Decoding the untold musical life of Alice Coltrane

In his new book ‘Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane’, journalist Andy Beta charts her expansive life in music. Here, he highlights the many worlds she moved through beyond spiritual jazz.

Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda – World Spirituality Classics 1

Channeling sorrows through gospel and hymn, this excellent Luaka Bop compilation of Coltrane’s music hangs between earthly pain and celestial awakening