Alice Coltrane Turiya And Ramakrishna Vinyl

Turiya according to the liner notes was defined by coltrane as a state of consciousness the high state of nirvana the goal of human life while ramakrishna was a 19th century bengali.

Alice coltrane turiya and ramakrishna vinyl. It is the rare album that captures not just brief moments of brilliance but entire passages that transport the listener the album is all the more remarkable for being out of print on vinyl since 1974. Avant garde jazz modal alice coltrane featuring pharoah sanders and joe henderson ptah the el daoud 1970 vinyl discogs. Alice coltrane ptah the el daoud and the coltrane home studio part i alice coltrane s ptah the el daoud has an inner luminosity that transcends its performances and composition. The title track is named for an egyptian god ptah the el daoud meaning the beloved.

All the compositions were written by alice coltrane. This is the absolute coolest piece of jazz i have literally ever heard in all my music studies for the last 15 years. Vinyl lp album country. Alice coltrane 1937 2007 was a u s.

Jazz pianist organist harpist and composer coltrane was born alice mcleod on the 27th august 1937 in detroit michigan. Celestial universal omnipotent spiritual and otherwordly are the closest i can manage. She studied classical music and attended cass technical high school in detroit where she continued her musical training. Song of the day.

There aren t words in the english language to describe her music but i ve thought of a few this past week. Turiya alice coltrane passed away on jan 7th 2007. Alice coltrane turiya and ramakrishna ptah the el daoud 1970. Alice coltrane turiya and ramakrishna appearing on her standout 1970 lp ptah the el daoud turiya and ramakrishna is a ballad that showcases alice coltrane s unique talents as a pianist with the backbone of the track laid down by drummer ben riley and especially bassist ron carter who puts in an unconventionally muscular performance here coltrane really has.

The reason i purchased the cd was because i recently 2 2018 heard alice coltrane play turiya ramakrishna on youtube and literally wept.