COLTRANE, Alice - Universal Consciousness - Vinyl (gatefold LP)
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Cat: ACL 0081. Rel: 14 Mar 22
Jazz
Side 1 - Track 1. Universal ConsciousnessSide 1 - Track 2. Battle At ArmageddonSide 1 - Track 3. Oh AllahSide 2 - Track 1. Hare KrishnaSide 2 - Track 2. Sita RamSide 2 - Track 3. The Ankh Of Amen-Ra
The fifth solo album from one of the boldest travellers in jazz, Universal Consciousness was a breakthrough for Alice Coltrane and surely one of the most important LPs in the genre. Casting off limitations and heading into brilliant bursts of dissonance and enlightenment at every turn, it's a visceral listen led by Coltrane herself on harp and organ. There are moments of melodious calm beyond the dissonant drama of tracks like 'Battle At Armageddon' - by comparison 'Oh Allah' has a sweet and tender spirit even if Coltrane's nimble organ playing still borders on the frenetic. The clarity of vision and openness to new possibilities in music are staggering and unmatched, even 50 years on.
