Released January 1967 Artist John Coltrane Producer Bob Thiele | Kulu Sé Mama
(1967) Meditations
(1966) Release date 1967 Label Impulse! Records | |
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Recorded June 10 & 16, 1965 (#2-3, 5, 6)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
October 14, 1965 (#1, 4)
Western Recorders, Los Angeles Length 34:15 original LP
69:33CD reissue Genres Jazz, Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz Similar John Coltrane albums, Jazz albums | ||
Kulu Sé Mama is an album by jazz musician John Coltrane. Recorded during 1965, it was released in early 1967 as Impulse! A-9106 (AS-9106 for the stereo version). The title piece and "Selflessness" were recorded in October 1965 and feature a large ensemble including Sanders, Garrett, Butler and Lewis. The other tracks, "Vigil", "Welcome" and "Dusk Dawn", feature the "classic quartet" (Coltrane, Jones, Garrison and Tyner). "Kulu Sé Mama" was composed by Juno Lewis, and the other titles are credited to Coltrane. "Selflessness" was first released on the posthumous album Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things, and "Dusk Dawn" was first released on the posthumous album Living Space. Kulu Sé Mama was the last album released during Coltrane's lifetime.
Contents
Track listing
- "Kulu Sé Mama (Juno Sé Mama)" - 18:50
- "Vigil" - 9:51
- "Welcome" - 5:34
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Selflessness" - 14:49
- "Dusk Dawn" - 11:00
- "Dusk Dawn"[Alternate Take] - 9:29
Track #3 recorded on June 10, 1965; #2, #5, #6 on June 16; #1, #4 on October 14, 1965.
Personnel
Songs
1Kulu Sé Mama (Juno Sé Mama)18:57
2Vigil9:52
3Welcome5:27