“Affinity,” 92
“Afro Blue,” 62
Ali, Rashied, 4, 48, 61, 62, 68, 72, 83, 85
“Altruvista,” 69–70
“Andromeda’s Suffering,” 86
“Ankh of Amen Ra, The,” 83
Ashby, Dorothy, 70
avant-garde jazz, 6, 36, 71, 86, 115n3, 116n11
Coltrane’s experience with, 2, 4, 16–17, 48–49, 56–63, 110
its influence on Coltrane’s music, 71–72, 83, 92
spirituality and, 9, 15, 17, 49, 51–53, 54, 78
Avatar Book Institute, 7, 92, 95, 106
Baptist church, 16, 94, 98, 104, 113nn10–11
Coltrane’s musical training in, 2, 4, 16, 17, 19, 22–27, 32, 44, 46, 58, 69, 102. See also Christianity; gospel music
“Battle of Armageddon,” 81–82, 83
bebop: characteristics of, 42–43, 59
Coltrane’s departures from, 38–39, 48, 57, 65, 69
Coltrane’s experience with, 2, 4, 16, 19, 27, 31–36, 40, 42–43, 46, 58, 110
in Detroit, 16, 17, 19, 28–35, 39, 46, 114n22
“Bei Mir Bist du Schon,” 45
Belle Isle Riot, 21
“Bhaja Govindam,” 95
bhajans, 9, 79, 85, 103–6, 117n5, 118n9
at Sai Anantam Ashram, 2–3, 17, 27, 95, 99, 100, 102–3, 106–9
Coltrane’s recordings of, 7, 66, 91–92, 95, 102–3, 106. See also kirtans
Birdland, 40–41
“Black and Tan Fantasy, The,” 51
Black Arts movement, 15, 55, 56
Black Power movement, 16, 55–56
Blair, John, 83
Blakey, Art, 51
Blavatsky, Helena, 74
“Blue Nile,” 69
blues, 9, 25, 29, 40, 42, 114n22
its influence on Coltrane’s music, 2, 4, 38, 43–44, 48, 63, 69, 73, 86, 89, 91, 92
Botafasina, Surya, 107–9
Brand, Julius, 83
Brandon, Dolores, 102
Brazil, Joe, 35
Burrell, Billy and Kenny, 30, 31
“Button Up Your Lip,” 42
Cabrera, Milton, 30
Cass Technical High School, 29–30, 70
Chambers, Paul, 30, 31, 32, 33
“Cherokee,” 29
Chetan Jyoti, Ma, 105
Christianity, 52, 54–56, 74, 105, 107
the black church, 11, 14, 20, 22–27, 51, 55, 63, 104, 112n14
Coltrane’s relationship with, 7, 8, 12, 22–27, 36, 49, 77, 97, 98. See also Baptist church; gospel music
Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, 74
Church of the Living God, 74
classical music, 27, 58, 63, 69, 83. See also Dvorak, Antonin; Stravinsky, Igor
Coleman, Ornette, 36, 115n3, 116n11
Coltrane, Alice: her childhood, 16, 18, 19, 21–27, 30–34, 110
her devotional music, 2–3, 17, 84–86, 92, 95, 99, 102–6, 108
her jazz career, 4, 16, 35, 37–39, 40–46, 64–66, 68–73, 80, 83–93
as a politicized figure, 6, 15–16, 49–50, 71
her relationship with John Coltrane, 4–5, 7, 16, 17, 35, 40–41, 46, 47–51, 64–65, 67, 72
her spirituality, 6–10, 12–13, 16–17, 50–51, 56, 65–67, 72, 73, 76–83, 94–101, 109–110
her work with John Coltrane, 16, 47–49, 56–63, 110
Coltrane, John, 34–35, 111n1, 116n8, 116n1
his musical influence on Coltrane, 38–39, 41–42, 45, 47–48, 64–66, 70, 72, 83, 116n11
his relationship with Coltrane, 4–5, 7, 16, 17, 35, 40–41, 46, 47–51, 64–65, 67, 72
his spirituality, 49–53, 56, 77, 109
his work with Coltrane, 16, 47–49, 56–63, 110
Coltrane, Michelle, 37, 40, 47
