Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane

Andy Beta

​Cosmic Music is the first full biography of Alice Coltrane, a remarkable, groundbreaking artist, and is an elegant, deeply researched corrective to the historical -- and critical -- record.

It elevates Alice Coltrane to her proper place, both alongside her husband, John Coltrane, as one of the greatest musical visionaries of the 20th century, and also as a singular artist in Western music, one who became a spiritual leader in her lifetime.

In addition to being a massive creative talent, Alice also was a devoted Hindu spiritual leader, and in the years since her passing, she has become a great influence on a new generation of musicians, especially women, people of color, and artists who seek to combine jazz with other musical forms.

Cosmic Music shows the previously unknown connections between Alice Coltrane and other generational icons, from Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and Nina Simone to Mother Teresa and Doja Cat, and with extensive research and scores of new interviews, this is the definitive account of a visionary whose influence is only just beginning to be appreciated in full.
Hardcover, 8-page 1C insert prints at Marquis
9.4 in H | 6.4 in W | 1.5 lb Wt