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- Summary: The previously unreleased Alice Coltrane concert at Carnegie Hall was recorded in February 1971 features Ed Blackwell, Jimmy Garrison, Cecil McBee, Pharoah Sanders, and Archie Shepp.
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- Record Label: Verve
- Genre(s): Jazz
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MojoMar 22, 2024What began as a benefit for Swami Satchidananda and evolved into a summoning of John Coltrane’s spirit now stands as a tribute to the liberating force of Alice Coltrane herself. It’s a communion. Drink deep. [May 2024, p.101]
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UncutApr 2, 2024This set is a confirmation and welcome addition to the catalogue of recorded Alice Coltrane music and spiritual jazz. [May 2024, p.48]
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Apr 2, 2024Ultimately, the release of The Carnegie Hall Concert feels right on time, providing a welcome jolt of focus to a widespread impression of Alice Coltrane that’s started to seem just a tad vague. .... As this set shows, she always contained multitudes.
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Mar 22, 2024While this particular take lacks the almost chaotic energy and sense of transcendence of the Coltrane/Ali version, it still overflows with riotous lyricism. The additional instruments expand the textural and rhythmical dimensions of the piece, before topping them with a rumbling drum solo. A fitting end for an equally inspirited, crucial live recording.
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Mar 22, 2024The sound quality is crystalline; remarkable considering how long this has been sitting in the vaults. The tone remains most serene for the first five and half minutes. .... The audience applauds after Jimmy Garrison’s bass solo thinking it’s over but the tenors and piano resume to take it out. This music is by contrast so ridiculously intense compared to the first half.
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Apr 1, 2024The history of misogyny that followed Journey In Satchidananda complicates the serenity and innovation within it.
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Mar 22, 2024This is an essential entry in Coltrane's catalog and a remarkable kick-off to Impulse's "Year of Alice."