Alice Coltrane's "The Carnegie Hall Concert" is a previously unreleased recording of a historic 1971 concert
The original multi-track recording was commissioned by Impulse Records but wasn't released at the time
Alice's first performance as a leader at Carnegie Hall
All-star group including Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Jimmy Garrison, Cecil McBee, Ed Blackwell and others
The concert was a fundraiser for Swami Satchidananda's Integral Yoga Institute
A triple bill placing her in the company of Laura Nyro and The Rascals
Concert produced by Sid Bernstein, who promoted the first Beatles concert in the US
Recorded in quadraphonic and decoded to stereo for this release, mastered/cut by Kevin Reeves and presented on 2-LP gatefold
§ Package includes essays by Lauren Du Graf and Alice's producer Ed Michel
Alice Coltrane - piano, harp
Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, percussion
Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion
Kumar Kramer – harmonium
Cecil McBee, Jimmy Garrison – bass
Clifford Jarvis, Ed Blackwell – drums
Tulsi – tambora
Carnegie Hall, New York Feb 21, 1971.
1. Journey in Satchidananda LP1 Side A
2. Shiva-Loka LP1 Side B
3. Africa LP2 Side A
4. Leo LP2 Side B
