World Galaxy

World Galaxy is the sixth solo album by Alice Coltrane. It was released in 1972.


 * Genre: Jazz


 * Style: Avant Garde Jazz


 * Length: 37:06
 * Released: 1972


 * Recorded: November 15 and 16, 1971 at The Record Plant, New York City


 * Label: Impulse! Records


 * Cat #: AS-9218

Track listing
All arrangements by Alice Coltrane
 * "My Favorite Things" - 6:22
 * "Galaxy Around Olodumare" - 4:15
 * "Galaxy In Turiya" - 9:55
 * "Galaxy In Satchidananda" - 10:25
 * "A Love Supreme" - 9:58

The Band

 * Alice Coltrane - percussion, piano, organ, harp, tamboura
 * Reggie Workman - bass
 * Ben Riley - drums
 * Elayne Jones - timpani
 * Frank Lowe : saxophone, percussion
 * Swami Satchidananda - voice
 * Leroy Jenkins - solo violin

The String Orchestra

 * David Sackson - concertmaster (all other members, strings)
 * Arthur Aaron
 * Henry Aaron
 * Julien Barber
 * Avron Coleman
 * Harry Glickman
 * Edward Green
 * Janet Hill
 * LeRoy Jenkins
 * Joan Kalisch
 * Ronald Lipscomb
 * Seymour Miroff
 * Thomas Nickerson
 * Alan Shulman
 * Irving Spice
 * William Stone

Technical

 * Engineered by Tom Flye
 * Ass't engineers : Dan Turbeville and Dennis Ferrante
 * Mixed at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
 * Engineered by Baker Bigsby
 * Producers: Alice Coltrane &  Ed Michel

Review
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World Galaxy is a truly magical recording by Alice Coltrane. I was so impressed with this that I played it three times in a row when I first got it, and could have easily gone back for more. This is the most dramatic recording I can say I've heard by AC, really powerful big lush symphonic beauty, and then some. Think along the lines of David Axelrod’s first two Capitol recordings, but then pile on a whole heap of spiritual intensity, a little bit of avant-garde, and you'll kind of get the picture. Two of the tracks on here are versions of her husband’s tunes "My Favorite Things" and "A Love Supreme", and I don't want to be disrespectful to the late and great John Coltrane, but these versions are just sublime adaptations and real rivals to his versions. This was a very brave move on her part to do this, as she can be seen as a bit of a Yoko Ono of the jazz world, but I think she carried it off amazingly well, if not improved on them a little. This is a truly amazing album, and I would recommend it to anyone who has interests in brave and experimental music. Ultra highly rated.

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