Om (John Coltrane album)
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Om is a 1968 album by John Coltrane recorded in October 1965.
Om refers to the sacred syllable in Hinduism, which symbolizes the infinite or the entire Universe. Coltrane described Om as the "first syllable, the primal word, the word of power". Issued posthumously, the 29-minute recording contains chants from the Bhagavad Gita,[5] a Hindu holy book, as well as Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders chanting from a Buddhist text, The Tibetan Book of the Dead,[6] and reciting a passage describing the primal verbalization "om" as a cosmic/spiritual common denominator in all things.
It is believed that Coltrane was using LSD during the recording, though some people have said this is only a myth.[7]
It was included on The Major Works of John Coltrane CD released in 1992.
Track listing
| Side A | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Om, Part 1" | 15:06 |
| Side B | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 2. | "Om, Part 2" | 14:01 |
Note: while some CD configurations had "Om" as a single track, others kept the original LP record's original two-track configuration.
Personnel
- John Coltrane - tenor and soprano saxophone
- Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone
- Donald Rafael Garrett - double bass and clarinet
- Joe Brazil - flute
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Jimmy Garrison - bass
- Elvin Jones - drums
The sleevenotes credit Garrett with "bass clarinet": the musician himself has corrected this
References
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- ↑ Proefrock, Stacia. Om at AllMusic
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