Alice Coltrane - Universal ConsciousnessOriginally released on Impulse! in 1971, Universal Consciousness isa major turning point in Alice Coltranes momentous career. Whileher previous albums pushed the limits of spiritual free jazz and featuredmuch of her late husbands band, Universal Consciousnessexpands the harpist pianists compositional palette with organ and strings (working with Ornette Coleman).Oh Allah is the finest example of Coltranes new direction: tenseviolins dissolve into

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' and he also plays on the new Kendrick Lamar album 'To Pimp A Butterfly'

Jaakko Eino Kalevi marks the start of a striking new chapter for the Berlin-based artist - a former tram driver in Helsinki - who's already made quite an impression on the international stage these past 12 months

The follow-up

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Betty Harris

mixing exercises in creative noisemaking with tunes that fall on just the right side of maudlin

the Jefferies brothers and

an album that speaks to his evolving gift with melody while also betraying the sort of perspective that time provides

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San Francisco series

along with the DVD of the film