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Title: Ptah, The El Daoud
Label: Impulse! AS-9196
Release: US 1970
Format: Vinyl Record 12" LP
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Avant-garde Jazz, Modal, Spiritual Jazz
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Recorded at Coltrane’s home studio in Dix Hills, New York, the album features a remarkable lineup: Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson on saxophones, Ron Carter on bass, and Ben Riley on drums. This was one of the rare occasions where Sanders and Henderson played together, creating a striking contrast in their styles. Sanders’s fiery, spiritual cries against Henderson’s elegant, intellectual phrasing.
The instrumentation is unique, with Alice Coltrane performing not only on piano but also on harp, which adds a celestial and ethereal texture to the music. The track "Blue Nile" is especially notable for her harp work, one of the earliest and most influential uses of harp in modern jazz.
The album was originally overlooked commercially but later became a cult classic, considered a cornerstone of spiritual jazz.
It was only released in the U.S. and became extremely rare on vinyl, with original pressings fetching high prices among collectors.
"Ptah, The El Daoud" has been praised as perhaps Alice Coltrane’s most accessible yet profound work, often recommended as an entry point to her discography.
The cover art, showing Alice in contemplative expression, reinforces her image as a spiritual seeker in the jazz world.
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Record Grading: VG
Great VG: Light cosmetic wear across the surface. No feelable marks. Still a clean copy and plays nicely.Sleeve Grading: VG
Gatefold cover. Light wear on front and back. Light signs of age including scuffs, general staining, and yellowing.Record Details
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Artist: Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders And Joe HendersonTitle: Ptah, The El Daoud
Label: Impulse! AS-9196
Release: US 1970
Format: Vinyl Record 12" LP
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Avant-garde Jazz, Modal, Spiritual Jazz
Additional photos and videos available upon request.
Album Description
"Ptah, The El Daoud," released in 1970 on Impulse! Records, is Alice Coltrane’s third album as a leader and one of her most acclaimed works. The title track means "Ptah, the El Daoud" or "Ptah, the Beloved," with Ptah being the ancient Egyptian creator god associated with arts, craftsmanship, and creation. The album reflects Alice’s deep spiritual and mystical inclinations, merging modal jazz with Eastern philosophy and cosmic imagery.Recorded at Coltrane’s home studio in Dix Hills, New York, the album features a remarkable lineup: Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson on saxophones, Ron Carter on bass, and Ben Riley on drums. This was one of the rare occasions where Sanders and Henderson played together, creating a striking contrast in their styles. Sanders’s fiery, spiritual cries against Henderson’s elegant, intellectual phrasing.
The instrumentation is unique, with Alice Coltrane performing not only on piano but also on harp, which adds a celestial and ethereal texture to the music. The track "Blue Nile" is especially notable for her harp work, one of the earliest and most influential uses of harp in modern jazz.
The album was originally overlooked commercially but later became a cult classic, considered a cornerstone of spiritual jazz.
It was only released in the U.S. and became extremely rare on vinyl, with original pressings fetching high prices among collectors.
"Ptah, The El Daoud" has been praised as perhaps Alice Coltrane’s most accessible yet profound work, often recommended as an entry point to her discography.
The cover art, showing Alice in contemplative expression, reinforces her image as a spiritual seeker in the jazz world.
Grading Scale: NM / VG+ / VG / G+ / G
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