Tuesday, October 6, 2009

..:|:Alice Coltrane:|:..

Alice Coltrane (née McLeod) (August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007) was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, composer, and the wife of John Coltrane.Coltrane studied classical music, and studied with Bud Powell. She began playing jazz as a professional in Detroit, with her own trio and as a duo with vibist Terry Pollard. From 1962 to 1963 she played with Terry Gibbs's quartet, during which time she met John Coltrane. She replaced McCoy Tyner as pianist with John Coltrane's group in 1965. She married Coltrane in 1966, and continued playing with the band until his death in 1967.After John Coltrane (Sr.)'s death she continued to play with her own groups, moving into more and more meditative music, and later playing with her children. She was one of the few harpists in the history of jazz. Her essential recordings were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s for Impulse! Records.






Alice Coltrane - Translinear Light [2004]

1. Sita Ram
2. Walk With Me
3. Translinear Light
4. Jagadishwar
5. This train
6. The hymn
7. Blue Nile
8. Crescent
9. Leo
10. Triloka
11. Satya Sai Isha






Alice Coltrane - Ptah, the El Daoud [1970]

1. Ptah, the El Daoud
2. Turiya and Ramakrishna
3. Blue Nile
4. Mantra






Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda [1970]

1. Journey In Satchidananda
2. Shiva-Loka
3. Stopover Bombay
4. Something About John Coltrane
5. Isis And Osiris

2 comments:

  1. thank you so very much for all this beautiful music!

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  2. @ajani... we're here 2 share, thank U for checking us out!

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