Alice Coltrane

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Born 27 August 1937. Died 12 January 2007.

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Alice Coltrane, née McLeod (August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007) was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer, and the second wife of jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. One of the few harpists in the history of jazz, she recorded many albums as a bandleader. Her essential recordings were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s for Impulse! Records.

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  1. Radha ­ Krsna Nama Sankirtana

    Review of Radha ­ Krsna Nama Sankirtana

    Reviewed by Colin Buttimer

    Alice Coltrane in devotional mood on this reissue from Warner Jazz.

  2. Transfiguration

    Review of Transfiguration

    Reviewed by John Eyles

    Spiritually fuelled live date from 1978, with Alice's organ workouts supported by Roy...

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