Kulu Sé Mama

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Kulu Sé Mama is a free jazz album by John Coltrane, recorded during 1965 and released in January 1967 by Impulse! Records (A-9106; AS-9106 for stereo). It was the final album issued during Coltrane’s lifetime. The material was assembled from three separate recording session. The ballad ‘Welcome’ was recorded on June 10, 1965, at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, by Coltrane’s classic quartet. A second session on June 16 at the same studio produced ‘Vigil’, while additional recordings from these dates later appeared on albums such as Living Space, Transition and various CD reissue. By the October 14 session at Western Recorders in Los Angele, Coltrane had expanded his group to include Pharoah Sanders and Donald Rafael Garrett, along with drummer Frank Butler and vocalist/percussionist Juno Lewi. This lineup recorded ‘Kulu Sé Mama (Juno Sé Mama)’ and ‘Selflessness’, the latter later included on CD edition. Personnel: John Coltrane — tenor saxophoneElvin Jones — drumsMcCoy Tyner — piano (1, 3)Jimmy Garrison — double bass (1, 3)Donald Rafael Garrett — clarinet, double ba, percussion (1)Pharoah Sanders — tenor saxophone, percussion (1)Frank Butler —drum, vocals (1)Juno Lewis — vocal, percussion, conch shell, hand drums (1) Tracklist: 1. Kulu Sé Mama (Juno Sé Mama) 2. Vigil .

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