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A Love Supreme

Coltrane, John, 1926-1967. CD - 1986 CD Jazz Coltrane Love 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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Call Number: CD Jazz Coltrane Love
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Compact disc.
Jazz suite.
Part I. Acknowledgement -- Part II. Resolution --Part III. Pursuance ; Part IV. Psalm.
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone ; McCoy Tyner, piano ; Jimmy Garrison, double bass ; Elvin Jones, drums.

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My Favorite Thing submitted by Caser on June 4, 2010, 8:39am On the next stormy afternoon this summer, do yourself a favor and pick up A Love Supreme from the library. Open up the windows, let a little rain spatter your sills, pour yourself an icy beverage, and throw on this Coltrane record at a reasonably high volume.

Part I. Acknowledgement.
The opening bass line is the incantation for this journey, an invitation to join one man's vision to create the perfect piece of music, and I envy those of you hearing it for the first time. If this album is a meditation, then this section is the mantra that will repeat and grow deeper as 'Trane will push the limits of improvisation further, right to the teetering brink of the chord progression.

Part II. Resolution.
Let there be some thunder. The framework has been laid, and this movement builds on that original idea while experimenting with new forms of the mantra as well. McCoy Tyner, Daedalus of the piano, clusters complex chords so dark and dense throughout this segment that it sounds like the music could create its own storm in your living room, and when Coltrane comes in after a Tyner solo, you can feel him exploding from the energy his pianist forged.

Part III. Pursuance.
Kenny Garrett titled his tribute to Coltrane after this part of the album, and like an invocation of the muse, created one of his finest records. This is the storm at its apex, alight with pane-shaking rumblings. Elvin Jones is as sharp here as he's ever been, playing rhythms and fills so murderously that most drummers would give an arm to play even once like this. Along with Jimmy Garrison, they make up a rhythm section that allows Coltrane and Tyner to pursue their visions on each solo while adding layers of texture behind them.

Part IV. Psalm.
After what happened in Part III, this section might well be called Calm, though it's far from that as well. Here they return to the head, that original idea that has been so deconstructed that it's a relief to hear it in its Psalm form. The storm is ending, the house has withstood the beating, and as a listener, I always feel changed after hearing this record again.

I've tried showing this album to friends, but it's not music to be experienced in a group; A Love Supreme must be heard alone. Preferably during a summer storm.

Classic Jazz Sax submitted by Meginator on July 27, 2019, 10:21am As expected, the saxophone on these tracks is always smooth and pleasant to listen to. Even when Coltrane is playing long runs of notes, everything comes together nicely and fits into rhythmic and melodic schemes that don't demand too much of the listener. A great jazz album.

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PUBLISHED
Universal City, Calif. : MCA/Impulse!, [1986?].
Year Published: 1986
Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: CD

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Tyner, McCoy.
Garrison, Jimmy.
Jones, Elvin.

SUBJECTS
Suites (Jazz ensemble)
Jazz -- 1981-1990.