A Monastic Trio＜限定盤＞

亡き夫ジョン・コルトレーンへ捧げたデビュー・アルバム
アリス・コルトレーンが1968年にリリースしたデビュー・アルバムがアナログ再発。ジミー・ギャリソン、ラシッド・アリ、ファラオ・サンダースという面々で前年に亡くなったアリスの夫、ジョン・コルトレーンに捧げられたエモーショナルな演奏を収録。無駄に鋭い神経を感じさせるピアノと執拗に迫りたてるハープ。スピリチュアルと一言では語れない唯一無比の美しすぎる音世界。ジャケットも秀逸な1枚。

Alice Coltrane - harp, piano
Pharoah Sanders - flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Jimmy Garrison - bass
Rashied Ali - drums
Ben Riley - drums

Alice Coltrane's 1968 solo debut on Impulse still stands tall in the artist's excellent discography. Coltrane had already gained a considerable education playing in the band of her late husband John during one of his boldest and most exploratory periods. The searching quality underpinning the saxophonist's last albums is also present on A Monastic Trio, as are the Eastern modalities and the balance between density and expansiveness often associated with Trane. But to consider Coltrane's debut a mere offshoot of her late husband's inventions is to do her a great disservice. Coltrane distinguishes herself as a composer (all the tunes on the album are hers), and as an instrumentalist (her harp playing, in particular, is noteworthy). A Monastic Trio also benefits from a superb personnel list, including Rashied Ali on drums, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and the irrepressible Pharoah Sanders on saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet. This recording remains one of the landmark debuts in avant-garde jazz. ~ Rovi Staff