Recorded in 1968 and intended as a tribute to her late husband, Alice Coltrane is supported in her first solo outing by Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali — all members of John Coltrane’s last quintet. While initial reviews to the album were lukewarm upon release, looking at it in the context of her larger body of work, A Monastic Trio serves as a delightful foreshadowing of what was to come.
This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.
A1 Ohnedaruth 7:34
A2 Gospel Trane 6:33
A3 I Want To See You 6:31
B1 Lovely Sky Boat 6:40
B2 Oceanic Beloved 4:11
B3 Atomic Peace 5:43