Alice Coltrane - WBCN-FM, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2, 1972

Alice Coltrane - WBCN-FM, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2, 1972Always read the footnotes, people! You never know what sweet tidbits are lurking in the back of the book. Case in point, Andy Beta’s recent/recommended Alice Coltrane bio Cosmic Music features this enticing info about an unheard Boston radio broadcast from 1972: “Alice’s group that night features Frank Lowe on saxophone, John Blair on violin and leading a string section from the New England Conservatory, and a tabla player/percussionist. No bassist or drummer. Without a true rhythm section, the set has a curious floating, unmoored pacing, led by Alice’s otherworldly bass tones on the Wurlitzer. The set draws from World Galaxy and features rare performances of ‘Galaxy in Turiya’ and an expansive read of ‘Galaxy in Satchidananda.’”Holy Lord of Lords, Batman! This whole recording has yet to surface, but Andy was kind enough to play that “Galaxy in Satchinananda” — all 25 minutes of it — on a recent appearance on WFMU’s…