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Universal Consciousness (LP sleeve edition)
CD (Item 500528) Impulse/Verve, 1971 — Condition: Used Gatefold
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One of Alice Coltrane's most adventurous albums – a beautiful blend of organ, harp, percussion, and strings – much of which are transcribed for the album by Ornette Coleman! The most haunting aspect of the album is Alice's work on organ – spare, jagged, with a nascent soulful quality that's quite different from her piano work on other Impulse albums. The strings provide a sheet of sound – a shimmering backdrop to support Alice's work on the keys – moving forward tentatively, but growing in energy as the album progresses through a host of Eastern spiritual influences. Alice is way past jazz at this point – moving towards the new level of consciousness hinted at in the title, growing majestically on tracks that include "Oh Allah", "Sita Ram", "Hare Krishna", "Universal Consciousness", and "The Ankh of Amen-Ra". © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Out of print 2002 US pressing in a gatefold style sleeve, includes domestic obi.)
(Out of print 2002 US pressing in a gatefold style sleeve, includes domestic obi.)
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