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No doubt these are exceptional musicians but I found this jazz a bit hard to swallow. This style sort of ambles too much for my liking and might work better live for me or just as background music.
Don't really know anything about Jazz so don't want to knock this album however does seem highly repetitive. Kind of music that would definitely add to the ambience of a restaurant but can't see myself going somewhere specifically to see this being played.
Very very nice
I like it; I'm just not completely sure this sort of Jazz is for me! Appreciate the musicianship. I keep coming back to this, so I think I'll give this a generous 4.
Decent album.
I always find with jazz I love it and think it’s an incredible or I think it’s fucking wank. This is a masterpiece
Scrap every preconceived notion Miles Davis gave you about jazz because this is 10x better. I don’t understand the technicalities of jazz, but I do know that John Coltrane composed, performed, and recorded an album far more deep and complex than any I’ve personally heard. Project needle drop actually knows more about Coltrane’s background and why this album was conceived in the first place—it provides dimension you didn’t know you were looking for. Give him a ring if you’re looking for some enlightenment.
I’m sure this is a 3 - listened to half of each song and tapped out. Call me an iPad kid but I can’t just sit and listen to jazz without it fading into the abyss that is my cavernous brain
Smooth and polished jazz. The album itself is a full story, really it's one 30-minute song. I wish I had a greater appreciation for jazz, but, alas, I don't and was mostly indifferent to this one. I didn't dislike it, it certainly didn't feel like a chore to listen to it, but it was ultimately just pretty background music as I went about my morning. I would like to listen to this again at some point!
Part I - Acknowledgement Part II - Resolution Part III - Pursuance Part IV - Psalm
I'm just not a big jazz guy. This was a decent listen. John Coltrane is amazing. I'll give it some extra stars because I know he's awesome, even though I didn't really enjoy it.
Top three best ever. Beyond essential. Imperative. Every home needs one.
Magnificent. Healing, uplifting, spiritual jazz
No tää oli taas tätä itseään. Ei huonoa sanottavaa - ei herätä suuria tunteita minussa. Mikään ei särähdä, ei yllätä. Kai sitä jotkut just kaipaa, minä vaan en. Taidosta pisteet, kaunista soittoa.
Kiinnostavasta ideasta taustahälyyn. Niin minä tämän kulutin.
It's a no from me
I like Coltrane, and this is a pretty good example of his work. Enjoyable.
This sounds like what having anxiety feels like. A bunch of sounds all going a million miles an hour in different directions at the same time. My appreciation for jazz is still growing, so this was a bit chaotic for me. But I can tell it's good, even though I'm not all in yet
It is jazz. I don't know much about jazz. It's perfectly good background music but because it's jazz and I was doing other things I can't tell apart the songs. They're also all between 7-11 minutes. I'm gonna go listen to some JVB or something to cleanse my palette. I think if you had to press me for my favourite song it'd be Resolution. Psalm is too slow and Pursuance is too long. Acknowledgement is also there.
jazzz feels like cowboy bebop
The supreme most album, indeed, yet achieving that through simply effective progression and even (gasp) subtlety, sans grandiose spiritual concepts or journeys. Makes me want to chill by the fireplace with a whisky in my hand.
Recorded in one session. The chops on this album are fantastic. If you only have a few jazz albums, chances are it's this one and Kind of Blue. This is definitely a heavy hitter in the genre. I think I'll listen to Welcome by Santana after this.
Pt. II - Resolution is my favorite piece in a strong four-piece. The bass solo of Pt. III - Pursuance at around the 8 minute mark is incredible. Listening quality drops off the moment I get up. Next album I keep my eyes closed. Sit. Lay down. Eyes closed.
this cat's really putting it down
I've spent all day talking about this one with the group, and I'm still not quite sure what to write here. I think I manage to get lost among the chaos, but not lost in the chaos. I'm not a participant, I'm not pulled along, I'm just there and chaos is around me. I'm not a relaxed listener, but I also don't really feel included in the experience or invited to participate. So I end up in a sort of uncomfortable limbo - a kind of deer-in-the-headlights experience. I really do want to like this, it's clearly a bunch of very talented people. I just don't get it I guess Standouts - "I just don't get it"/5 (2/5)
Very chill
Big Brain Jazz Very good Requires 400hz ears which I do not
Du beau jazz reste du jazz
Still dont get jazz.
a little too noisy
I still don't know what to make of this. I'm not a fluent jazz listener, this is all new to me. At a loss about whether or not I like this. Resolution and Psalm were my favourite tracks. The saxophone feels prominent in both songs - in resolution it is fierece and solemn. In Psalm, the sax is rather more melancholic and brooding. Songs felt long but as an overall album it's short. Tight. Feels like I'm drowning in notes of music! The story behind the album is interesting as well. Torn between a 3 or 4 for this.
I just don't find this style of jazz engaging; music for when I want something on in the background but don't want to be distracted.
