Sunday, November 15, 2009

John COLTRANE - Kulu Sé Mama 1965


John COLTRANE - Kulu Sé Mama 1965

This LP, re-released in 2000 and whose contents have been reissued in different sets on CD, features John Coltrane in two different settings. "Vigil" and the spiritual ballad "Welcome" showcase tenor saxophonist Coltrane with his classic quartet (pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones) in June 1965. Dating from October 14, 1965, it adds tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett on bass clarinet and second bass, second drummer Frank Butler, and percussionist-vocalist Juno Lewis to the quartet and is a bit of an oddity. Lewis' chanting and colorful percussion make this a unique if not essential entry in Coltrane's discography.
By Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.
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In 1965 John Coltrane was experimenting in a number of directions, regularly augmenting his long-standing quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones. He began a West Coast tour in the fall with tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders as a regular member of the band, and in Seattle he added Donald Garrett, playing both bass clarinet and bass, and drummer Frank Butler to the group before heading to Los Angeles to perform and record. The title track was composed by Juno Lewis, a singer and percussionist who brought a strongly African element into the expanding band. The chanted vocal and layered rhythms create one of Coltrane's most evocative performances, at once tranquil and potent, a gorgeous tapestry of percussion and reed sonorities that suggests a ritual. "Selflessness," recorded with the same group minus Lewis, is one of Coltrane's most luminous themes, a brief and exalted melody that's repeated and gradually expanded into a kind of serene chaos. The developing relationship between Coltrane and Sanders is particularly arresting, the two saxophonists both mirroring and expanding one another's ideas in stunning joint improvisations.
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Frank Butler- Percussion,Drums,Background Vocals
Elvin Jones- Drums
Jimmy Garrison- Bass
McCoy Tyner- Piano
John Coltrane- Percussion, Tenor Sax,Bells
Donald Rafael Garrett- Bass,Percussion,Clarinet
Juno Lewis- Percussion,Vocals,Conch Shell,Hand Drums
Pharoah Sanders- Percussion,Tenor Sax,Kalimba
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01.Kulu Sé Mama- (Juno Sé Mama) Julian Lewis John Coltrane (18:50)
02.Vigil- John Coltrane John Coltrane (9:51)
03.Welcome- John Coltrane John Coltrane (5:35)
04.Selflessness- John Coltrane John Coltrane (14:49)
05.Dusk Dawn- John Coltrane John Coltrane (11:00)
06.Dusk Dawn- John Coltrane John Coltrane (9:29)
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