{"title":"Alice Coltrane","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Alice Coltrane\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Lucille McLeod was born in Detroit on August 27, 1937. A bebop pianist by training, she performed with Terry Gibbs's group, where she met John Coltrane. They married in 1965, and she joined his band as pianist in 1966 following McCoy Tyner's departure, performing on John Coltrane's late recordings until his death in 1967. After his death she launched her own recording career on Impulse! Records, releasing a series of pioneering spiritual jazz albums incorporating harp, organ, and string ensemble. In the mid-1970s she became a devoted student of Indian spiritual traditions, took the name Turiyasangitananda, and founded an ashram in California, recording predominantly devotional music through the 1980s and 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Coltrane's spiritual jazz recordings combined modal jazz traditions with Indian classical influences, gospel, and ambient texture. Her work centered on her harp playing (unusual in jazz), Wurlitzer organ, and string arrangements. Her later devotional cassettes blended Indian devotional song forms with synthesizer and ensemble accompaniment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Monastic Trio (1968, Impulse!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePtah, the El Daoud (1970, Impulse!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJourney in Satchidananda (1971, Impulse!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversal Consciousness (1971, Impulse!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld Galaxy (1972, Impulse!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLord of Lords (1972, Impulse!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEternity (1976, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranscendence (1977, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslinear Light (2004, Verve\/Impulse!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Impulse! pressings of the early 1970s spiritual jazz catalog are among the most sought-after items in jazz collecting. Multiple reissue campaigns have been mounted, including the 2017 Luaka Bop release The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, which compiled selections from her devotional ashram cassettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Alice Coltrane typically start with Journey in Satchidananda (1971), widely regarded as her masterpiece. Ptah, the El Daoud (1970) is a common second entry point. \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jazz-vinyl-records\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alice-coltrane-journey-in-satchidananda-vinyl","title":"Journey in Satchidananda LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis album sort of got us to where we are today with jazz and how we think about spiritual jazz. 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