Coltrane, Oran, 47
Coltrane Studio, 68
Cox, Kenneth, 35
“Crescent,” 62
Das, Ram, 105
Davis, Miles, 33, 34, 35, 39, 53, 87, 114n25, 115n4, 116n11
Detroit: Coltrane’s musical experience in, 3, 4, 16, 22–27, 30–31, 34–35, 37–39, 58, 102, 109
history of, 19–22, 27–28, 112n3, 112n5
musical subcultures in, 14, 17, 19–20, 27–35, 40, 44, 46, 70, 114n19, 114n22
Divine Songs, 95
Dranes, Arizona, 25
Du Bois, W.E.B., 75
Dvorak, Antonin, 4, 87, 88–89, 117n7
“El Cheapo,” 44
Elements, The, 90
El Nutto, 42
“El Nutto,” 43
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 74
“Excerpt of Firebird,” 87–88
“Expression,” 63
Farrow, Ernest, 20, 21, 23, 32–33, 34, 37, 40
Father Divine, 74
Foote, Julia, 11
Gandhi, Mahatma, 74
“Ganesha,” 95
“Ghana Nila,” 95
Gibbs, Terry, 16, 36, 40–46, 47, 48, 57, 58, 61, 70
Glorious Chants, 95
“Going Home,” 88–90
Goldsmith, George, 37
Gordy Jr., Berry, 35
gospel music, 8, 9, 20, 36, 51, 79, 88–89, 108, 113n11, 113n13
Coltrane’s experience with, 22–27, 36, 44, 46, 69, 102, 110
its influence on Coltrane’s music, 2, 4, 14, 35, 44, 63, 88–89, 92, 107. See also Baptist church; Christianity
Gospel Pearls, 24
“Gospel Trane,” 69
“Govinda Jai Jai,” 95
Hagood, Kenneth “Poncho,” 35–37
Harris, Barry, 4, 28, 29, 31–32, 33–34, 37, 42
Hinduism, 1–2, 73–77, 101, 103–6, 117n5
Coltrane’s experience with, 3, 7–8, 73, 77, 91, 94, 96, 98–99, 109. See also Sai Anantam Ashram; Vedanta
“H.I.S.,” 69
Hobby Bar, 37
Huntington Ashram Monastery, 66, 67–68, 69, 72
Impulse! Records, 4, 16, 48, 65, 68, 71, 72, 73, 80, 86, 90, 91
Indian classical music, 52, 73, 75, 78–79, 80, 85–86, 104, 118n9
Infinite Chants, 95
Integral Yoga Institute, 76, 79, 116n1
International Jazz Quartet, 34
International Society for Krishna Consciousness, 105
“Isis and Osiris,” 73
Islam, 51, 55, 56, 75, 76, 117n4
“I Want to See You,” 68
Jackson, Anthony, 35
Jackson, Melvin, 37
Jackson, Milt, 30, 31, 34, 114n21
Jackson, Rebecca, 11
Jarman, Joseph, 78
“Jaya, Jaya, Rama,” 69
jazz. See avant-garde jazz; bebop; Detroit, musical subcultures in; rhythm-and-blues
Jewish Melodies in Jazztime, 42, 45–46
“Jimmy’s Mode,” 63
Johnston, Ann. See McLeod, Ann
Johnston, Margaret, 36
Journey in Satchidananda, 66, 72–73, 78
“Journey in Satchidananda,” 45
Jowcol Music, 5
Kalisch, Joan, 83
Khan, Ali Akbar, 75
Khan, Bismilah, 75
Kind of Blue, 53
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 74
kirtan, 79, 84–86, 92, 105–6, 118n9. See also bhajans
Krazner, Bob, 90
Krishnamurti, Jiddu, 52
“Krishnaya,” 92–93
Lateef, Yusef, 19, 30, 34, 35, 51, 117n4
Lee, Jerena, 11
Lemon Gospel Choir, 25–26
Litweiler, John, 5–6, 64–65, 71
Live at the Village Vanguard Again!, 48, 61–62
“Lord Help Me to Be,” 68
“Lord of Lords,” 86
“Los Caballos,” 91
Love Supreme, A, 7, 49, 51, 53
“Love Supreme, A,” 86
Mack Avenue Church of God in Christ, 25–26
Mahesh Yogi, 75
