Album cover for ’The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda.’

Alice Coltrane

World Spirituality Classics 1:the Ecstatic Music Of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda

Format: Vinyl
Label: Luaka Bop
Genre: Folk
EAN: 680899008716
Regular price €48,00

This revelatory 2017 compilation unveils a hidden chapter in Alice Coltrane's extraordinary musical journey. Recorded between 1982-1995 at her Sai Anantam Ashram in California, these tracks represent her most spiritually focused period, blending devotional Indian classical music with her pioneering cosmic jazz sensibilities.

Following John Coltrane's death, Alice embarked on an intense spiritual quest that led her to establish an ashram and take the name Turiyasangitananda. The music captured here was originally intended for private meditation and devotional practice, making this collection feel like a sacred discovery. Her distinctive harp playing weaves through traditional Indian instruments, creating transcendent soundscapes that bridge Eastern spirituality and American jazz innovation.

Tracks feature Alice's ethereal vocals chanting Sanskrit mantras over hypnotic organ drones and shimmering percussion. The music builds slowly, creating extended meditative states that transport listeners beyond conventional song structures. Her arrangements of traditional bhajans feel both authentic and uniquely her own, filtered through decades of avant-garde musical exploration.

This compilation serves as essential listening for understanding Alice Coltrane's complete artistic evolution, revealing how her spiritual awakening deepened rather than abandoned her musical innovations. It's a profound document of transcendence through sound.