Journey in Satchidananda

Infobox Album | Name = Journey in Satchidananda
Type = Studio album
Artist = Alice Coltrane


Released = 1970
Recorded = 8 November 1970
Genre = Jazz
Length = 37:06
Label = Impulse! Records
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5qfnzfo7eh6k link]
Producer = Alice Coltrane
Ed Michel
Last album = "Ptah, the El Daoud"
(1970)
This album = "Journey in Satchidananda"
(1970)
Next album = "Universal Consciousness"
(1972) |

Journey in Satchidananda was the fourth solo album by Alice Coltrane. Its title (and title track) reflects Coltrane's inspiration by Swami Satchidananda, to whom she had become close, and whose disciple she was.

"Shiva-Loka", or "realm of Shiva" — the realm of the third member of the Hindu trinity, the "dissolver of creation". "Stopover Bombay refers to a five week stay in India and Sri Lanka on Coltrane was due to go in December 1970. "Something About John Coltrane" is based on themes by her late husband, John Coltrane. "Isis and Osiris", on which Charlie Haden replaces Cecil McBee on bass, and Vishnu Wood plays oud, indicates Coltrane's interest in Middle Eastern and North African music and culture. The presence of the tamboura, played by Tulsi, reflects Coltrane's interest in Indian music and religion.

Track listing

#"Journey in Satchidananda"
#"Shiva-Loka"
#"Stopover Bombay"
#"Something About John Coltrane"
#"Isis and Osiris"

All pieces composed by Alice Coltrane. Tracks 1–4 recorded at the Coltrane home studio, Dix Hills, New York, on November 8 1970; track 5 recorded live at The Village Gate, New York City, on July 4 1970.

Personnel

*Alice Coltrane — harp, piano
*Pharoah Sanders — soprano saxophone, percussion
*Vishnu Wood — oud (on track 5)
*Charlie Haden — bass (on track 5)
*Cecil McBee — bass
*Tulsi — tambura
*Rashied Ali — drums
*Majid Shabazz — bells, tambourine

External links

* [http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=prd&src=list&pid=9524 "Journey in Satchidananda"] — Impulse! page