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.вЂќ Ravi continues, вЂњas 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 AliceвЂ™s musical and spiritual vision.

вЂњIn 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, ColtraneвЂ™s son and producer of this record, Ravi Coltrane, found mixes heвЂ™d never heard before of just AliceвЂ™s voice and her Wurlitzer organ.

In addition to ColtraneвЂ™s voice and organ, the recording included synthesizers, strings, and sound effects. There are a number of examples of Alice as a guest on rock musiciansвЂ™ albums, including Laura Nyro and the Rascals (typically on harp). After establishing herself as a canny bop and hard bop pianist on the fertile Detroit scene of the late 1950s, she studied with Bud Powell in Paris during the early 60s. 10 ) Angel of Sunlight (from Illuminations by Alice Coltrane and Carlos Santana). The original recording of these songs, Turiya Sings, was released exclusively on cassette in 1982 for the students of the ashram. Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda ('Turiya') was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, composer, vocalist, and swamini. Kirtan: Turiya Sings was released July 16 on Impulse! Records/UMe, as part of the legendary labelвЂ™s 60th anniversary celebration. 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 ColtraneвЂ™s voice and organ. This summer, the world finally heard an intimate, spiritual recording made by the godmother of spiritual jazz, Alice Coltrane.

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.вЂќ Says Davis in the film, вЂњAlice Coltrane was a jazz instrumentalist of the highest order.

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