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A Monastic Trio (CD)

By: Alice Coltrane (Artist)

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Alice Coltrane Artist Snapshot:

Following her ascension as bandleader of her late husband's famed ensemble, Alice Coltrane made her mark on the jazz world as one of the few players to use the harp as a tool for improvisation. In addition to being an accomplished organ player and pianist, Coltrane has also integrated Eastern philosophy and instrumentation into her work in order to create a meditative drone reflective of her deep-seated spirituality. Coltrane released TRANSLINEAR LIGHT in 2004, her first album following a 25-year hiatus. She passed away in early 2006.

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DISC 1 for A Monastic Trio (CD) Album By Alice Coltrane (Artist)
1   Lord, Help Me To Be - (bonus track)
2   Sun, The
3   Ohnedaruth
4   Gospel Trane
5   I Want To See You
6   Lovely Sky Boat
7   Oceanic Beloved
8   Atomic Peace
9   Altruvista - (previously unreleased, bonus track)
 

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Review

The Wire (12/98, p.53) - "...A MONASTIC TRIO contains some of the most spellbounding music produced by this extraordinary musician..."

Title Note

This 1998 reissue contains two bonus tracks.

Personnel: Alice Coltrane (harp, piano); John Coltrane (spoken vocals); Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet); Jimmy Garrison (bass); Ben Riley, Rashied Ali (drums).

Producer: Alice Coltrane

Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna.

Recorded at the Coltrane Studio, Dix Hills, New York on January 29 & June 6, 1968 and the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 7, 1968. Includes an interview with Alice Coltrane conducted by Pauline Rivelli and liner notes by Leroi Jones.

Digitally remastered using 20-bit technology by Erick Labson (MCA Studios).

This is part of Impulse's The New Thing Series.

Alice Coltrane's 1968 solo debut on Impulse still stands tall in the artist's excellent discography. Alice had already gained a considerable education playing in the band of her late husband John Coltrane during one of his boldest and most exploratory periods. The searching quality underpinning the saxophonist's last albums is also present on A MONASTIC TRIO, as are the Eastern modalities, and the balance between density and expansiveness often associated with Trane.

But to consider Alice 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 Rashied Ali on drums, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and the irrepressible Pharoah Sanders on saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet. This recording remains one of the landmark debuts in avant-garde jazz.

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