​Rashied Ali, the marvelously out avant-drummer who accompanied John Coltrane on his twilight ventures into outer space (see: The Olatunji Concert, and especially Interstellar Space), passed away last month, at the age of 74. Tomorrow, at Harlem's Riverside Church (120th Street and Riverside Drive), there will be a multi-faith memorial service for Ali, starting at 11 a.m. It's not the cacophonous musical tribute he's due--though that concert, which will take place at Saint Peter's Church in Manhattan at an unspecified future date, is apparently in the works, too--but it should be a lovely moment, nonetheless. All, the press release says, are welcome.

Oh just another fantastic day here in Musicland. Rashied Ali -- Philly-borne free-jazz drummer, John Coltrane co-conspirator when John started to get really out there, former NYC venue proprietor (Ali's Alley), and all-around badass -- died yesterday after a heart attack. He and Les Paul would've been something together, it's true. So after you've pulled out your Les Paul Studio and whacked it for awhile, put on Coltrane's Interstellar Space and really concentrate this time. "Don't leave stupid posts like 'this is not music' or whatever," notes the dude responsible for the YouTube clip above. Indeed.