domenica 1 novembre 2020

Le Illuminazioni di Alice Coltrane e Carlos Santana

Raramente l'ascolto di un album è risultato più appagante... soprattutto in una domenica malinconica di chiusura totale del mondo! Solo i cieli ci risultano ancora aperti (sperando che il metano che sta fuoruscendo dalle acque siberiane non ci avveleni anche quello).


Nel 1974, certo, Turiya Alice Coltrane all'arpa (e non solo), e Devadip Carlos Santana alla chitarra (e non solo), non avevano ancora sentore della fine del mondo oggi in corso e, con l'animo in pace, sfornavano questo capolavoro: Illuminations. Erano in autentico stato di grazia. E il resto dei musicisti sono di un livello pazzesco:

Jack DeJohnette - cymbals
David Holland - acoustic double bass
Tom Coster - electric piano
Jules Broussard - flauto

... e molti altri.

Ecco la scheda dell'album:

A1. "Guru Sri Chinmoy Aphorism"
Cymbal [Cymbals] – Jack DeJohnette
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – David Holland
Electric Piano – Tom Coster
Flute – Jules Broussard
Harp – Turiya Alice Coltrane
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Wind Chimes – Devadip Carlos Santana
Written-By – Guru Sri Chinmoy
[01:11]  

A2. "Angel Of Air"
Cymbal [Cymbals] – Jack DeJohnette
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – David Holland
Electric Piano – Tom Coster
Flute – Jules Broussard
Harp – Turiya Alice Coltrane
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Wind Chimes – Devadip Carlos Santana
Written-By – Devadip Carlos Santana, Tom Coster
[04:49]  

A3. "Angel Of Water"
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – David Holland
Electric Piano – Tom Coster
Guitar – Devadip Carlos Santana
Harp – Turiya Alice Coltrane
Soprano Saxophone – Jules Broussard
Written-By – Turiya Alice Coltrane
[11:07]  

A4. "Bliss: The Eternal Now"
Guitar – Devadip Carlos Santana
Piano [Acoustic], Harp – Turiya Alice Coltrane
Written-By – Devadip Carlos Santana*, Tom Coster
[16:45]  

B1. "Angel Of Sunlight"
Congas – Armando Peraza
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – David Holland
Drums – Jack DeJohnette
Guitar, Finger Cymbals, Cymbal [Hand Cymbals] – Devadip Carlos Santana
Organ [Hammond], Finger Cymbals, Cymbal [Hand Cymbals] – Tom Coster
Organ [Wurlitzer] – Turiya Alice Coltrane
Soprano Saxophone – Jules Broussard
Tabla – Phil Ford
Tambura [Male Tamboura] – Prabuddha Phil Browne
Written-By – Devadip Carlos Santana, Tom Coster
[31:23]  

B2. "Illuminations"
Guitar – Devadip Carlos Santana
Harp – Turiya Alice Coltrane
Piano [Acoustic] – Tom Coster
Written-By – Devadip Carlos Santana, Tom Coster

   Credits:

Art Direction, Illustration [Cover] – Michael Wood
Bass – James Bond (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)
Cello – Anne Goodman (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Fred Seykora (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Glenn Grab (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Jackie Lustgarten (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Cover [Album Cover] – Retina Circus
Design [Sleeve] – Cynthia Shyvers
Engineer – George Engfer, Glen Kolotkin
Photography By – Steve Bruce
Photography By [Liner] – Herb Green
Producer – Devadip Carlos Santana, Tom Coster
Producer, Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Turiya Alice Coltrane

Viola – Alan Harshman (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), David Schwartz (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Marilyn Baker (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Myer Bello (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Myra Kestenbaum (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Rollice Dale (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)

Violin – Charles Veal (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Gordon Marron (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Murray Adler (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Nathan Kaproff (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Paul Shure (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Ron Folsom (tracks: A1 to A3, B2), Bill Henderson (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)

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