Transcendence

by Alice Coltrane

Type: Album
Released: 1977
Label: Warner Bros.
Country: United States
Length: 38:03
Community rating: 3.35/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reflecting her deepening immersion into Vedic spirituality, Alice Coltrane shifts away from the fiery avant-garde jazz of her earlier solo career toward serene, devotional chanting. The record blends sweeping harp glissandos and string arrangements with traditional Indian kirtan, resulting in a hypnotic, meditative experience. It documents her evolution not just as a musician, but as a religious leader establishing her own ashram in California.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, repetitive, instrumental

Tracklist

Credits

Charlie Wild - artwork [airbrush illustration]
Frederick Seykora - cello
Pamela Goldsmith - viola
David Montagu - violin
Murray Adler - violin [first]
Jay Rosen - violin [second]
Brahmajyoti Lee - backing vocals, handclaps [hand percussion], Vocals
Purushattama Hickson - backing vocals, instruments [karatales], tambourine
Alice Coltrane - Primary Artist
Saiheshwar Roberts - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Shankari Adams - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Jagajivana Dasa - Mridangam
Mahashakti - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Sarada Devi - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Chitsukhananda - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Christine Soricelli - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Dharmadhyaksa Dasa - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Mangalananda Dasa - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Mukunda Dasa - Backing Vocals, Instruments [Karatales], Mridangam
Rasangi Dasi - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Saieshwar Roberts - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]
Sita Coltrane - Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Hand Percussion]