Released September 1972 Producer Ed Michel Label Universal Music LLC | Length 36:47 Release date 1972 | |
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Recorded June 16, 1965 (#2)Van Gelder Studio, Englewood CliffsSeptember 22, 1965 (#3)February 2, 1966 (#1, 4)Coast Recorders, San Francisco Similar John Coltrane albums, Jazz albums |
Infinity is an album credited to John Coltrane, released on Impulse! Records in 1972. It features overdubs with strings of Coltrane's pieces recorded in 1965 and 1966, at the hands of Alice Coltrane. Her controversial "re-imagining" of her husband's late works was criticised by both fans and critics, as she took his original performances and superimposed them over lush orchestral backgrounds and re-dubbed rhythm section parts, as well as recording new solos on piano, organ, harp and timpani.
Contents
- Track listing
- Original performances by
- Overdubbed with arrangements featuring
- String orchestra
- Songs
- References
Tracks 2 and 3 were originally recorded by the "classic quartet" (John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones) in 1965, while tracks 1 and 4 were recorded by Coltrane's later ensemble (Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Garrison, Rashied Ali, and extra percussionist Ray Appleton). On the 1965 tracks, Alice retains the original rhythm section parts, adding string and tamboura parts only, but on the 1966 tracks, Garrison's bass parts are replaced with new recordings by Charlie Haden, and she herself records new solos.
Track listing
All compositions by John Coltrane- "Peace on Earth" – 8:33
- "Living Space" – 10:28
- "Joy" – 7:54
- "Leo" – 9:52
Original performances by
Overdubbed with arrangements featuring
String orchestra
Songs
1Peace On Earth8:33
2Living Space10:29
3Joy7:55