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Alice Coltrane's 1968 solo debut on Impulse still stands tall in the artist's excellent discography. Coltrane had already gained a considerable education playing in the band of her late husband John during one of his boldest and most exploratory periods. The searching quality underpinning the saxophonist's last albums is also present on A Monastic Trio, as are the Eastern modalities and the balance between density and expansiveness often associated with Trane.
But to consider Coltrane's debut a mere offshoot of her late husband's inventions is to do her a great disservice. Coltrane distinguishes herself as a composer (all the tunes on the album are hers), and as an instrumentalist (her harp playing, in particular, is noteworthy). A Monastic Trio also benefits from a superb personnel list, including Rashied Ali on drums, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and the irrepressible Pharoah Sanders on saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet. This recording remains one of the landmark debuts in avant-garde jazz.
© Rovi Staff /TiVo
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Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Riley, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Rashied Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Musgnug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Riley, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Rashied Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Musgnug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Bass Clarinet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Riley, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Musgnug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rashied Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Musgnug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rashied Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Musgnug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Producer, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rashied Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Musgnug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Producer, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rashied Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Musgnug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Producer, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rashied Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Musgnug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alice Coltrane, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Alice Coltrane's 1968 solo debut on Impulse still stands tall in the artist's excellent discography. Coltrane had already gained a considerable education playing in the band of her late husband John during one of his boldest and most exploratory periods. The searching quality underpinning the saxophonist's last albums is also present on A Monastic Trio, as are the Eastern modalities and the balance between density and expansiveness often associated with Trane.
But to consider Coltrane's debut a mere offshoot of her late husband's inventions is to do her a great disservice. Coltrane distinguishes herself as a composer (all the tunes on the album are hers), and as an instrumentalist (her harp playing, in particular, is noteworthy). A Monastic Trio also benefits from a superb personnel list, including Rashied Ali on drums, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and the irrepressible Pharoah Sanders on saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet. This recording remains one of the landmark debuts in avant-garde jazz.
© Rovi Staff /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:07
- Main artists: Alice Coltrane
- Composer: Alice Coltrane
- Label: Impulse!
- Genre: Jazz
© 1968 MCA Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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