When Alice Coltrane recorded Eternity, she was at a point in her musical life halfway between the expansive free jazz she was making at the end of the 1960s, and the religious tapes she went on to produce for private use at the Shanti Anantam Ashram in the 1980s. It's easy to speculate that it was a time of great personal and spiritual growth for her: certainly, the album stands as easily the most diverse and restless record she ever made, with a collision of styles jostling for attention. Her meditative inclinations shine through in the tranquil harp playing on ‘Wisdom Eye’ and in the sunrise devotional of ‘Om Supreme’, with relaxed electric piano and a blissed-out choir intoning the magic word ‘California’. On ‘Los Caballeros’ a galloping groove and heavy latin percussion create the rhythms of wild horses running, with Coltrane unleashing some of her most seriously ‘out’ organ playing, diving into pitch-bends and unhinged flurries. ‘Spring Rounds From Rite Of Spring’ closes the album with one of her grandest statements: a full orchestra tackling Stravinsky's famous theme before launching into monumental group improvisation. No doubt about it, these were visionary times for Alice Coltrane.