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Interstellar Space
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Interstellar Space is a duo suite for saxophone and drums by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali. They recorded it on 22 February 1967 at Van Gelder Studio, the year in which Coltrane died. Impulse! Records released it in September 1974. It was barely planned: Ali came for an ordinary session and found only Coltrane there. Asked what they would play, Coltrane replied that it could be anything Ali wanted. They recorded the album in one go.
The original release had four tracks: Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. The melody of Venus also returns on another recording from that period. Rolling Stone called the record astonishing, and Robert Christgau wrote that the duets only come alive when you listen to them attentively. Other critics found the music hard to approach, but emotionally powerful.
Listening
Track list
- 1Mars10:44Apple Music ↗
- 2Venus8:37Apple Music ↗
- 3Jupiter5:26Apple Music ↗
- 4Saturn11:44Apple Music ↗
- 5Leo10:57Apple Music ↗
- 6Jupiter Variation6:44Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