Maupin, Bennie, 30–31, 33, 37–39
McBee, Cecil, 4, 29, 33, 66, 71, 72
McLeod, Alice. See Coltrane, Alice
McLeod, Solon, 20–21
Meditation, 49
Menuhin, Yehudi, 75
Milestones, 53
Monastic Trio, A, 5–6, 10, 64–65, 66, 67–71, 72, 92
Monument Eternal, 7, 67, 96, 98, 116n1
Morelli, Frank, 37
“Morning Worship,” 91
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 22–24
“My Favorite Things,” 5, 59, 61, 62, 86
Negro Masonry, 74
new-age music, 70
North Eastern High School, 30, 32
“Nyah Shere,” 46
“O Bhagavan,” 2
“Oh Allah,” 84
Olatunji, Babatunde, 52
Om, 49
“Om Supreme,” 91–92
“One for My Uncle,” 42
“One for the Father,” 92
Parker, Charlie, 28, 29, 32, 35, 87
“Peace on Earth,” 62–63, 68, 69
Pike, Bobby, 40
Powell, Bud, 28, 29, 36, 40, 42, 43
Prabhubada, A. C. Baktivedanta, 105
“Prayer Meeting,” 51
“Prema,” 92
“Prema Muditha,” 95
Premieres, the, 35
Ptah the El Daoud, 5, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72
“Ptah the El Daoud,” 45
Radha Krsna Nama Sankirtana, 67, 80, 92, 95, 102
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 6, 111n3
Reyes-Botafasina, Radha, 100–101, 103, 108
rhythm-and-blues, 4, 25, 29, 35, 91
Rite of Spring, 91
Sai Anantam Ashram, 1–3, 16, 17, 27, 91, 94, 95, 99–102, 106–9, 110. See also Vedantic Center
Sanders, Pharoah, 4, 48, 68, 69, 72
Sanders, Sallie, 25
Satchidananda, Swami, 7, 17, 22, 66, 72, 73, 75–76, 77, 78–79, 116n1
Sathya Sai Baba, 1, 2, 8, 12, 99–100, 117n2
Self-Realization Fellowship, 74, 105
“Seraphic Light,” 63
“Shaine Une Zees,” 46
Shanti Anantam Ashram. See Sai Anantam Ashram
“Sivaya,” 95
Smith, Amanda Berry, 11
“Something about John Coltrane,” 73
“Spiritual Eternal,” 91
spirituality: among African Americans, 11, 14, 15–16, 55–56, 74–75, 76
in America, 53–56, 73–76, 105. See also avant-garde jazz, spirituality in
“Spring Rounds,” 91
“Sri Nrsimha,” 95
“Sri Rama Ohnedaruth,” 86
“Stop over Bombay,” 78
Stravinsky, Igor, 4, 27, 87–88, 91
“Sun, The,” 68
“Sunny Girl,” 42–43
Sweet Daddy Grace, 74
Tagore, Rabindranath, 74
Theile, Bob, 48
Theosophical Society, 74
Thoreau, Henry David, 74
Thurman, Howard and Sue, 74
“To Be,” 63
“Tranesonic,” 63
Transfiguration, 6, 67, 80, 92–93
“Transfiguration,” 92
Translinear Light, 95
Truth, Sojourner, 11
“Turiya and Ramakrishna,” 69
Turiyasangitananda, Swamini. See Coltrane, Alice
Turiya Sings, 95
Tyner, McCoy, 4, 48, 51, 59, 61, 115n2
Universal Consciousness, 6, 67, 79–80, 81–86, 87
“Universal Consciousness,” 82–84
Vedanta, 67, 74, 76, 77, 99, 117n5
Vedantic Center, 1, 7, 66, 91, 95, 99, 102. See also Sai Anantam Ashram
Vivekananda, Swami, 74
Warner Brothers Records, 4, 16, 80, 90–91, 95, 106
“Wisdom Eye,” 91
Wood, Vishnu, 22, 35, 70, 72, 73
Workman, Reggie, 4, 7, 81, 92–93
Wright, Herman, 40
yoga, 55, 75, 76, 105, 106, 118n8
Yogananda, Paramahansa, 52, 74, 105, 116n1
Zen Buddhism, 52
Zoroastrianism, 52