John Coltrane – Kulu Sé Mama

LP, Impulse! Records, 1967 / 1971 repress

Recorded in 1965

with Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett, Juno Lewis, Frank Butler


Style: Spiritual Jazz

Vibes: Ritualistic, Healing, Devotional, Tender, Earthy, Warm, Sombre, Communal, Poetic, Passionate, Hypnotic

Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Modal, Percussion, Acoustic, Polyrhythmic, Ostinato

Instrumentation: Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Upright Bass, Water Drum, Multiple Drummers, Doom Dahka, Juolulu, Bass Clarinet, Chants, Bells, Conch Shell



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