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John Coltrane: Infinity is an album by Alice Coltrane, overdubbing recordings by her late husband John Coltrane, which was released on Impulse! Records in 1972. Alice Coltrane’s controversial ‘re-imagining’ of her husband’s late works was criticised by both fans and critics, as she took his original performances and superimposed them over lush orchestral backgrounds and re-dubbed rhythm section parts, as well as recording new solos on piano, organ, harp and timpani.[2]
Tracks 2 and 3 were originally recorded by the 'classic quartet' (John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones) in 1965, while tracks 1 and 4 were recorded by Coltrane's later ensemble (Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Garrison, Rashied Ali, and extra percussionist Ray Appleton). On the 1965 tracks, Alice retains the original rhythm section parts, adding string and tamboura parts only, but on the 1966 tracks, Garrison's bass parts are replaced with new recordings by Charlie Haden, and she herself records new solos.
[edit] Tracklisting
- All compositions by John Coltrane
- "Peace on Earth" – 9:03
- "Living Space" – 10:40
- "Joy" – 8:01
- "Leo" – 10:08
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- Original tracks on 1, 3 and 4 were recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California, 1965 & 1966. Original tracks on 2 recorded at Van Gelder Recording, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1965. Overdubs recorded at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California 1972.
[edit] Musicians
[edit] Original performances by
- John Coltrane (soprano & tenor sax, bass clarinet, bells, percussion – 4)
- Pharoah Sanders (tenor sax, flute, piccolo, tambourine, percussion – 4)
- McCoy Tyner (piano – 2,3)
- Jimmy Garrison (bass – 2,3)
- Elvin Jones (drums – 2,3)
- Rashied Ali (drums – 1,4)
- Ray Appleton (percussion – 1,4)
[edit] Overdubbed with arrangements featuring
- Alice Coltrane (piano – 1,4, harp – 1,2,3, organ – 1,4, vibraphone – 1,3, tamboura – 2, timpani-4)
- Charlie Haden (bass – 1,3,4)
- Joan Chapman (tamboura – 2)
- Oran Coltrane (bells - 2)
[edit] String orchestra
- James Getzoff, Gerald Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White (violin)
- Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum, (viola)
- Jesse Ehrlich, Edgar Lustgarten (cello)
- Murray Adler (concertmaster)
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