Ptah, the El Daoud

Alice Coltrane · 1970

Context

Title track of the album recorded on January 26, 1970, in the basement of the Dix Hills house and released by Impulse! in September 1970. Alice Coltrane, on piano, pairs two tenors for the first time, Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson; the title refers to the Egyptian god Ptah, "El Daoud" meaning "the beloved" in Arabic.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Spiritual jazz. Among the origins and influences of Spiritual jazz: Modal, Free jazz.

By the same artist

• Turiya and Ramakrishna (1970)
• Journey in Satchidananda (1971)

Sources

• EN: Ptah, the El Daoud

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