On October 26, 2025, Jack DeJohnette died aged 83. He was musician (drums, piano) and composer, regarded as one of the most influential jazz drummers of all time. He recorded and performed with some of the best known jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield. In 2007, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”, and won two “Grammy Awards”. As leader DeJohnette released 38 albums.
Tag Archives: Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane: Journey in Satchidananda
In February 1971, “Impulse!” label released “Journey in Satchidananda”, the fourth Alice Coltrane studio album. It was recorded July – November 1970, at “Village Gate”, and Coltrane’s home studio in Dix Hills, New York, and was produced by Ed Michel and Alice Coltrane.
Personnel:
- Alice Coltrane – harp, piano
- Pharoah Sanders – soprano saxophone, percussion
- Cecil McBee – double bass
- Charlie Haden – double bass
- Rashied Ali – drums
- Tulsi Sen Gupta – tanpura
- Majid Shabazz – bells, tambourine
- Vishnu Wood – oud
All tracks by Alice Coltrane.
- Journey in Satchidananda
- Shiva-Loka
- Stopover Bombay
- Something About John Coltrane
- Isis and Osiris
John Coltrane: Live At The Village Vanguard Again
In December 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Live at The Village Vanguard Again!”, album by John Coltrane (the 15th album for “Impulse!). It was recorded in May 1966, at the “Village Vanguard” jazz club in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, flute
- Alice Coltrane – piano
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- Rashied Ali – drums
- Emanuel Rahim – percussion
Track listing:
- Naima – John Coltrane
- Introduction to My Favorite Things – Jimmy Garrison
- My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
Roy Haynes
On November 12, 2024 Roy Owen Haynes died aged 99. He was musician (drums), regarded as one of best and most influential drummers in the history of jazz music. In his career lasting over 80 years he recorded and performed with the best known and most important jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Lester Young, Kai Winding, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Wardell Gray, Sarah Vaughan, Cal Tjader, Eddie Shu, Nat Adderley, Milt Jackson, Red Rodney, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Art Farmer, Art Blakey, Dorothy Ashby, John Handy, George Shearing, Randy Weston, Kenny Burrell, Phineas Newborn, Jr, Sonny Stitt, Lee Konitz, Eric Dolphy, Etta Jones, Booker Little, Betty Roché, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Oliver Nelson, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson, Lem Winchester, Steve Lacy, Ray Charles, Jaki Byard, Ted Curson, Bob Brookmeyer, Jackie Paris, Roland Kirk, Willis Jackson, McCoy Tyner, Ted Curson, John Coltrane, Frank Wess, Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gary Burton, Archie Shepp, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Leon Thomas, Clifford Jordan, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri, Dave Brubeck, Duke Jordan, Warne Marsh, Mary Lou Williams, Nick Brignola, Dizzy Reece, Johnny Griffin, Alice Coltrane, Art Pepper, Sal Nistico, Red Garland, Hank Jones, Stanley Cowell, Joe Albany, Freddie Hubbard, Toshiyuki Honda, Michel Petrucciani, Mark Isaacs, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny and Kenny Barron. Roy Haynes received big number of awards including “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences”, and the award at the “Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception” of the “54th Annual Grammy Awards”. In 2019, Haynes was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “Jazz Foundation of America”. As leader and co-leader, Roy Haynes released 32 albums.
Alice Coltrane: Translinear Light
On September 28, 2004, “Impulse” label released “Translinear Light”, the 17th and final Alice Coltrane studio album. It was recorded April 2000 – June 2004, and was produced by Ravi Coltrane.
