Appearing on her standout 1970 LP, Ptah, The El Daoud, “Turiya And Ramakrishna” is a ballad that showcases Alice Coltrane‘s unique talents as a pianist. With the backbone of the track laid down by drummer Ben Riley and especially bassist Ron Carter, who puts in an unconventionally muscular performance here, Coltrane really has the opportunity to stretch out on the piano here, playing overlapping melodic lines and tapping into harmonic beauty. The track is a nice respite on a record that is most heavily characterized by the full-force, dual-tenor saxophone attack of Joe Henderson an… read more
Appearing on her standout 1970 LP, Ptah, The El Daoud, “Turiya And Ramakrishna” is a ballad that showcases Alice Coltrane‘s unique talents as a pianist. With the backbone of the track l… read more
Alice Coltrane (née McLeod; August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007), also known by her adopted Sanskrit name Turiyasangitananda, was an American jazz pianist, harpist, organist, composer, and in her later years a swamini. She also occasionally sang and played tambura, harmonium and percussion. An accomplished pianist and one of the few harpists in the history of jazz, she recorded many albums as a bandleader, beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s for Impulse! and other record labels. She was married to jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane, with whom she performed in 1966–19… read more
Alice Coltrane (née McLeod; August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007), also known by her adopted Sanskrit name Turiyasangitananda, was an American jazz pianist, harpist, organist, composer, and i… read more
Alice Coltrane (née McLeod; August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007), also known by her adopted Sanskrit name Turiyasangitananda, was an American jazz pianist, harpist, organist, composer, and in her later years a swamini. She also occasion… read more
