Alice Coltrane: Journey In Satchidananda (Acoustic Sounds 180g) Vinyl LP
$37.95
<p><i>Cosmic jazz stunner.</i> This is one of those upper-crust LPs that easily holds down a spot in any seasoned selector's late night top ten - it's simply that timeless. From the first swirls of the title track, this record just carries you away. Each tune is built on a different hypnotic string bass groove that bores into your mind. "Shiva-Loka," "Stopover Bombay," <span>take your pick</span>. The tamboura (that's the metallic buzz that signals exotica in any B-movie) never lets up, and when <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=Alice+Coltrane" target="_blank"><strong>Alice Coltrane</strong></a> flings some harp over it (or piano, in the case of "Something About John Coltrane"), you've got a powerful mystic brew indeed. As you’d expect, ace contributions from <strong>Cecil McBee</strong>, <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=rashied+ali" target="_blank"><strong>Rashied Ali</strong></a> and the great <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=Pharoah+Sanders" target="_blank"><strong>Pharoah Sanders</strong></a>, who even gets a <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=Cuban%20Linx&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Raekwon%22%20OR%20Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22El%20Michels%20Affair%22%20OR%20Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Ghostface%20Killah%22" target="_blank"><em>Cuban Linx</em></a>-style co-author mention on the front cover. High-quality <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=Acoustic+Sounds+180g" target="_blank">Acoustic Sounds</a> edition cut from the original analog tapes, recommended.</p> <ul> <li>180g black vinyl pressing</li> <li> <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/collections/acoustic-sounds-series-vinyl-releases" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Acoustic Sounds edition</a> remastered from original analog tapes</li> <li>housed in tip-on gatefold sleeve w/ liner notes</li> <li>limited edition</li> <li>featuring <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=Alice+Coltrane" target="_blank">Alice Coltrane</a> (p, harp), <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=Pharoah+Sanders" target="_blank">Pharoah Sanders</a> (s. sax), Cecil McBee (b), Rashied Ali (d), Majid Shabazz (perc)</li> <li>original release year: 1971</li> <li>music label: Impulse! 2023</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by monk 02/2007</h6>