Thursday, January 18, 2007

Turiyasangitananda (Alice Coltrane)

Alice Coltrane died last Friday. A brilliant composer, pianist, organist & harpist, she recorded a series of albums in the 60s & 70s for Impulse & Warner so stylistically transcendent that, hearing them for the first time now, one might have difficulty guessing when they were made. She didn't record for 25 years, instead devoting herself to family, growing a Vedantic community, & managing the estate of her late husband, John, who died in 1967, but returned to performing & recording a few years ago, & had a new album ready for release.

MUSIC
Harp & organ pieces. Alice Coltrane plays a Wurlitzer organ (nearly all jazz musicians prefer a Hammond). Couldn't find one of her live recordings with John Coltrane. All RealAudio streams.

Comments:
Thank you for your tribute...I did not know about Alice. She leaves quite a legacy...thank you for the streams. They are a treasure. May her spirit soar...freely.
 
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