Journey in Satchidananda is regarded as an iconic achievement in jazz. Recorded at the home on November 8th, 1970 with Alice on piano and harp, Pharoah Sanders on soprano saxophone and percussion, Cecil McBee on double bass (except “Isis and Osiris” which features Charlie Haden on bass), Rashied Ali on drums, Vishnu Wood on oud, Majid Shabazz on bells and tambourine, and Tulsi on tanpura, Coltrane expanded musical horizons for herself with the addition of new and unique instruments, and for listeners with the perfected blend of American jazz and Eastern spiritual sounds.
Alice composed the music after travels to India and studies with Swami Satchidananda, a leader in the Hindu-influenced movements of the time. These inspirations lead Coltrane down a path of rigorous study in these spiritual and musical traditions. The results, as realized by some of the finest players in jazz alongside fellow Swami devotees, are stunning.
