Ornette Coleman / ‘All My Life’
*recorded at Columbia Studio C, New York City on September 13, 1971
Bass - Charlie Haden
Drums - Ed Blackwell
Saxophone [Alto], Composed By - Ornette Coleman
Saxophone [Tenor] - Dewey Redman
Timpani - Billy Higgins
Trumpet - Carmine Fornarotto , Gerard Schwarz
Vocals - Asha Puthli
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
