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1 Configuration 07:16
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)
2 Stellar Regions 07:23
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)
3 Leo 06:55
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)
4 Iris 06:04
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)
5 Seraphic Light 09:42
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)
6 Tranesonic 05:05
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)
7 Jimmy's Mode 04:21
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)
8 Sun Star 08:37
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)
9 Stellar Regions 10:24
    by John Coltrane (Jowcol Music)

Total Time: 65:47

About The Music of John Coltrane

Originally recorded on John Coltrane's sensational, futuristic 1967 recording, "Stellar Regions", Coltrane's drummer Rashied Ali joins the excellent group Prima Materia for new renditions of these songs. The cover picture is an original John Coltrane drawing of "Configurations" from the mid 60s when he developed a completely new scientifically proven harmonic system. "It's not that I didn't like what I did with Trane - that started this whole direction - but I believe I can't do it better than I did now. Now I feel in peace with this music," Rashied Ali said in an interview in early August 2009, before he passed away. In this band the saxophones of Louie Belogenis and Allan Chase often honor the sound and direction of Coltrane, but do not fear to offer a glimpse of more recent ideas. Greg Murphy, a multi-decade pianist collaborator with Ali, finds a natural approach to these not-so-common sounds without copying Alice Coltrane's strong original style. Overall, Configurations is an important historical update to what John Coltrane's late compositions, which are far from overplayed, can be forty years after the composer's untimely death in 1967.

Credits

Rashied Ali - drums
Louie Belogenis - saxophone
Allan Chase - saxophone
Greg Murphy - piano
Wilber Morris - bass
Joe Gallant - bass

Articles about The Music of John Coltrane

PROFILE ARTICLE: Rashied Ali Expands Jazz to Eternal Free Space

Rashied Ali garnered acclaim and approval mostly as John Coltrane's last drummer. It is natural that such an affiliation would lead to lots of independent opportunities subsequently. Ali, a Philadelphia native, started his career in his musically fertile hometown. He moved to New York City when... Read

OPINION: Drummer Rashied Ali Reconfigures Music by John Coltrane

This historically important album is the last recording by jazz icon John Coltrane's sideman. Drummer Rashied Ali felt the need to re-record the songs which introduced him to free jazz. "It's not that I didn't like what I did with Trane - that started this whole direction - but I believe I can't do... Read