World Galaxy

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Released 1972 Artist Alice Coltrane Label Impulse! Records Genre Jazz		World Galaxy(1972) Lord of Lords(1972) Release date 1972 Producer Alice Coltrane

Recorded 15 and 16 November, 1971 Similar Alice Coltrane albums, Jazz albums

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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".

Track listing

"My Favorite Things" - 6:22

"Galaxy Around Olodumare" - 4:15

"Galaxy In Turiya" - 9:55

"Galaxy In Satchidananda" - 10:25

"A Love Supreme" - 9:58

Personnel

Alice Coltrane - percussion, piano, organ, harp, tamboura

Reggie Workman - bass

Ben Riley - drums

Elayne Jones - timpani

Frank Lowe - saxophone, percussion

Swami Satchidananda - voice

Leroy Jenkins - solo violin

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

Songs

1My Favorite Things6:23
2Galaxy Around Olodumare4:15
3Galaxy in Turiya

References

World Galaxy Wikipedia

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