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Originally released in 1968, Cosmic Music features tracks from John Coltrane's final quintet (with Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali) and from Alice Coltrane's first session as a bandleader.

Fiery incantations and inspired improvisations from the spiritual center of the '60s musical universe.

This is the first time that the album has been reissued with its original private-press cover. — (via Label)

Issued in 1968, more than a year after John Coltrane's death, Cosmic Music is co-credited to John and Alice Coltrane. Trane appears on only two of the four tracks here (they are also the longest): "Manifestation" and "Dr. King." They were both cut in February of 1966 at Coast Recorders in San Francisco, with the great saxophonist fronting his final quintet with Alice, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, and Ray Appleton adding percussion. "Manifestation" is also the first recorded instance of Sanders playing the piccolo in addition to his tenor saxophone; he takes an extended solo on the instrument. "Dr. King" was written to honor the civil rights leader during his lifetime. King's assassination occurred less than a year after the saxophonist's death.  — (via AllMusic)

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Label: Superior Viaduct, Universal Music Special Markets
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold
Reissued: 2017 / Original: 1968
Genre: Jazz
Style: Free Jazz

File under: Jazz
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