A Monastic Trio＜限定盤＞

アリス・コルトレーンがジョン・コルトレーン最後のクインテットのメンバーであるファロア・サンダース、ジミー・ギャリソン、ラシード・アリのサポートを得て、初のソロ活動を行い、亡き夫へのトリビュートとして1968年に録音されたアルバム。

このアルバムのリリース当初の評価は低調であったが、アリス・コルトレーンの大きな作品群の中で見ると、この『A Monastic Trio』は、これから起こるであろうことの楽しい予兆のような役割を果たしている。
〈パーソネル〉 Alice Coltrane(p,harp) Pharoah Sanders (ts,fl,b-cl) Jimmy Garrison(b) Ben Riley, Rashied Ali (ds)

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