In many ways, this new clarity brings these chants to an even higher place. In that moment, I knew people needed to hear Turiya Sings in this context.РІР‚Сњ Ravi continues, РІР‚Сљas her son, growing up and hearing her playing these songs on the very same Wurlitzer you hear on this recording, I recognize this choice maintains the purity and essence of AliceРІР‚в„ўs musical and spiritual vision. РІР‚СљIn this setting I felt the greatest sense of her passion, devotion and exaltation in singing these songs in praise of the Supreme. He knew this is what the world had to hear.

In 2004, ColtraneРІР‚в„ўs son and producer of this record, Ravi Coltrane, found mixes heРІР‚в„ўd never heard before of just AliceРІР‚в„ўs voice and her Wurlitzer organ. In addition to ColtraneРІР‚в„ўs voice and organ, the recording included synthesizers, strings, and sound effects. The original recording of these songs, Turiya Sings, was released exclusively on cassette in 1982 for the students of the ashram. The release is dotted with eastern percussion, synthesizers, organs and strings, making for a mesmerizing, even otherworldly, listen. Kirtan: Turiya Sings was released July 16 on Impulse! Records/UMe, as part of the legendary labelРІР‚в„ўs 60th anniversary celebration. The compilation showcases a diverse array of recordings in addition to AliceРІР‚в„ўs first vocal work: solo performances on her harp, small ensembles, and a 24-piece vocal choir. Recorded in 1981 and never shared in this form with the world at large, Kirtan: Turiya Sings is a stunning collection of nine devotional songs, featuring the never-before-heard combination of Alice ColtraneРІР‚в„ўs voice and organ. This summer, the world finally heard an intimate, spiritual recording made by the godmother of spiritual jazz, Alice Coltrane. With a tamboura player, Cecil McBee on bass, Rashied Ali on drums, and Majid Shabazz on bells and tambourine, tracks such as 'Stopover Bombay' and the D-minor, modally drenched 'Something About John Coltrane' become an exercise in truly. She shared her talents as a multi-instrumentalist who excelled on piano, organ, and harp as a visionary composer who fused a world of sounds into a unique, global musical language as an African-American woman who assumed a leading role in jazz and Eastern spirituality, guiding followers with her music, spirit, and devotional message.РІР‚Сњ Coltrane's harp playing, too, is an element of tonal expansion as much as it is a modal and melodic device. When I got home I went to look more and more about this music on the internet and found out t. Says Davis in the film, РІР‚СљAlice Coltrane was a jazz instrumentalist of the highest order. A few years ago I heard this wonderfull music in husbands car.

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