ALICE COLTRANE レコード& CD

Review: n 1968, Alice Coltrane embarked on her first solo endeavor with this album which served as a tribute to her late husband, John Coltrane, and features Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, and Rashied Ali - members of Coltrane's final quintet. Initially met with lukewarm reviews, this album gains significance when viewed within Coltrane's broader oeuvre. A Monastic Trio offers a glimpse into her evolving style, foreshadowing her subsequent creative trajectory and this Verve By Request reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit, so captures the essence of Coltrane's pioneering spirit and lays the foundation for her enduring musical legacy.

Review: In 1971, the harpist, pianist and ultimately multi-instrumentalist jazz musician Alice Coltrane performed at the Carnegie Hall for a special gala benefiting the Integral Yoga Institute. Backed by an all-star group of musicians, Coltrane delivered a captivating set which will now be available in its entirety on vinyl for the first time. The Carnegie Hall Concert, now out on Verve, documents one of the defining moments of Coltrane's career, taking place not long after the immediate positive reception to the release of her spotlit Journey In Satchidananda LP. The concert, which spans both recognisable and unique compositions by Coltrane, ultimately conveyed a uniquely Eastern edge lent to Western spiritual jazz, and came as the first dedicated concert to be themed after the lessons gleaned from recognition of the Hindu god and enlightened state, Satchidananda; it enlisted the aid of two of her closest friends in the circle she'd joined during a formative trip to India that year, Kumar Kramer and Tulsi Reynolds.

Review: The great Alice Coltrane was already widely revered by the time she released her third solo album Ptah, the El Daoud. It was written and recorded in 1970 in the basement of her house in Dix Hills on Long Island, New York and is noted for being the first record she made with horns. They are split between the two channels with Pharoah Sanders on the right bringing his abstract and transcendental sounds and Joe Henderson on the left bringing the intellectual vibe throughout. The post-bop sounds find Coltrane playing piano and harp receptions at the time were warm critically and with fans. The otherworldly sound is drenched in blues and perfect for some mindful meditations.