Alice Coltrane - Kirtan: Turiya Sings - LP

Previously Unreleased 1981 Recording of Turiya Sings featuring Sparser Arrangements of Organ and Chanting; Mastered by Kevin Reeves from Original 24-track Masters with Lacquers Cut by Ryan D. Smith at Sterling Sound Alice Coltrane is the undeniable godmother of spiritual jazz and an acknowledged influence on everyone from Flying Lotus and Kamasi Washington to Solange and Radiohead. Turyia Sings was originally released in 1982 on cassette as a collection of devotional songs including vocals, organ, strings, and synthesizers available only at Alice's Sai Anantam Ashram. Kirtan: Turiya Sings features a sparser arrangement of organ and chanting, produced by Ravi Coltrane. "In this setting I felt the greatest sense of her passion, devotion and exaltation in singing these songs in praise of the Supreme. In that moment, I knew people needed to hear Turiya Sings in this context," Ravi shares. "As her son, growing up and hearing her playing these songs on the very same Wurlitzer you hear on th