| Turiya Sings | ||||
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| Released | 1982 (rereleased 2021) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | New-age music, Devotional music | |||
| Label | Privately released, rereleased by Impulse! Records | |||
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Turiya Sings is an album by Alice Coltrane, recorded in 1981 during a marathon fifteen-hour session, and initially released in 1982 on privately-pressed cassette for her Vedantic Center's students.[1][2] The album features recordings of devotional Sanskrit songs sung by Coltrane, accompanied by overdubbed strings and synthesised instrumentation, and marks her first recorded appearance as a vocalist.[3][4]
Although unofficial LP and CD versions of the album exist, it was never officially reissued in its original form because the Coltrane family has been unable to locate the master synthesizer tracks.[5] However, the album was rereleased in July 2021 by Impulse! Records as Kirtan: Turiya Sings, which is based on a 1981 mix that lacks the original release's overdubbed synthesizer and string backings.[6][7][5]
- ^ Peacock, Tim (2021-06-02). "Alice Coltrane's Intimate Kirtan Turiya Sings Set For Release In July". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ Berkman, Franya J. (2010). Monument Eternal: The Music of Alice Coltrane. Wesleyan University Press. p. 95.
- ^ "Alice Coltrane Turiya Sings Reissue Announced". Pitchfork. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ Shteamer, Hank (2021-06-02). "Alice Coltrane Devotional Album to See Release in Newly Stripped-Down Form". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ a b Pelly, Jenn (17 July 2021). "Alice Coltrane Kirtan: Turiya Sings". Pitchfork.
- ^ Coltrane, Ravi (2021-07-16). "Ravi Coltrane On Alice Coltrane's 'Kirtan: Turiya Sings'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Alice Coltrane – Kirtan: Turiya Sings". UNCUT. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-10-02.