The Magic Lantern

Alice Coltrane / ‘Oceanic Beloved’ (from A Monastic Trio; June 6, 1968)

Alice Coltrane / ‘Om Supreme’ (from Eternity, 1976)

Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Alice Coltrane 
Vocals - Deborah Coomer, Edward Cansino, Jean Packer, Paul Vorwerk, Susan Judy, William Yeomans

Alice Coltrane / ‘Transcendence’ (Sepia Tone Records, 1977)

Alice Coltrane With Strings / ‘Galaxy in Turiya’ (from World Galaxy, 1971)

Alice Coltrane, piano, organ, harp, tamboura, and percussion; Frank Lowe, saxophones and percussion; Reggie Workman, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Elayne Jones, tympani; David Sackson, concertmaster; Arthur Aaron, Henry Aaron, Julien Barber, Avron Coleman, Harry Glickman, Edward Green, Janet Hill, LeRoy Jenkins, Joan Kalirsh, Ronald Lipscomb, Seymour Miroff, Thomas Nickerson, Alan Shulman, Irving Spice, William Stone, strings. Arrangement by Alice Coltrane.

mills:

Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda.

Alice Coltrane was a serious disciple of spiritual guru Swami Satchidananda, to whom she dedicated this album. She plays harp, which is always lovely to hear, and is joined by solid personnel including Pharoah Sanders.

Excellent and odd.

Alice Coltrane / “Oh Allah”

Alice Coltrane, organ and harp; John Blair, Leroy Jenkins, Julius Brand, and Joan Kalisch, violins; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums. String arrangement by Alice Coltrane, transcription by Ornette Coleman. Recorded April 6, 1971.

In Alice’s own words:

OH ALLAH is a prayer for peace, unity and concord. The strings helped me to voice this plea. “O Mustafa Lord Allah, bring forth us all together again. We can depend on You to envelop us in Your all-embracing arms of universal harmony, tranquility, and love.” (taken from the Universal Consciousness LP liner notes)

The Ancient of Days, William Blake