Track 3 blue nile spotlights coltrane playing the harp, in an intense duet with a flute. Check out time ravi coltrane spirit fiction blue nile alice coltrane translinear light. Listen to alice coltrane soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 87 tracks. Alice coltrane was an american jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer. In satchidananda, isis and osiris, blue nile, something about john coltrane and shivaloka. Blue nile by alice coltrane performed by brooklyn raga. Alice coltrane nee mcleod, august 27, 1937 january 12, 2007, also known by her adopted sanskrit name turiyasangitananda or turiya alice coltrane, was an american jazz musician and composer, and in her later years a swamini. Luaka bop records, based in ny, ny, has given us this collection of alice s ecstatic music made at her northern california ashram in the 80s and 90s.
Compositions by alice coltrane affinity, 1978 andromedas suffering, 1973 the ankh of amenra atomic peace battle of armageddon bhaja govindam, 1978 bliss. Btw there are two cd versions of translinear light. Alice coltrane journey in satchidanda the impulse story alice coltrane blue nile translinear light wayne shorter black nile night dreamer wayne shorter witch hunt speak no evil miles davis footprints winter in europe branford marsalis the ruby and the pear eternal branford marsalis whiplash four mfs playin tunes. Alice coltrane priceless jazz collection mp3 album download. Alice coltrane download high quality complete mp3 albums. Alice turiya coltrane was a visionary pianist, composer, and bandleader who.
Younger presents the harp not as an isolated oddity but rather as a key textural component, part of a community of. This was coltranes first album with horns aside from one track on a monastic trio 1968, on which pharoah sanders played bass clarinet. Dec 24, 2004 hear the morning edition program for december 24, 2004. Blue nile album version by alice coltrane on amazon. Born into a musical family in detroit, she was taught classical piano from the age of seven and played in local jazz clubs before moving to paris to study with bebop. Blue nile album version by alice coltrane on amazon music. Blue nile lyrics instrumental more on genius blue nile track info. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The second wife of legendary saxophonist john coltrane, multiinstrumentalist alice coltrane became a unique musical figure in her own right and created an extraordinary fusion of avantgarde jazz and indian spiritual music. Turiyasangitananda translates as the transcendental lords highest song of bliss.
While her early years as a professional were spent as a hardswinging, indemand pianist of the detroit school during the 50s, it was her marriage to and musical partnership with john coltrane that established her during the new. The ecstatic music of alice coltrane, the impulse story, radhakrsna nama sankirtana, transcendence, transfiguration, singles. Blue nile is a case where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Jan 15, 2007 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. Apr 27, 20 hear the weekend edition saturday program for april 27, 20. Translinear light contains 77 minutes of lyrical, contemplative and spiritual music and is one of alice coltrane s finest recordings. Closeness w keith jarrett, alice coltrane, ornette coleman 1976 full album duration. Alice coltrane biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Alice turiya coltrane was a visionary pianist, composer.
Check out blue nile album version by alice coltrane on amazon music. With jazzrock fusion taking over the mainstream and the terminal avantgarde heading over to europe, coltrane stubbornly forged an insistent, everevolving brand of spiritual jazz that bore her own signature as much as it did her late husbands influence. Studio recordings cd1 2018 world galaxy with strings remastered 2004 1971. You had me at spirituality classics, ecstatic music, and alice coltrane. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. All tracks recorded at the coltrane home studio in dix hills, new york on 26 january 1970. Stream tracks and playlists from alice coltrane on your desktop or mobile device. Coltrane s sweeping flourishes on the harp nestle in perfectly with flute solos by pharoah sanders and joe henderson to produce a warm cocoon of sound that is colored by evocations of water, greenness, and birds. The last track is not as structured as the ones before and is probably the song, which is nearest to something like avantgarde. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Editors notes this 2019 offering was in fact recorded in 2012 but stands up as a current and relevant statement from brandee younger, that rare exponent of jazz harpbuoyed by her late role models dorothy ashby games and alice coltrane blue nile, among others. One of the few harpists in the history of jazz, she recorded many albums as a bandleader, beginning in the late. Find the song lyrics for alice coltrane top tracks. Pharoah sanders tenor saxophone, alto flute, bells right.
Alice coltrane was a classically trained pianist and harpist who married john coltrane in 1965 after a very brief marraige to kenneth hagood. May 10, 2017 in the 80s and 90s, alice coltrane recorded and released an exquisite catalog of ashram music. Alice coltrane had become a musical world unto herself by the time she issued world galaxy, recorded in late 1971. Best known for her collaborations with her late husband, legendary jazz saxophonist john coltrane, alice coltrane is an accomplished performer, composer, and recording artist in her own right. Alice turiya coltrane was a visionary pianist, composer, and bandleader who spent the majority of her life seeking spiritually in both music and her private life. She replaced mccoy tyner in coltrane s band and would continue to record with coltrane until his death in 1967. Alice coltrane turiyasangitananda in liner notes to divine songs, 1987 using ones voice to chant or sing was a gesture alice did not regard lightly. The eternal now, 1974 blue nile galaxy around satchidananda galaxy in turiya ganesha, 1978 ghana nila, 1978 going home adaptation by alice coltrane and carlos santana gospel trane govinda.
Its a song, which could match perfectly on every blaxploitation soundtrack. Coltrane and pharoah sanders pick up the open, communal, and dignified questing of john coltranes later work, with sensitive contributions by joe henderson, ron carter, and ben riley. Complete your alice coltrane with strings collection. Coltrane was born alice mcleod on the 27th august 1937 in detroit, michigan. When asked about john coltranes chanting the mantra a love supreme on his signature album, she replied. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Journey in satchidananda blue nile matthew halsall. Check out blue nile by alice coltrane on amazon music. Alice coltrane turiyasangitananda was an american jazz pianist, organist, harpist, singer, composer, swamini, and the wife of john coltrane. Blue nile by alice coltrane performed by brooklyn raga massive.
She would later convert to hinduism and changed her name to swamini turiyasangitananda. She studied classical music, and attended cass technical high school in detroit, where she continued her musical training. Oct 26, 2015 the event was dedicated to exploring the connections between the coltrane legacy and the music of india. On blue nile, coltrane switches from piano to harp, and sanders and henderson from tenor saxophones to. Journey in satchidananda galaxy in satichidananda by alice coltrane from the album female future transatlantic released 20090320 on phazzadelic download on itunes.
Sanders is recorded on the right channel and joe henderson on the left channel throughout. Download in the groove, jazz and beyond good afternoon. The ecstatic music of alice coltrane turiyasangitananda. The event was dedicated to exploring the connections between the coltrane legacy and the music of india. These devotionals tell a story of womanhood and spirituality through the lens of a peerless. The magisterial king khan mouths off on the canadian welfare system, little richard, germany, racism, black metal, having sex with cheese pretty much. May 07, 2017 t he spiritually questing output of the late alice coltrane, wife of sax genius john, was for many years too way out even for hardened jazzniks. The eleven varied tracks feature quartets, trios and duos with five compositions by alice coltrane, three by john coltrane and three traditional numbers. Alice coltrane nee mcleod, august 27, 1937 january 12, 2007, also known by her adopted sanskrit name turiyasangitananda or turiya alice coltrane, was an american jazz musician and composer. The ecstatic music of alice coltrane turiyasangitananda 2017 spiritual eternal.
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