Με τη σημαία της avant- garde σε θέση υποστολής, βυθισμένη στον ινδουιστικό μυστικισμό, η Alice Coltrane ηχογραφεί στα ’70s μια σειρά άλμπουμ για την Warner Bros. Χρειάσθηκε να περάσει κάποιο διάστημα για να υπερνικηθεί η δυσπιστία των jazz aficionados για τη “συμβατική” μελωδικότητα έργων όπως το Transcendence (1977). Ακούμε ένα αριστουργηματικό κομμάτι από αυτό, χαρακτηριστικό της περιόδου, με τη σπουδαία καλλιτέχνιδα στην άρπα.
With the avant-garde flag at half-mast, immersed in Hindu mysticism, Alice Coltrane recorded a series of albums for Warner Bros during the 1970s. It took some time for jazz aficionados to overcome their skepticism toward the “conventional” melodiousness of works like Transcendence (1977). We listen to a masterful piece from it, characteristic of the period, featuring the brilliant artist on the harp.
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How come I never knew John Coltrane had a sublimely talented and intelligent wife!
Maybe the reason is that she’d been vulgarly underrated for years by jazz “critics” as someone who’s only known because of her husband! I have read many such “reviews” with my own eyes… 🤪
In the last 6 months, I have been listening to Alice’s music, mostly harp, but some piano. She’s exquisitely of her own mind and time, which makes her music unique and timeless. Thank you!
A great and greatly underrated artist. I also like her very much as an organist!
Ahh, I haven’t heard any of that! Thanks for the tip!