Kulu Sé Mama

Kulu Sé Mama
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released	January 1967[1]
Recorded	June 10 & 16, 1965 (#2-3, 5, 6) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs October 14, 1965 (#1, 4) Western Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, Free jazz
Length	34:15 original LP 69:33CD reissue
Label	Impulse! A-9106
Producer	Bob Thiele
John Coltrane chronology
New Thing at Newport (1965) Kulu Sé Mama (1967) Meditations (1966)

Kulu Sé Mama is an album by jazz musician John Coltrane. Recorded during 1965, it was released in early 1967 as Impulse! A-9106 (AS-9106 for the stereo version). The title piece and "Selflessness" were recorded in October 1965 and feature a large ensemble including Sanders, Garrett, Butler and Lewis. The other tracks, "Vigil", "Welcome" and "Dusk Dawn", feature the "classic quartet" (Coltrane, Jones, Garrison and Tyner). "Kulu Sé Mama" was composed by Juno Lewis, and the other titles are credited to Coltrane. "Selflessness" was first released on the posthumous album Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things, and "Dusk Dawn" was first released on the posthumous album Living Space. Kulu Sé Mama was the last album released during Coltrane's lifetime.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

1. "Kulu Sé Mama (Juno Sé Mama)" - 18:50
2. "Vigil" - 9:51
3. "Welcome" - 5:34

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

4. "Selflessness" - 14:49
5. "Dusk Dawn" - 11:00
6. "Dusk Dawn"[Alternate Take] - 9:29

Track #3 recorded on June 10, 1965; #2, #5, #6 on June 16; #1, #4 on October 14, 1965.

Personnel

• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
• Pharoah Sanders — tenor saxophone, percussion (tracks 1, 4)
• McCoy Tyner — piano (#1, 3-6)
• Jimmy Garrison — double bass (#1, 3-6)
• Donald Rafael Garrett — bass clarinet, double bass, percussion (#1, 4)
• Frank Butler —drums, vocals (#1, 4)
• Elvin Jones — drums
• Juno Lewis — vocals, percussion, conch shell, hand drums (#1, 4)

References

External links

• All-Music entry