Flotation Device celebrates The John Coltrane Centenary with an all-vinyl show hosted by John Seman, touching on 1965–67, including Coltrane’s final studio dates in Spring 1967 featuring Alice Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders and Rashied Ali—with Trane playing bass clarinet, flute, and alto saxophone in addition to his usual tenor and soprano—plus some of the last live and studio sessions of the Classic Quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones with a focus on their stop in Seattle 61 years ago this month. We also revisit some early posthumous releases, the magnum opus Ascension by the John Coltrane Orchestra, and Coltrane's trip to Japan in July 1966, as well as tribute poems from Joe McPhee, and Amiri Baraka with David Murray and Steve McCall. Peace On Earth!
