{"product_id":"alice-coltrane-featuring-pharoah-sanders-journey-in-satchidananda","title":"Alice Coltrane – Journey In Satchidananda (Acoustic Sound Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice Coltrane's landmark \u003cem\u003eJourney to Satchidananda \u003c\/em\u003ereveals just how far the pianist and widow of \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003cspan\u003e had come in the three years after his death. The compositions here are wildly open and droning figures built on whole tones and minor modes. And while it's true that one can definitely hear her late husband's influence on this music, she wouldn't have had it any other way. \u003c\/span\u003ePharoah Sanders\u003cspan\u003e' playing on the title cut, \"Shiva-Loka,\" and \"Isis and Osiris\" (which also features \u003c\/span\u003ethe Vishnu Wood\u003cspan\u003e on oud and \u003c\/span\u003eCharlie Haden\u003cspan\u003e on bass) is gloriously restrained and melodic. Coltrane's harp playing, too, is an element of tonal expansion as much as it is a modal and melodic device. With a tamboura player, \u003c\/span\u003eCecil McBee\u003cspan\u003e on bass, \u003c\/span\u003eRashied Ali\u003cspan\u003e on drums, and \u003c\/span\u003eMajid Shabazz\u003cspan\u003e on bells and tambourine, tracks such as \"Stopover Bombay\" and the D-minor, modally drenched \"Something About John Coltrane\" become an exercise in truly Eastern blues improvisation. \u003c\/span\u003eSanders\u003cspan\u003e plays soprano exclusively, and the interplay between it and Coltrane's piano and harp is mesmerizing. With the drone factor supplied either by the tamboura or the oud, the elongation of line and extended duration of intervallic exploration is wondrous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe depths to which these blues are played reveal their roots in African antiquity more fully than any jazz or blues music on record, a tenet that exists today, decades after the fact. One last note, the \"Isis and Osiris\" track, which was recorded live at the Village Gate, features some of the most intense bass and drum interplay -- as it exists between \u003c\/span\u003eHaden\u003cspan\u003e and Ali -- in the history of vanguard jazz. Truly, this is a remarkable album, and necessary for anyone interested in the development of modal and experimental jazz. It's also remarkably accessible. — (via AllMusic)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6zV55F6W8kh1qe8LHhqRbz?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Impulse!, Verve Records, UMe\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Acoustic Sounds Series, University Series Of Fine Recordings\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180 g, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Worldwide\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2023 \/ Original Release: 1971\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Free Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Audiophile Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Impulse!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42540938985630,"sku":"602448476357","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/91mZ45yd2pL._AC_SX679.jpg?v=1718860140","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/alice-coltrane-featuring-pharoah-sanders-journey-in-satchidananda","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}