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McCoy Tyner: Song Of The New World

In July 1973, “Milestone” label released “Song of the New World”, the 17th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in April 1973, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner: piano, percussion
  • Sonny Fortune: alto and soprano saxophone, flute
  • Cecil Bridgewater: trumpet 
  • Jon Faddis: trumpet
  • Virgil Jones: trumpet
  • Garnett Brown: trombone 
  • Dick Griffin: trombone, baritone trombone
  • Willie Ruff: French horn
  • William Warnick III: French horn
  • Julius Watkins: French horn
  • Kiane Zawadi: euphonium 
  • Bob Stewart: tuba 
  • Hubert Laws: piccolo, flute
  • Harry Smyle: oboe 
  • Joony Booth: bass
  • Alphonse Mouzon: drums
  • Sonny Morgan: conga drums
  • Sanford Allen: violin
  • John Blair: violin
  • Selwart Clarke: violin
  • Winston Collymore: violin
  • Noel DaCosta: violin
  • Marie Hence: violin
  • Julian Barber: viola
  • Alfred Brown: viola
  • Ronald Lipscomb: cello
  • Kermit Moore: cello
  • William Fischer: conductor 

Track listing:

  1. Afro Blue – Mongo Santamaría
  2. Little Brother
  3. The Divine Love
  4. Some Day
  5. Song of the New World

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.

  1. Universal Consciousness
  2. Battle at Armageddon
  3. O Allah
  4. Hare Krishna
  5. Sita Ram
  6. The Ankh of Amen-Ra