Universal Consciousness

by Alice Coltrane

Type: Album
Released: 1971
Label: Impulse!
Country: United States
Length: 36:10
Community rating: 5/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Jimmy Garrison, Jack DeJohnette, Rashied Ali, Clifford Jarvis

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A groundbreaking work of spiritual and orchestral jazz, 'Universal Consciousness' is a cosmic symphony. Alice Coltrane combines her visionary organ and harp playing with a lush string section (with arrangements co-written by Ornette Coleman), creating a sound that is both deeply devotional and avant-garde. The album is a swirling vortex of sound, blending jazz improvisation with complex orchestration to create a truly unique and otherworldly soundscape. It was a major step in expanding the sonic and spiritual possibilities of jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: spirituality, space, harp, orchestral, strings

Tracklist

Credits

Alice Coltrane - primary artist, harp, organ, producer [produced by], written-by, arranged by [string arrangements], arranged by [arr.], adapted by [adapt. by], producer
Philip Melnick - design, photography by, graphic design, photography
Jimmy Garrison - double bass [bass]
Jack DeJohnette - drums
Clifford Jarvis - drums, percussion, bells
Roy Musgnug - engineer [engineering by], engineer
Tony May - engineer [engineering by], engineer [mixing engineering by], engineer, mix
W.L. Barneke - engineer [engineering by], engineer
Turiya Aparna - liner notes
Shanthi - photography by [liner photo insert]
Ed Michel - producer [produced by], engineer [mixing engineering by], mix, producer
Joan Kalisch - violin
John Blair - violin
Julius Brand - violin
Leroy Jenkins - violin
Rashied Ali - drums, drums, wind chimes
Ornette Coleman - transcription by
Tulsi - tambura
Traditional - written-by
Hollis King - art direction
Kevin Reeves - mastering