MUSiC: Alice Coltrane, Transfiguration, 1978

Woah, Nelly!

Phew… a maelstrom of funky soulful neo-psychedelic grooviness! Most definitely not music for all occasions. But if you’re in the mood for out of body astral-travelling?

With Reggie Workman on acoustic bass, and thx late great Roy Hayes on drums. This is a power trio! Make no mistake.

After the full on sonic assault that is the title track, Alice moves over to acoustic piano. And plays a beautiful shimmering track, One For The Father, dedicated to J.C.

This arrived today. I love Alice. But i also bought this in memory of Roy Haynes, who passed recently, and plays on these recordings.

Journey in Satchidananda era Alice.

Track three, Prema, features an uncredited overdubbed string section.

Somebody digs Alice in the above garb enough to do this:

In felt!
Detail.

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