Third Mind the project led by The Blasters Dave Alvin have a guitar version of Journey in Satchidananda on their s/t lp. Alongside several other guitar based workouts and folk jazz covers. Long version of East West on there too though that's Paul Butterfield Band but might appeal to people here.
Brooklyn Raga Massive cover several Alice Coltrane tunes. Journey in Satchidananda, by Brooklyn Raga Massive
Only just realised how much I like this album. Looked up the vinyl availability, and unfortunately seems like another grail one...
It is surprising that this one has never been reissued, when I'm pretty sure virtually all of her other Impulse albums have been...
Yes I think it's her best and at the moment it's kind of my holy grail in terms of finding it used ( of course I can get it online). I've only ran across it a couple times. One was just really beat up I passed, and the other was a odd non-gatefold copy under Alice Coltrane records . I thought this was something she might have sold herself .
Ptah, The El Daoud was reissued in 2004 in Japan (UCCI-9106). The mastering is a lot better than the pumped up domestic Labson remaster from 1996. Alice Coltrane - Ptah, The El Daoud
The Labson has too much bass and you can't crank it up nearly as far as the 2004 mini-LP. The recording already has enough bass of itself, so increasing it is just too much. The 2004 remastering is more natural. The other 2004 Japanese Alice Coltrane remasters I have heard sound natural as well in my opinion.
I just put it on and there is a lot of bass. But I don't really crank this kind of music. The 2004 CD is outrageously priced at this point
Yes, they are currently expensive. And these mini-LPs are not laminated, unlike the 2001 John Coltrane mini-LPs, so even if you were to find a mint copy it wouldn't stay mint long.
An absolute genius. She had to overcome a lot of very negative press when she replaced McCoy Tyner as Coltrane was moving towards more free music. I own and enjoy everything she’s ever done and it makes me happy to see a thread like this.
I really like Monastic Trio which I listen to more than El Daoud. And there is some amazing stuff on Universal Consciousness. The last tune, The Ankh of Amen Ra is really cool.
Yes, and I didn't even like her with that band. I thought her playing was so dense admist already a sludge of sound. When I heard her solo work it was a revelation
Off topic, but young harpist Brandee Younger, a definite fan of Alice and sometimes collaborator of Alice's son, has just signed to Impulse for a new album! The Checkout: Brandee Younger on Signing to Impulse! Records, Home to the Coltrane Legacy
If it really is the case many Impulse! masters were destroyed in a fire in the first decade of the 21st century, this didn't stop Universal Japan from releasing a slew of excellent sounding remasters over the last decade. They just need to stop ignoring Alice Coltrane.
Impulase was purchased by ABC/Dunhill Records in the early 70's and at some point later in the decade, many masters were thrown away to clear up some space. This is why every digital version of Impulse albums have been mastered using safety copies. Steve explained this years ago in many threads including the ones where he discussed working on the Mamas & Papas compilation he did for MCA.
This was released on CD in the US in 1996 and then in Japan in 2004. Over the years, Universal did manage to reissue a few Alice titles on CD in 1996: "A Monastic Trio", "Journey In Satchidananda" and "Ptah, The El Daoud", and then "Universal Consciousness" in 2002. They also reissued a few on vinyl ("World Galaxy", "Huntington Ashram Monastery" and of course "Journey..."), while Superior Viaduct reissued "Cosmic Music" (the "split album" with John), "A Monastic Trio", "Universal Consciousness" and "Lord Of Lords" (as well as all of her Warner Bros. albums) on vinyl. It would be nice if someone would release her last Impulse album ("Translinear Light") on vinyl, even if I was disappointed she didn't play any harp on it. Also, at the time of her death, Alice was supposedly working on a follow-up album. I wish Universal would release a "complete Alice Coltrane on vinyl" box set...
Sorry. The first link for the interview I posted was an abbreviated version. Here is the whole interview and documentary in its entirety.
This a young harpist named Brandee Younger who plays very much in the style of Alice Coltrane and was obviously very inspired by Alice and her music. At 45:40 the trio breaks into an excellent rendition of Journey to Satchidananda. I am extremely pleased to see Millennials respecting the music. And even more pleased to see that Alice's music is influencing a new generation of musicians. This is just awesome in every way. Kudos!
