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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