Good Morning!

Posted about 5 years ago
Probably one of the most perfect songs for morning meditation- Alice Coltrane's Journey In Satchidananda. If I had one of those morning alarm clocks that can play songs to wake you up, this is certainly what I would pick. I would be late every morning putting the song on repeat, but it would be well worth it!It's funny thinking about how appreciating artists in their proper context can totally change how you listen to them and more importanly how much you can enjoy them. I discovered Alice like probably most people do, from learning about her husband John. I was immediately turned off by Alice's shimmery atmospheres that seemed so much less substantial than her husband's big overpowering lines of inquiry. It took me several years before I could find the right context to really appreciate Alice, and really I've found the process every bit as rewarding (well, not quantitatively of course) as the study of John's genius.

Comments (2)

  1. Thierry Castaing says great idea, i'll use it as wake up music!
    Permalink posted 11/19/2006
  2. mktackabery says I so agree with this read of Alice as "shimmery atmospheres" - it took me a while to "get" her too but one day it was like I went back to her stuff and suddenly everything opened up, like Buddhism or something. great post!
    Permalink posted 11/19/2006

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