ghost of miles Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) This week on Night Lights it’s “Alice Coltrane, Ascending.” We had planned this March program six months ago and are greatly saddened that it will now be a memorial show instead. Alice Coltrane grew up as Alice McLeod in the thriving Detroit jazz scene of the 1940s and 1950s and first gained notice in the jazz world through her work with vibraphonist Terry Gibbs. In 1963 she met the tenor saxophonist John Coltrane while Coltrane and Gibbs’ groups were sharing a bill at Birdland in New York City; eventually they would marry and have three children. When Coltrane died at the age of 40 in 1967, his widow suddenly found herself not only as the guardian of a significant musical legacy, but also as an artist who wished to extend what she saw as the mission of her husband: music that was informed by spiritual or cosmic principles. She made a series of albums for the Impulse and Warner labels over the next 10 years that ultimately led to her own musical legacy. We’ll hear selections from Ptah the El Daoud, Journey in Satchidananda, A Monastic Trio, and more. “Alice Coltrane, Ascending” airs Saturday, March 3 at 11:05 p.m. EST on WFIU and at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN-Evansville. It will also air Sunday evening at 10 p.m. EST on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio. The program will be posted Monday afternoon in the Night Lights archives. Next week: "Miss Peggy Lee, Songwriter." Edited August 27, 2014 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) "Alice Coltrane, Ascending" is now archived. Some new sites on the Miscellaneous jazz/cultural links page that might be of interest to folks here: Destination Out Dial "M" for Musicology Jerry Jazz Musician Always looking to add more sites that reference 1945-1990 jazz/American culture/hipsterism, etc... if you know of any good ones & feel so inclined, post the link(s) in this thread. Edited March 8, 2007 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Up in honor of the anniversary of Alice Coltrane's birth today: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/alice-coltrane-ascending/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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