from “Ptah, The El Daoud” (1970), Impulse Records.
Alice Coltrane – piano, harp ;
Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, alto flute, bells (right channel) ;
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, alto flute (left channel) ;
Ron Carter – bass ;
Ben Riley – drums.
Written by Alice Coltrane.
Recorded at the Coltrane home studio, Dix Hills, New York on January 26, 1970.
Original sessions produced by Ed Michel.
Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna.
This is my favorite album of Alice Coltrane! Favorite masterpiece she does. I hear this song I truly feel I could just walk straight into the clouds and see HEAVEN! Just divine and enchanting spiritual song right here! Standing ovation! ❤
Stop! Stop right now! If you do not have the best (that you can afford or not afford) sound system, you are doing yourself a disservice. Please don't listen to this on a phone or iPad speaker or cheap headphones, you need hi fidelity for this. If you can, go out to the Mercedes Dealership and buy a 600 S-Class just to ride around and listen to this album. Lol. If not, get a top quality home stereo or headphones like Bose and sit back and be immersed. This album is absolutely beautiful, but as I'm listening to it, I thought of people who may be listening to it on a sub par source. It is imperative to listen to great music the way it was intended to be heard. Ron Carter's bass is so important to this tune, that if your system can't reproduce every bit of it, you are missing out.
This album is a masterpiece. I don't know which I like better, Turiya and Ramakrishna or Blue Nile. Alice made some of the most soulful jazz that exits. This cut has 1970 soul all over it. You can see this as a soundtrack to Shaft or Superfly. Is this jazz? Is this soul? Ptah The El Daoud is the most soulful jazz album I have ever heard. If there is such a thing as Afrocentric Jazz, this would be the model that every artist would follow. This album goes down as one of my greatest. Ron Carter killed this piece! You have Alice backed by modal jazz legends, so it's hard to refute talent wise, so it just boils down to taste. It really doesn't matter what others think, music is as personal as it gets… This album does it for me. This is perfection! If music should transport you, then this damn album is like the transporter room on the Star Trek Enterprise. This will beam you anywhere you want to go!
just heard this tune on KMHD, Portland, Or. One of America's premier independent jazz radio stations. Alice is a magician on harp and piano playing this surrealistic #.
I was fortunate enough to hear this on my local college station a few weeks ago. I'm feeling lucky to have heard it: hoping to learn more about an artist who can create such beauty!!
The english language is not descriptive enough to convey the beauty of this music. It is deeply spiritual. I am fortunate to have known John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane at a very early age. Vietnam was still in full swing back then and Music like this was a calming medicine to me. I learned to play the Saxophone all of them. Studied theory at Jazz mobile workshop in NYC before I turmed 17. Im still playing. Thanks to these Great influences. Thank you
Added to playlist: Musica para cuando andai detonao perro bomba kaeza e' chancho
Beautiful and cool music!
Did FlyLo sample this?
In heaven, you are welcomed in with this unique masterpiece.
good food for your sampler
Timeless, addictive and beautiful music!
Much needed musical frequencies
Spiritual music of the highest level, straight from the source, the healing has begun
cool cool cool
Motion Picture Soundtrack
I love petting my cat to this.
I love the feeling of intentionality in this one.
I love the feeling of intentionality in this one.
wow
This song made me change my life! GOD is all throughout this masterpiece!
Beautiful sounds!
This is my favorite album of Alice Coltrane! Favorite masterpiece she does. I hear this song I truly feel I could just walk straight into the clouds and see HEAVEN! Just divine and enchanting spiritual song right here! Standing ovation! ❤
idris mohammad version is excellent also
May I have this dance Ma'at ❤
holy shit
Stop! Stop right now!
If you do not have the best (that you can afford or not afford) sound system, you are doing yourself a disservice. Please don't listen to this on a phone or iPad speaker or cheap headphones, you need hi fidelity for this. If you can, go out to the Mercedes Dealership and buy a 600 S-Class just to ride around and listen to this album. Lol. If not, get a top quality home stereo or headphones like Bose and sit back and be immersed. This album is absolutely beautiful, but as I'm listening to it, I thought of people who may be listening to it on a sub par source. It is imperative to listen to great music the way it was intended to be heard. Ron Carter's bass is so important to this tune, that if your system can't reproduce every bit of it, you are missing out.
This album is a masterpiece. I don't know which I like better, Turiya and Ramakrishna or Blue Nile. Alice made some of the most soulful jazz that exits. This cut has 1970 soul all over it. You can see this as a soundtrack to Shaft or Superfly. Is this jazz? Is this soul? Ptah The El Daoud is the most soulful jazz album I have ever heard. If there is such a thing as Afrocentric Jazz, this would be the model that every artist would follow. This album goes down as one of my greatest. Ron Carter killed this piece! You have Alice backed by modal jazz legends, so it's hard to refute talent wise, so it just boils down to taste. It really doesn't matter what others think, music is as personal as it gets… This album does it for me. This is perfection! If music should transport you, then this damn album is like the transporter room on the Star Trek Enterprise. This will beam you anywhere you want to go!
Amazing everything. The melody the harmony its all on point. We are privileged to listen to this amazing music. May God bless us all
I feel like my synapses are being plucked like harp strings.
This is what immortal music sounds like. sublime naturally high.
The 4 people that disliked this , I will pray for you because you hate yourself and life .
WUNDERBAR !
I am rendered speechless and I'm awe struck by it's depth, complexity and beauty.
Simply gorgeous
Perfection!
just heard this tune on KMHD, Portland, Or. One of America's premier independent jazz radio stations. Alice is a magician on harp and piano playing this surrealistic #.
what a beautiful piece of music
Fantastic Blue Nile Theme: Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG0MEDTFSqU
FOOD, food for the soul. I never tire of this.
I have a lot of her records, but this is the only one I really NEED
WDCB does it again! Plays some of the best Jazz I've haven't heard in years!
I was fortunate enough to hear this on my local college station a few weeks ago. I'm feeling lucky to have heard it: hoping to learn more about an artist who can create such beauty!!
this is beautiful!
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The english language is not descriptive enough to convey the beauty of this music. It is deeply spiritual. I am fortunate to have known John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane at a very early age. Vietnam was still in full swing back then and Music like this was a calming medicine to me. I learned to play the Saxophone all of them. Studied theory at Jazz mobile workshop in NYC before I turmed 17. Im still playing. Thanks to these Great influences. Thank you
Μερακλώσαμαν Γιάννημ!!!