Interstellar Space is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, featuring drummer Rashied Ali. It was recorded in 1967, the year of his death, and released by Impulse! Records in September 1974.
Interstellar Space consists of an extended duet suite in four parts with the drummer Rashied Ali, and was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio on February 22, 1967, one week after the session that produced Stellar Regions (which included the track “Offering”, also featured on the album Expression), and roughly two weeks before the session that produced the tracks “Ogunde” and “Number One”, both of which also appeared on Expression. There is some overlap between the material on Stellar Regions and Interstellar Space; for example, “Venus” has the same melody as the title track of Stellar Regions, while “Mars” quotes the melody of what became known as “Iris”, and many note choices and runs are similar…read more.
Album Data
Released: September 1974
Recorded: February 23rd, 1967
Record Label: Impulse! Records
Location Recorded: Rudy Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Producer: Bob Thiele
Album Length: 36 min / 27 sec
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