Blue Nileby Alice Coltrane

Born on this day in 1937 - Alice Coltrane. "Alice Coltrane’s 'Ptah, the El Daoud,' has an inner luminosity that transcends its performances and composition; it is the rare album that captures not just brief moments of brilliance, but entire passages that transport the listener. The album is all the more remarkable for being out of print on vinyl since 1974. It was recorded in a studio built by the Coltranes in their Dix Hills home that was slated for demolition until a group of preservationists and family members stepped in to rescue it. This is the story of an album and its place of origin that are being brought back to life after almost fifty years." -The Vinyl Press Read the full review here: thevinylpress.com

Born on this day in 1937 - Alice Coltrane. "Alice Coltrane’s 'Ptah, the El Daoud,' has an inner luminosity that transcends its performances and composition; it is the rare album that captures not just brief moments of brilliance, but entire passages that transport the listener. The album is all the more remarkable for being out of print on vinyl since 1974. It was recorded in a studio built by the Coltranes in their Dix Hills home that was slated for demolition until a group of preservationists and family members stepped in to rescue it. This is the story of an album and its place of origin that are being brought back to life after almost fifty years." -The Vinyl Press Read the full review here: thevinylpress.com

"Alice Coltrane’s 'Ptah, the El Daoud,' has an inner luminosity that transcends its performances and composition; it is the rare album that captures not just brief moments of brilliance, but entire passages that transport the listener. The album is all the more remarkable for being out of print on vinyl since 1974. It was recorded in a studio built by the Coltranes in their Dix Hills home that was slated for demolition until a group of preservationists and family members stepped in to rescue it. This is the story of an album and its place of origin that are being brought back to life after almost fifty years." -The Vinyl Press Read the full review here: thevinylpress.com

With Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson

Coltrane on harp and piano, with Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone, alto flute, bells), Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone, alto flute), Ron Carter (bass), and Ben Riley (drums)