Translinear Light
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Translinear Light is the last studio album
released by Alice Coltrane
. It was produced by her son, Ravi Coltrane
, and released in 2004. All compositions by Alice Coltrane with the exception of 4 traditional compositions in addition to "Crescent" and "Leo" which were written by her late husband John Coltrane
.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
released by Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane, née McLeod was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer.-Biography:...
. It was produced by her son, Ravi Coltrane
Ravi Coltrane
Ravi Coltrane is an American post-bop jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced artists such as pianist Luis Perdomo , guitarist David Gilmore and trumpeter Ralph Alessi....
, and released in 2004. All compositions by Alice Coltrane with the exception of 4 traditional compositions in addition to "Crescent" and "Leo" which were written by her late husband John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
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Tracklisting
- "Sita Ram" (Traditional) – 6:08
- "Walk with Me" (Traditional) – 7:50
- "Translinear Light" – 9:50
- "Jagadishwar" – 5:47
- "This Train" (Traditional) – 6:06
- "The Hymn" – 3:04
- "Blue Nile" – 8:05
- "Crescent" – 6:22
- "Leo" – 9:40
- "Triloka" – 5:08
- "Satya Sai Isha" (Traditional) – 5:40