World Galaxy
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| Released | May 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | 15 and 16 November 1971 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, third stream | |||
| Label | Impulse! Records | |||
| Producer | Alice Coltrane and | |||
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World Galaxy is the sixth solo album by Alice Coltrane. It was released in 1972.
Reception[]
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This set may take some getting used to for some, but it's easily one of the strongest records Alice Coltrane ever released, and one of the finest moments in jazz from the early '70s".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing[]
All compositions by Alice Coltrane except where noted.
- "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:22
- "Galaxy Around Olodumare" - 4:15
- "Galaxy In Turiya" - 9:55
- "Galaxy In Satchidananda" - 10:25
- "A Love Supreme" (John Coltrane) - 9:58
Personnel[]
- Alice Coltrane - piano, organ, harp, tanpoura, percussion
- Frank Lowe - saxophone, percussion
- Leroy Jenkins - solo violin
- Reggie Workman - bass
- Ben Riley - drums
- Elayne Jones - timpani
- Swami Satchidananda - voice
The String Orchestra[]
- David Sackson - concertmaster (all other members, strings)
- Arthur Aaron
- Henry Aaron
- Julien Barber
- Avron Coleman
- Harry Glickman
- Edward Green
- Janet Hill
- LeRoy Jenkins
- Joan Kalisch
- Ronald Lipscomb
- Seymour Miroff
- Thomas Nickerson
- Alan Shulman
- Irving Spice
- William Stone
References[]
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