanuel hudddleston a slave name if ever there was one and convert to islam. Listen free to alice coltrane universal consciousness universal consciousness, battle at armageddon and more. Coltrane was born alice mcleod on the 27th august 1937 in detroit, michigan. This time the sequencing making more sense than it did with the huntington ashram monastery world galaxy pairing, as universal consciousness and lord of lords do in. Alice coltrane universal consciousness reissue1971 lp. Alice coltrane the ecstatic music of alice coltrane. Wildcats dreamy soundtrack, composed by steven ellison aka flying lotus, emphasizes the black memorypalace effect of jafas curating. Again, dre relies on his standard production tricks and crew, introducing a couple of new members to the mix. While her previous albums pushed the limits of spiritual freejazz and featured much of her late husbands band, universal consciousness expands the harpist pianists compositional palette with organ and strings. Following the death of her husband in 67, alice coltrane steadily recorded an album a year up until transfiguration in 1978, a live session which consequently represents the culmination of her spiritual music via recordings and, for the most part, public appearances as well. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. First musicians i ever heard citing her as a major influence equally with that other coltrane were the siberian trio my initial reaction was sort of like funks plus i knew her from her very strange music and meditation with alice coltrane tv show doesnt anybody have any clips for youtube.
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