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One of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing, that at once compiled all of the innovations from his past, spoke to the current of deep spirituality that liberated him from addictions to drugs and alcohol, and glimpsed at the future innovations of his final two and a half years. Recorded over two days in December 1964, Trane's classic quartet--Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Garrison-- stepped into the studio and created one of the most the most thought-provoking, concise, and technically pleasing albums of their bountiful relationship. From the undulatory (and classic) bassline at the intro to the last breathy notes, Trane is at the peak of his logical and emotionally varied soloing, while the rest of the group is completely atttuned to his spiritual vibe. Composed of four parts, each has a thematic progression. "Acknowledgement" is the awakening to a spiritual life from the darkness of the world; it trails off with the saxophonist chanting the suite's title. "Resolution" is an amazingly beautiful, somewhat turbulent segment. It portrays the dedication required for discovery on the path toward spiritual understanding. "Pursuance" searches deeply for that experience, while "Psalm" portrays that discovery and the realization of enlightenment with humility. Although sometimes aggressive and dissonant, this isn't Coltrane at his most furious or adventurous. His recordings following this period--studio and live-- become progressively untethered and extremely spirited. A Love Supreme not only attempts but realizes the ambitious undertaking of Coltrane's concept; his emotional, searching, sometimes prayerful journey is made abundantly clear. Clocking in at 33 minutes; A Love Supreme conveys much without overstatement. It is almost impossible to imagine any jazz collection without it.
© Sam Samuelson and Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - Andre Francis, MainArtist - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 2002 INA
Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 INA
Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2002 INA
Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2002 INA
Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 INA
DISC 3
Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer
℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer
℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer
℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer
℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer
℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer
℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer
℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer
℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 4
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Archie Shepp, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, ComposerLyricist - John Coltrane Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Archie Shepp, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, ComposerLyricist - John Coltrane Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Archie Shepp, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, ComposerLyricist - John Coltrane Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Archie Shepp, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, ComposerLyricist - John Coltrane Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Archie Shepp, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, ComposerLyricist - John Coltrane Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Archie Shepp, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, ComposerLyricist - John Coltrane Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
One of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing, that at once compiled all of the innovations from his past, spoke to the current of deep spirituality that liberated him from addictions to drugs and alcohol, and glimpsed at the future innovations of his final two and a half years. Recorded over two days in December 1964, Trane's classic quartet--Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Garrison-- stepped into the studio and created one of the most the most thought-provoking, concise, and technically pleasing albums of their bountiful relationship. From the undulatory (and classic) bassline at the intro to the last breathy notes, Trane is at the peak of his logical and emotionally varied soloing, while the rest of the group is completely atttuned to his spiritual vibe. Composed of four parts, each has a thematic progression. "Acknowledgement" is the awakening to a spiritual life from the darkness of the world; it trails off with the saxophonist chanting the suite's title. "Resolution" is an amazingly beautiful, somewhat turbulent segment. It portrays the dedication required for discovery on the path toward spiritual understanding. "Pursuance" searches deeply for that experience, while "Psalm" portrays that discovery and the realization of enlightenment with humility. Although sometimes aggressive and dissonant, this isn't Coltrane at his most furious or adventurous. His recordings following this period--studio and live-- become progressively untethered and extremely spirited. A Love Supreme not only attempts but realizes the ambitious undertaking of Coltrane's concept; his emotional, searching, sometimes prayerful journey is made abundantly clear. Clocking in at 33 minutes; A Love Supreme conveys much without overstatement. It is almost impossible to imagine any jazz collection without it.
© Sam Samuelson and Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 03:58:37
- Main artists: John Coltrane Quartet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Impulse!
- Genre: Jazz
© 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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