This is exactly the type of jazz I like: freestyle to an extent, but not overly chaotic or abstract. Really gorgeous work.
Classic. Supreme, like the title says.
I had just had someone mention Coltrane and then got this album to listen to. Reminded me of the jazz bed the DJ played at my wedding reception during the dinner. Easy to chill out to!
An interesting mix between frantic and and calming jazz. Outside of the track titles, I don't really hear or see this religious subtext that many critics seem to mention, but I do hear Coltrane essentially sing or narrate through his saxophone. This is mostly evident in the final movement, "Psalm", which takes a more gospel or soul-like approach in its mood. This list has given me an opportunity to expose myself more to jazz, with some being seminal works, and others more mixed in public opinion. I'm not sure I'd quite put this on "Kind of Blue" level, but it's still grandiose in its own right.
Listened to it, it didn't offend me but I just don't "get" Jazz. Maybe I should listen to more?
I really am not a huge fan of jazz it seems. I do like vocal jazz though. As for this album it sounds like too much is going on at once quite often.
Kind of stale
what more can be said about one of the most highly-regarded jazz albums of all time. A timeless classic.
A beautiful album.
Den här var fem stjärnor fet
i actually did relisten to this a while back when i was having another brief Coltrane Period and tbh it wasnt fully hitting me then...its hitting me now, but i can kinda see why my reaction fluctuates sometimes. coltrane's music is kinda unique among the group-focused world of jazz in that his records tend to be utterly dominated by His Specific Voice, honestly because in part he kinda cant help it, he's probably the most compelling voice to ever touch his instrument. this is not to underestimate the importance of the musicians he played with (especially the legendary quartet material) but it does mean that listening to a coltrane record kinda calls for a Different Mode of listening then a lot of other jazz, which i cant always readily slip into. this record is ofc as poetic and cathartic and immersive a demonstration as any as to Why people decided it was a good idea to just let coltrane take u wherever he wanted to go...tho elvin jones especially creates a sort of Cascading Waterfall backdrop thru much of the record which ive always loved. just in general a lot of coltrane deserves a revisit from me...its one of the most rewarding discogs out there, and tbh even tho i loved it when i was last exploring it, my jazz tastes were mostly in the attention-grabbing avant garde half of his career, and i owe a lot of those early records full appreciation now that i have become appropriately obsessed with the Fundamentals of the genre
Amazing. Complex. Intellectual. Perfect.
4.1/5 listened 3x
This is a bit much for my tastes. I'm sure it's ground breaking etc... but I just don't care for it. Caused me to turn down the volume. I'm sure back in the day this was like awesome heavy stuff but now it just sounds crappy to me.
yo realmente nunca voy a ser una chica grande que ama el jazz y es algo que ya tengo aceptado
Glorious.
I have problems with jazz.
no way
I have a son who loves jazz who tells me this is one of the all-time great albums. I once saw a documentary about a group of people on California who have created an entire religion based on this album. Personally, I don’t have a feel for jazz. But I will say that this one doesn’t annoy me like many jazz albums do. I can hear it, know it’s good and even enjoy parts of it a little bit. Personally it’s probably a three for me but I’m going to bump it up in honor of my boy.
This is such a classic jazz album. A definite must listen for everyone.
Idk, just didn't really grab me. Maybe it was the sound, maybe it was just a bad day. Either way. 2.5/5
Cool
I love Coltrane & I really enjoyed this album, but I have to admit I'm more a fan of Giant Steps & Blue Train. It can take a lot of concentration to follow free jazz.
An excellent showcase of musicianship. Each song toes a delicate line between chaotic and calming so eloquently. And I actually think each track gets stronger than the last. A great album to sit and listen to, to appreciate music
Very fucking repetitive
own
A jazz classic. Good inatrumentation, well performed, great playing, it’s all good!
Do you like Jazz?
Tengo que reconocer que no soy una persona de jazz, son pocos los discos de jazz que puedo disfrutar de principio a fin. Este tiene un sonido muy clásico, y sí, está espectacular, pero no creo que lo vuelva a escuchar. Otros discos de jazz que me ha tocado escuchar durante la realización de este reto me han gustado más; en ese sentido, para mí este es inferior, aunque está ridiculamente bien elaborado. Joya, pero no es para mí y siento que no pude conectar con él. Igual, es una verdadera joya.
This is another one I'm going to have to listen to multiple times and in the right mood. It's promising, but I get the sense it's a grower - I'll enjoy it more with a few late-night listens, when I can really focus on the twists and turns.
10/10, no notes
2024-07-27...
It always comes to Jazz
Another one where I truly get why the artist is great/amazing/influentual/ the best, but the type of music just doesn't speak to me. I'm just not hip enough for jazz. 2/5
sorry there are just no jazz cells in my entire brain
I know nothing about the making of music so I don't know why this caught me to the extent that it did but this is an easy 5/5 Takes me back to the time I fell down a flight of stairs as a teenager.
