{"product_id":"alice-coltrane-universal-consciousness","title":"Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released on Impulse! in 1971, Universal Consciousness is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea major turning point in Alice Coltrane’s momentous career. While \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eher previous albums pushed the limits of spiritual free-jazz and featured \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emuch of her late husband’s band, Universal Consciousness \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexpands the harpist \/ pianist’s compositional palette with organ and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003estrings (working with Ornette Coleman). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Oh Allah” is the finest example of Coltrane’s new direction: tense \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eviolins dissolve into sublime organ solos and exquisite brushwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom long-time Mile Davis collaborator Jack DeJohnette. While the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etitle track undulates with a fierce clamor, “Hare Krishna” showcases \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColtrane’s uncanny ability for transcendent and slow-paced arrangements. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn The Wire’s “100 Records That Set the World on Fire,” David \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToop writes, “[Universal Consciousness] clearly connects to other\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edyspeptic jazz traditions—the organ trio, the soloists with strings— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyet volleys them into outer space, ancient Egypt, the Ganges, the great \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeyond. The production is astounding, the quality of improvisation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis riveting, the string arrangements are apocalyptic rather than saccharine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe balance of turbulence and calm a genuine dialectic that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elater mystic \/ exotic post-jazz copped out of pursuing. Her lack of constraint \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas dimly regarded by adherents of ’70s jazz and its masculine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorthodoxies, yet Alice deserved better credit for virtuosity, originality, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the sheer will power needed to realized her vision.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis first-time vinyl reissue has been carefully remastered from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe original master tapes.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322454421881,"sku":null,"price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/alice-coltrane-universal-consciousness-south-records-ltd_f1d9e386-95bc-4c3e-8951-c1ea0ef46bd2.jpg?v=1787901695","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/alice-coltrane-universal-consciousness","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}