Alice Coltrane

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Coltrane had already gained a considerable education playing in the band of her late husband John during one of his boldest and most exploratory periods. The searching quality underpinning the saxophonist's last albums is also present on A Monastic Trio, as are the Eastern modalities and the balance between density and expansiveness often associated with Trane.

PERSONNEL:

• Alice Coltrane - harp, piano
• Pharoah Sanders - flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Garrison - bass
• Rashied Ali - drums
• Ben Riley - drums

Recorded from Seotember 23, 1926 to July 17, 1697

TRACKS:

• A1. Ohnedaruth
• A2. Gospel Trane
• A3. I Want to See You

• B1. Lovely Sky Boat
• B2. Oceanic Beloved
• B3. Atomic Peac