{"product_id":"alice-coltrane-a-monastic-trio-2024-verve-by-request-reissue","title":"Alice Coltrane – A Monastic Trio (2024 Verve By Request Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Monastic Trio\u003c\/em\u003e, created in the year following her husband's passing, is Coltrane's first recording as a band leader and features six original compositions. Alice Coltrane's 1968 solo debut on Impulse still stands tall in the artist's excellent discography. Coltrane had already gained a considerable education playing in the band of her late husband\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring one of his boldest and most exploratory periods. The searching quality underpinning the saxophonist's last albums is also present on \u003cem\u003eA Monastic Trio\u003c\/em\u003e, as are the Eastern modalities and the balance between density and expansiveness often associated with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTrane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut to consider Coltrane's debut a mere offshoot of her late husband's inventions is to do her a great disservice. Coltrane distinguishes herself as a composer (all the tunes on the album are hers), and as an instrumentalist (her harp playing, in particular, is noteworthy). A Monastic Trio also benefits from a superb personnel list, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRashied Ali\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon drums,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJimmy Garrison\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon bass, and the irrepressible\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePharoah Sanders\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet. This recording remains one of the landmark debuts in avant-garde jazz. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/a-monastic-trio-mw0000601109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Coltrane’s solo debut Monastic Trio (1968) is one of her finest, confidently establishing her compositional voice with a series of tunes that combine Easter modes with blues and gospel tonalities. As the sole lead instrumentalist, Coltrane plays the shit out of the piano, particularly on ‘Ohnedaruth’ and ‘Gospel Trane’, where she brings her rippling, harp-like phrasing to complex modal structures. The gracefulness of her right-hand playing is underpinned by a gutsy sense of swing that reflects her gospel and bebop roots. The harp makes its first outing on Side B, as Coltrane conjures shimmering clouds of tone over Garrison’s exploratory bass (I’ll even wager that ‘Lovely Sky Boat’ is an influence on Parliament’s simultaneously sublime and ridiculous ‘Silent Boatman’, with its ‘Skye Boat Song’ references and luscious harp). — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thequietus.com\/interviews\/strange-world-of\/alice-coltrane-review-john-coltrane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2zZ8GEFfH3HrIRC5UPyJRy?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Verve Records, UMe, Impulse!\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Verve By Request\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2024 \/ Original Release: 1968\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Free Jazz, Soul-Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Jazz \/\/ Avant Garde \/ Free Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve \/ Impulse!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44010862968990,"sku":"0602458948134","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/Coltrane-Alice-Monastic-Trio.jpg?v=1718955134","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/alice-coltrane-a-monastic-trio-2024-verve-by-request-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}