ALICE COLTRANE PASSES

[Guest youmustbe]

Alice Coltrane passed away last night.

[JSngry]

Damn.

[7/4]

This is shocking.

Edited January 13, 2007 by 7/4

[sidewinder]

Deep condolences to the family and may her spirit Rest In Peace.

I'm stunned.

[Alexander]

RIP. A great musician on her own terms. A shame that she's spent most of her career in her husband's shadow...

[Guy Berger]

RIP, Alice. I will give Ptah the El Daoud a spin.

Guy

[Adam]

RIP. I'm shocked. She looked good at UCLA last year. My condolences to her family.

[felser]

RIP. A great musician on her own terms. A shame that she's spent most of her career in her husband's shadow...

She really did make her own mark on the music. Those first four Impulse albums were incredible works.

[7/4]

She really did make her own mark on the music. Those first four Impulse albums were incredible works.

I agree. I love those albums.

[Simon Weil]

It is shocking. Played "Journey to..." this morning (didn't know).

Simon Weil

[GregK]

Was this sudden? She certainly looked fine, seemed to be healthy when I saw her in Ann Arbor in September. Wow.

[king ubu]

Very sad news - I'm not nearly as familiar with her own music as I should be, alas.

[Lazaro Vega]

That concert in Ann Arbor was such as personal event, the whole family there to celebrate their father's birthday and featuring special guest Roy Haynes...Glad to have heard Alice Coltrane live that one time. Searching for words....The musical mysticism she draped herself in, the deep Eastern vibe of her solos, was clearer live. That night Ravi kept most of his solos short and encouraged her to really play at length.....Sorry to hear this news.

[Chuck Nessa]

Sorry to say the only time I heard her "in person" was with the last John Coltrane band at the Plugged Nickel. Last time I saw her husband too.

[ghost of miles]

Weird and sad--I was just starting to work on a show about her for March. I'd just started to develop an appreciation for her music away from JC in the past several years... a lesser-known side to her story was that she came out of the great late 1950s/early 1960s Detroit jazz scene. (Alice McLeod, right?)

The march of death has been brutal of late.

[Guest youmustbe]

i heard Alice Mcleod with Terry Gibbs at Birdland in 63 opening for Trane...and of course, later with Trane.

I don't know details, but I was told it was sudden.

[RDK]

Geez, what a horrible day for jazz. Filled with bad news. R.I.P Ms. Coltrane.

[DMP]

I also heard her at Birdland (July, '63) on that bill with Coltrane - she played vibes as well as piano with Gibbs - think that's when they met. (I think Gibbs son and Ravi Coltrane are also friends.) Unexpected and sad.

[Chalupa]

Has this been confirmed yet??? I can't find any mention of her death anywhere.

[Face of the Bass]

People in a position to know are confirming this. Chris Albertson says it is true over at All About Jazz, and Lois Gilbert says it is true over at JazzCorner. Haven't heard any details, though.

[clifford_thornton]

Wow.

RIP

And 2007 looks to be another tough one of musicians' passings...

[B. Goren.]

[White Lightning]

R.I.P. Ms. Coltrane

[Aggie87]

Rest in Peace, and may your spirit be rejoined with John's.

[brownie]

An obituary from the Minneapolis Star Tribune today.

Alice Coltrane, 69, the jazz performer and composer who was inextricably linked with the musical improvisations of her husband, the legendary saxophonist John Coltrane, died Friday of respiratory failure in Los Angeles.

Alice Coltrane, 69, the jazz performer and composer who was inextricably linked with the musical improvisations of her husband, the legendary saxophonist John Coltrane, died Friday of respiratory failure in Los Angeles.

A pianist and organist, Alice Coltrane was noted for her astral compositions and for bringing the harp onto the jazz bandstand. She was also a noted Hindu guru in California.