John Alice Coltrane-Cosmic Music -Original Jazz LP Rare

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This is a different record than the one issued on IMPULSE! It is in perfect condition. The vinyl is flawless, the gatefold cover is in near mint condition. Some (very) minor wear on the corners. In 1972 it was reissued on LP by Impulse!, new bass and piano parts DUBBED OVER THE ORIGINALS plus added organ and vibraphone. This is the first version, issued in a small number by Coltrane Recording Corporation. Which was Alice Coltrane herself. The superior version is definitely the first version, available now only as a very rare LP. The cover image was from a sketch by Trane; a nice photo of him worshiping at a Japanese temple adorned the back. The two Trane pieces on Cosmic Music actually come from a rather sparsely documented phase in Coltrane's late development, just a few months after McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones had left the fold. The first cut, "Manifestation," which doesn't appear on any subsequent issues, abruptly joins the band mid-flight, Trane blowing hard, luminescent tenor, dovetailing with Sanders on skittish piccolo (and also some tenor). They drop out during a lengthy piano solo, then rejoin Rashied Ali's blazing drums, augmented by Ray Appleton's shakers--beautiful energy music, as Coltrane knew how to craft it. The second track is a bluesy Alice-led number on which Sanders gives a valuable lesson on varieties of articulation. Side two contains another expressionist Trane track, "Reverend King." The saxophonist asks his wife to begin, gently beckoning: "Alice...." Then he chants quietly, revving up the modal meditational engine. The piece's explosive apex contains some gloriously ecstatic bass-clarinet--another under-documented element in Trane's recorded history--and more joyous group interaction by the full ensemble. The LP's final cut jumps off with a snippet of Coltrane's voice reciting a mantra on peace, love and perfection in all things, seguing directly into a swirling piano trio piece, sans Sanders. ----------------------------------------------------- Cosmic Music (Coltrane Recording Corporation AU 4950) Pharoah Sanders (ts, fl, picc, tamb, per) John Coltrane (ts, bcl, bells, per) Alice Coltrane (p, org, vib) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d) Ray Appleton (per) Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, February 2, 1966 90986 Manifestation 90987 Rev. King (Reverend King) ------------------------------- Bidder pays shipping, thanks and happy bidding :)