Journey in Satchidananda's distinctive sound world is composed of the meditative drone of the tamboura, the plaintive bowed bass, Pharoah Sanders' restless soprano saxophone and Alice Coltrane's expansive, glittering harp. It's a work that distils the best of Alice Coltrane: her own distinctive creative and spiritual vision, imbued with the presence of her late husband John. The inspiration for the album came from Swami Satchidananda, Coltrane's own "spiritual preceptor" and in the liner notes, Alice hopes that "Anyone listening to this selection should try to envision himself floating on an ocean of Satchidananda's love, which is literally carrying countless devotees across the vicissitudes and stormy blasts of life to the other shore. Satchidananda means knowledge, existence, bliss. Inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame (Los Angeles - May 2026)One of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Alice Coltrane’s fourth Impulse! “...the album remains a vision of universal healing, spiritual self-preservation in times of trouble and the god that appears when you seek her out." (NPR)Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
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