John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 — July 17, 1967) was an American post-bop/jazz saxophonist and composer who released more than fifty studio and live albums between 1957 and his death in 1967 at age 40. Coltrane first recorded under his own name in 1957 after apprenticeships with Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Hodges, and Miles Davis. That […]
Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 — June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer. He was a chief proponent of avant-garde free jazz, as heralded on his popular 1959 Atlantic release The Shape of Jazz to Come. On this and the 1960/61 albums Change of the Century and This Is Our […]
Pharoah Sanders (1940–2022) was an American jazz saxophonist who cut eleven albums between 1967 and 1974 on Impulse!, including the popular 1969 release Karma, recorded with singer–percussionist Leon Thomas and pianist Lonnie Liston Smith. In 1980, Sanders reemerged with Journey to the One, his first of six albums on the jazz-specialty label Theresa. Background He […]
Karma is the third headlining album by American spiritual jazz saxist Pharoah Sanders, released in 1969 on Impulse! Tracklist: A. “The Creator Has a Master Plan” (19:20) B1. “The Creator Has a Master Plan (continued)” (13:36) B2. “Colors” (5:37) Credits: Pharoah Sanders — tenor saxophone, composer Leon Thomas — percussion, vocals, composer Julius Watkins — French […]
Journey In Satchidananda is the fourth album by American spiritual jazz harpist Alice Coltrane, recorded in collaboration with Pharoah Sanders and released in 1971 on Impulse! Tracklist: A1. “Journey in Satchidananda” (6:33) A2. “Shiva-Loka” (6:33) A3. “Stopover Bombay” (2:50) B1. “Something About John Coltrane” (10:40) B2. “Isis and Osiris” (11:32) Credits: Alice Coltrane — harp, […]
