Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness
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Artist: Alice ColtraneEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-05-21
Music Label: Umvd Labels
Soundtracks:
- Universal Consciousness - Alice Coltrane, Coltrane
- Battle at Armageddon - Alice Coltrane, Coltrane
- Oh Allah - Alice Coltrane, Coltrane
- Hare Krishna - Alice Coltrane, Traditional
- Sita Ram - Alice Coltrane, Traditional
- The Ankh of Amen-Ra - Alice Coltrane, Coltrane
Music reviews of Universal Consciousness
Music Review: Coltrane on organ.
Rating: 3 Stars
An enormous departure, "Universal Consciousness" finds Alice Coltrane shedding the vestiges of the legacy of John Coltrane and pursuing a new direction.
The music was recorded over three sessions-- the first featured Coltrane performing on organ and harp backed by bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Jack DeJohnette with a string section (violinists John Blair, Leroy Jenkins, Julius Brand and Joan Kalisch, with string arrangements by Coltrane and "transcriptions" by Ornette Coleman). The second, a month later, included some overdubs to the previous session, finds Coltrane accompanied by Garrison, tamboura player Tulsi and drummer Clifford Jarvis. The final session matches her in duet with her husband's last drummer, Rashied Ali.
The pieces contained within are odd, even for Coltrane. She's heard primarily on organ, whether it be delicate and sensitive ("Hare Krishna", "Sita Ram") or explosive and fierce (duet with Ali "Battle At Armageddon"). The String arrangements are on three tracks and are intriguing-- they support Coltrane delicately when she's in a sensitive light and they push in a more aggressive one.
Oddly enough, this album is incredibly well received but I've never thought it more than average-- the two duets with Ali are essential, but much of the rest of the material felt disposable to me.
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24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.General CDs
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