Translinear light is the last studio album released by alice coltrane on impulse records in september, 2004. 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. Alice coltrane universal consciousness lord of lords. Alice coltrane licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of verve reissues. 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. There arent words in the english language to describe her music, but ive thought of a few this past week. 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. 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.
Provided to youtube by universal music group sita ram alice coltrane universal consciousness. Not represented here because they lived before the age of albums. Wildcats dreamy soundtrack, composed by steven ellison aka flying lotus, emphasizes the black memorypalace effect of jafas curating. Coleman himself only plays on a few segments, and there is no other jazz instrumentation. 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 on lp first time vinyl reissue remastered from the original master tapes originally released on impulse. The following year ali founded alis alley, a club for noncommercial and loft jazz acts until 1979. 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. Her third son with her deceased husband john coltrane, oran, also plays on the record. 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. 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. The ecstatic music of alice coltraneturiyasangitananda rnz.
She studied classical music, and attended cass technical high school in detroit, where she continued her musical training. The coltranes arent present in photographs by ming smith, which hang amidst jafas work and. Universal consciousness lord of lords by alice coltrane. Universal consciousness is the fifth solo album by alice coltrane, released in 1971 on impulse. 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. But the result sounds anything but stale it ranks alongside the chronic, doggystyle and above the rim in terms of quality. When i got home i went to look more and more about this music on the internet. Its had a huge influence on contemporary spirituality, and was the incubator for everything from ecstatic dance to authentic relating to holotropic breathwork. Uniting world spiritual thoughts she embraced a cosmic view of. Alice coltrane was an accomplished jazz pianist and harp player, and wife of the late jazz legend john coltrane. Michael murphy cofounded esalen, a cross between an adult education college, a research institute, and an ashram, in 1962. Alice coltrane universal consciousness 1971, vinyl. 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. Listen to universal consciousness in full in the spotify app.
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. Alice coltrane universal consciousness by fabrizio romano. Cun cun revival alice coltrane 1978 transfiguration. 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. Recorded between april and june of 1971, alice coltrane s universal consciousness stands as her classic work. All albums by alice coltrane available to download and stream in high quality.
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. Alice coltrane universal consciousness reissue1971 lp. Alice coltrane, wife and widow of saxophone giant john coltrane, got a rough time from the jazz police. It is a dvd extra of branfords quartet live recording of the entire love supreme album. Originally released on impulse in 1971, universal consciousness is a major turning point in alice coltranes momentous career. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas. Ellison is the grandnephew of alice coltrane, the transcendent jazz pianist, married to john coltrane. Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971 youtube. 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. Alice coltrane universal consciousness musicians friend. 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. Wonderland was composed as a tribute to alice coltrane whose universal consciousness album in 1971 changed the way i listened to music forever. Coltrane was born alice mcleod on the 27th august 1937 in detroit, michigan. He made his last recording with alice, universal consciousness, in 1971.
Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971 alice coltrane rashied ali clifford jarvis tulsi jimmy garrison jack dejohnette. Alice coltranes universal consciousness stands as her classic work. Universal consciousness by alice coltrane on spotify. Produced by her son, ravi coltrane, who also played, it is the final album of coltranes career. Tesla five man london jam 2020 usa 11 hours ago manifesto underground. Ali became the lone drummer alongside the saxophonist, pianist alice coltrane, and bassist jimmy garrison. A dip into the deeper, darker corners of the library. A few years ago i heard this wonderfull music in husbands car.
Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Alice coltrane, also known by her adopted sanskrit name turiyasangitananda or turiya alice coltrane, was an american jazz musician and composer, and in. Universal consciousness expands the harpistpianists compositional palette with organ and strings working with ornette coleman. Universal consciousness a bit more avant garde then the others albums mentioned a monastic trio.
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. Skies of america is the 17th album by jazz saxophonist ornette coleman, released on columbia records in 1972. Alice and her husband are the ultimate expression of spiritual music. The soundtrack to an 18minute film inspired by snoop doggy doggs murder was the case provides more thrills than the average hiphop release. Also, there is a very cool alice coltrane conversation with branford marsalsi. Alice coltrane the ecstatic music of alice coltrane. 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. Reminds me of alice coltranes universal consciousness s. Guitarist grant greens gospelinspired feelin the spirit blue note, 1962, pianistharpist alice coltranes exploration of hinduism and beyond on universal consciousness impulse. Alice coltrane oh allah universal consciousness 1971 by giovannino senzapaura.
Listen free to alice coltrane universal consciousness universal consciousness, battle at armageddon and more. Her musical enthusiasm and facility on the piano led her to modern jazz. Wonderland for alice from the astral project youtube. The best jazz albums of the 1970s selected by piero scaruffi. Check out universal consciousness lord of lords by alice coltrane on amazon music. Country joe mcdonald war war war 1971 us, brilliant protest folk painted with traditional colours, akarma limited edition.
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. 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. Another excellent impulse 2on1 release featuring the genius of alice coltrane. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from alice coltrane. 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. 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. A few notes on my criteria all of them politically incorrect. Add album if there is an album missing from the list, find its releasegroup id from and add it here. 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. Celestial, universal, omnipotent, spiritual and otherwordly are the closest i can manage. 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. Murder was the case the soundtrack snoop dogg songs. Alice coltrane universal consciousness selftitled magazine. World galaxy is also not as overtly jazzoriented, so someone looking for the alice of the journey in satchidananda album might be.
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. 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. Again, dre relies on his standard production tricks and crew, introducing a couple of new members to the mix. Download s 1995 ep has been expanded with a rare remix of attalal virtual flower and pressed on red vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. 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. 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.
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