[mtalantikite]

I agree, it might even be off-putting for some listeners to hear a random bit of her music out of context from the rest of the track (or even album).

"Journey in Satchidananda" I'm pretty sure is my favorite album of all time. I first heard it when I was maybe 16, and 20+ years later I still listen to it at least a few times per month. I'd suggest anyone that wants to listen to her music to put that one on and listen to it the whole way through. The album is both approachable and gorgeous.

[danielvaughn]

The actual song Journey in Satchidananda is one of my favorite pieces of music.

I went down a rabbit hole one afternoon finding various live performances of it, since it seemed so well-suited for extended jazz renditions. Here’s my favorite of the bunch:

https://youtu.be/w2bGe8kBPS4

[belfalas]

For the gentle people out there wondering what is Satchidananda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satcitananda

[PaulDavisThe1st]

It seems also be a reference to the self-named Swami Satchidananda who provided Alice Coltrane with some guidance and help after the death of her husband.

[belfalas]

The title is a play on words referencing the name of the Swami. Alice 'took a journey' in Satchitananda (guided by the Swami) which helped her through the mourning process.

[mtalantikite]

Vishnu Wood, who played on the album (and used to host a jam session we'd go to when I was in college), did an interview with Rolling Stone about it. [1] His guru was (is?) Satchitananda and he introduced her to him.

Satchitananda's Integral Yoga space is still in Manhattan and hosts workshops there (I took one with Laraaji there once).

[1] https://vishuwood-safarieast.com/rolling-stone-magazine-inte...