| World Galaxy | ||||
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| Released | May 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | 15 and 16 November 1971 | |||
| Studio | The Record Plant, New York City | |||
| Genre | Spiritual jazz | |||
| Length | 40:52 | |||
| Label | Impulse! Records | |||
| Producer | Alice Coltrane and Ed Michel | |||
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World Galaxy is the sixth solo album by Alice Coltrane. It was recorded in November 1971 in New York City, and was released in 1972 by Impulse! Records. On the album, Coltrane appears on piano, organ, harp, tamboura, and percussion, and is joined by saxophonist Frank Lowe, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Ben Riley, timpanist Elayne Jones, and a string ensemble led by David Sackson. Violinist Leroy Jenkins also appears on soloist on one track, and Swami Satchidananda provides narration. World Galaxy features a trilogy of original compositions bookended by "My Favorite Things" and "A Love Supreme", two pieces for which her husband John Coltrane was known.[2][3] It was the second in a series of three albums (following Universal Consciousness and preceding Lord of Lords) on which Coltrane appeared with an ensemble of strings.[4]
In 2011, Impulse! reissued the album, along with Huntington Ashram Monastery, as part of a compilation titled Huntington Ashram Monastery/World Galaxy.[5][6]
- ^ "Billboard". 27 May 1972.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Alice Coltrane: World Galaxy". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Alice Coltrane - World Galaxy". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Alice Coltrane: Lord of Lords". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Alice Coltrane: Huntington Ashram Monastery/World Galaxy". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery/World Galaxy". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved October 21, 2022.