”Ptah, the El Daoud” by the Alice Coltrane Quintet with Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson on Impulse AS-9196

A spiritual masterpiece. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Been searching high and low for this masterpiece for several years but never found the coveted 1st pressing with the single logo box and the ringwear-prone cover in good condition. The search is now officially over as I’ve found this lovely example. The cover is clean beyond belief. Never seen one in this kind of shape before.The music is quintessential 70’s spiritual jazz in it’s very best iteration. Alice Coltrane’s third album as a leader. Recorded in the home studio in the basement of the Coltrane family home in Dix Hills, New York. We have a stellar lineup with Coltrane joined by Joe Henderson and Pharoah Sanders both on tenor and alto flute, Ron Carter on double bass and Ben Riley on drums.All the compositions were written by…