Personnel:
- Alice Coltrane – piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer
- Ravi Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone, percussion, sleigh bells
- Oran Coltrane – alto saxophone
- Charlie Haden – bass
- James Genus – bass
- Jack De Johnette – drums
- Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums
- The Sai Anantam Ashram Singers – vocals
Track listing:
- Sita Ram – traditional
- Walk with Me – traditional
- Translinear Light – Alice Coltrane
- Jagadishwar – Alice Coltrane
- This Train – traditional
- The Hymn – Alice Coltrane
- Blue Nile – Alice Coltrane
- Crescent – John Coltrane
- Leo – John Coltrane
- Triloka – Alice Coltrane
- Satya Sai Isha – traditional
John Coltrane:The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording
On September 25, 2001, “Impulse!” label released “The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording”, the final live John Coltrane recording. It was recorded in April 1967, at the “Olatunji Center of African Culture” in New York City, and was produced by Bryan Koniarz.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
- Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
- Alice Coltrane – piano
- Jimmy Garrison – double bass
- Rashied Ali – drums
- Algie DeWitt – Batá drum, double bass
- Jumma Santos – percussion
Track listing:
- Introduction by Billy Taylor
- Ogunde – John Coltrane
- My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
Alice Coltrane: World Galaxy
In May 1972, “Impulse!” label released “World Galaxy”, the sixth Alice Coltrane studio album. It was recorded in November 1971, at “The Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel and Alice Coltrane.
Personnel:
- Alice Coltrane – piano, organ, harp, tanpura, percussion, arrangements
- Frank Lowe – saxophone, percussion
- Leroy Jenkins – violin
- Reggie Workman – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
- Elayne Jones – timpani
- Swami Satchidananda – voice
The String Orchestra
- David Sackson – concert master
- Arthur Aaron
- Henry Aaron
- Julien Barber
- Avron Coleman
- Harry Glickman
- Edward Green
- Janet Hill
- LeRoy Jenkins
- Joan Kalisch
- Ronald Lipscomb
- Seymour Miroff
- Thomas Nickerson
- Alan Shulman
- Irving Spice
- William Stone
- Dan Turbeville – engineer assistant
- Dennis Ferrante – engineer assistant
- Baker Bigsby – mixing
- Peter Max – cover design
- Philip Melnick – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Alice Coltrane, except where noted.
- My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Galaxy Around Olodumare
- Galaxy In Turiya
- Galaxy In Satchidananda
- A Love Supreme – John Coltrane
John Coltrane: Infinity
In September 1972, “Impulse!’ label released “Infinity”, album by John Coltrane. It features overdubs with strings of Coltrane’s pieces recorded in 1965 and 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ed Mitchell.
Personnel:
Original performance
- John Coltrane – soprano and tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion, bells
- Pharoah Sanders – tenor sax, flute, piccolo, tambourine, percussion
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Alice Coltrane – piano, organ
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Rashied Ali – drums
- Ray Appleton – percussion
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Baker Bigsby – engineer
Overdubbed with arrangements (recorded at “The village Recorder” in Los Angeles)
- Alice Coltrane – piano, harp, organ, vibraphone, tamboura, timpani
- Joan Chapman – tamboura
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Oran Coltrane – bells
String orchestra
- James Getzoff, Gerald Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White – violin
- Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum – viola
- Jesse Ehrlich, Edgar Lustgarten – cello
- Murray Adler – concertmaster
Track listing:
All tracks by John Coltrane.
- Peace on Earth
- Living Space
- Joy
- Leo
Alice Coltrane: Universal Consciousness
In September 1971, “Impulse!” label released “Universal Consciousness”, the fifth Alice Coltrane album. It was recorded April – June, 1971, in New York City and at the Coltrane’s home studios in Dix Hills, New York, and was produced by Brian Konairz and Alice Coltrane.
Personnel:
- Alice Coltrane – harp, organ, string arrangements
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Clifford Jarvis – drums, percussion
- Rashied Ali – drums, wind chimes
- Tulsi – tanpura
- John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalisch – violin
- Ornette Coleman – transcriptions
- W. Barneke, Roy Musgnug – engineer
- Tony May – engineer, mixing
- Ed Michel – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Alice Coltrane.
- Universal Consciousness
- Battle at Armageddon
- O Allah
- Hare Krishna
- Sita Ram
- The Ankh of Amen-Ra
John Coltrane: Expression
In September 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Expression”, first posthumous release of John Coltrane recordings and the last album he personally authorized. “Expression” was released two months after his death (July 17, 1967). It was recorded February – March 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, flute
- Pharoah Sanders – flute, piccolo, tambourine
- Alice Coltrane – piano
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- Rashied Ali – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Victor Kalin – cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by John Coltrane.
- Ogunde
- To Be
- Offering
- Expression
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