A Monastic Trio
by Alice Coltrane
- Type: Album
- Released: 1968
- Label: Impulse!
- Country: United States
- Length: 33:44
- Community rating: 4.1/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Rashied Ali, Ben Riley, Jimmy Garrison, Pharoah Sanders
Album Notes & Community Reviews
From her first album as a leader, this session showcases Alice Coltrane's establishment of a new sound in jazz. Her use of the harp as a primary instrument creates a celestial, shimmering texture that is both beautiful and deeply meditative. The music is a foundational piece of the spiritual jazz movement, blending ethereal beauty with profound improvisational freedom.
Genres
Descriptors: harp, piano, strings, minimal, profound
Tracklist
- Lord, Help Me to Be (7:34)
- The Sun (4:04)
- Oh, Allah (4:52)
- Lovely Sky Boat (6:54)
- Oceanic Beloved (4:21)
- Atma
Credits
- Alice Coltrane - primary artist, composed by, harp, piano, producer, harp piano, liner notes
- Jimmy Garrison - bass
- Robert & Barbara Flynn - cover, design
- Chuck Stewart - cover, photography by
- Joe Lebow - design
- Ben Riley - drums
- Rashied Ali - drums
- Roy Musgnug - engineer
- Bob Thiele - executive-producer
- Pharoah Sanders - flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Amiri Baraka - liner notes
- Pauline Rivelli - liner notes
- John Coltrane - vocals