Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Alice Coltrane: Journey in Satchidananda

CML call number: CD JAZZ Coltrane
Personnel: Alice Coltrane, harp, piano; Pharoah Sanders, soprano saxophone, percussion; Rashied Ali, drums; Charlie Haden, bass; Cecil McBee, bass; with additional musicians.
Contents: Journey in Satchidananda (6:35) -- Shiva-Loka (6:32) -- Stopover Bombay (2:51) -- Something about John Coltrane (9:39) -- Isis and Osiris (11:29). Track 5 recorded live at the Village Gate, New York City on July 4, 1970; tracks 1-4 recorded in Dix Hills, NY, Nov. 8, 1970.
Deanne Stillman wrote in the Huffington Post: "Today, on Martin Luther King day, as we recall his dream, we should also take a moment to honor Alice Coltrane, who passed away on Friday. Alice Coltrane was a be bop angel - she played jazz harp. Have you ever heard 'Journey in Satchidananda'? If not, listen to it now. If so, listen to it now. Alice Coltrane heals. Alice Coltrane shatters. Alice Coltrane soars. Thank you, Alice, for helping me get through the moments, the days, the stormy weather, thank you for one of the greatest prayers of all time, thank you for making us all free at last - if only for a little while" ("Namaste and RIP, Alice Coltrane," 1/15/07).

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