Alice Coltrane - A Monastic Trio (1st French!) - Single vinyl record - 1968

Alice Coltrane – A Monastic Trio

A beautiful first French pressing of Alice Coltrane’s A Monastic Trio, released in 1968 on Impulse! (A-9156). This important album marked Alice Coltrane’s emergence as a bandleader in her own right, combining spiritual jazz, modal improvisation and deeply meditative sounds.

Condition:
- Cover: EX, well preserved with only light signs of age and handling.
- Vinyl: EX, clean and in excellent overall condition.

The album features Alice Coltrane on piano and harp, Pharoah Sanders on tenor saxophone and flute, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Rashied Ali on drums. Highlights include “Ohnedaruth,” “Gita” and “A Monastic Trio.”