I could feel the love.
Amazing.
Ich fande es tatsächlich nicht gut da die ganzen Instrumente sich ziemlich durcheinander angehört haben dadurch kam kein richtiger „Groove“ zu Stande.
Hoy toca volver a una raíz, a uno de los orígenes. Casualmente, luego de recomenzar terapia. Creo haber escuchado éste disco o tal vez fue otro. El jazz es un género que me llama la atención, mas no he ahondado como sí lo he hecho en otros géneros. Respecto a lo musical, Coltrane era una bestia. Increíbles las idas y vueltas que da con el saxo y con la banda acompañándolo y dándolo todo. Una genialidad de disco.
Back to back days getting straight jazz albums and while I won’t rate this high at all, it won’t be as bad as I rate it. I just don’t think this type of music is for me. Fwiw, I enjoyed listening to it but imo, there is zero replayability for me personally here.
Трудно. Лучшая песня - Part I - Acknowledgement.
Bien. Sin más.
I liked the part where they start saying “a love supreme” 100 times right at the end of the first track, didn’t expect that Not the biggest fan of jazz but I like that it isn’t overly complicated or trying to be, it has a nice groove Good music to do nothing to, to think to, to do a random activity to Last track was real good!
Love Supreme - pizza- really a 2.5 too hectic
Noteworthy jazz album by a phenomenal artist.
A beautiful odyssey through jazz history.
A religious experience. Moves almost orchestrally through moods and ideas. Gorgeous.
This was pretty intense, but I enjoyed it.
That was not for me. I can appreciate it, but it creates so much anxiety that I can’t relax to actually hear it. My mind just keeps chasing the sounds and trying to piece them together.
Kicking off with a simple announcement, this album slowly builds until it hits its groove and then sets off like raging bull and rarely lets up - the chanting of "a love supreme" in Acknowledgement provides a brief respite that is still positively exhilarating and surprising - until the long outro of Psalm. Spiritual, emotional, confessional, expressive, singular.
This was a very cool, jazzy album to put on in the background while I worked. The musicianship was clearly top notch and it was very listenable and groovy. Four stars.
Delicious
I really want to like, no, love classic jazz like this. I have tried many, many times. I get that it's good music. I like all the elements ... but there is something that doesn't quite click. I found this all a bit claustrophobic, somehow? There's a lot of stuff crammed in at times, musicians all being individually brilliant ... but at the same time. It's almost too much for my brain to unpack, and becomes a bit uncomfortable to listen to. So the 3 is my rating. I totally get why it's really a 5. But it's my list, not yours.
Ok... this is coming from someone who has never sat down to listen to a jazz album ever, knows next to nothing about music theory, and has long considered jazz boring and unlistenable: Jesus Christ that was incredible
TRUTH, BEAUTY, LOYALTY, the teachings of a street-soul Master. Impeccably channeled Ave divine, forever and ever amen! 5 stars
I am not a jazz aficionado. In fact I’m barely a novice. But I know what I like and I really really liked this.
one of the most important and best jazz albums.
First, I'll say that just a casual listen to this isn't going to seem anything that special. However, I've been in a few jazz clubs. If you put yourself there, completely immersed, likely having smoked on a full reefer just prior, and you're totally living inside the jazz, man, then... well...
Jazz standard masterpiece!
I like this music very much, but my musical palette really isn't developed enough to tell good jazz from bad. If you told me that this was one of the most important pieces of music ever recorded, I would nod and agree. But, then again, if you told me that this was part of the Lethal Weapon 2 score, and that this piece was written to play over a montage of Sgt. Riggs looking out over the beach, sullenly, after one of his relationships fell apart - I would nod and agree that that too was true.
Ett av de bästa jazzskivorna jag hört. Väldigt intressant rakt igenom, delvis tack vare att den bara var en halvtimma vilket jag tror är en bra längd för ett sådant album. Grymma instrumentalister. Vet ej vad mer man kan begära av ett sådant album.
Boring
Still one of my favorite Coltranes and favorite jazz albums of all time.
Straight jazz, communicative and expressive. Long songs but you’re listening to conversations between some greats. 3.6
Fuck, what do you even say? Coltrane is a legend, and this record attests to that. The only thing preventing me from loving A Love Supreme even further is the piddling 32:47 runtime. This should have been hours-long. 5/5
I am far from a jazz aficionado but this is one of my favorite jazz albums.
One of the essential jazz records. Such an intense, yet passionate and endearing record that demonstrates Coltrane and his quartet's incredible musicianship. An enthralling love letter to spirituality.
One of the most famous jazz albums. The skill of Coltrane is mind blowing. Personally I'm more of a Miles Davis person, but this is still one amazing album. 4/5
I am discovering jazz as I get old. This is quite intense and difficult for me as a newb but I like it. I like the way it starts of disjointed and rapid and by the last part it has become, particularly in the sax more of a plaintive soul crying out. Needs more listens on my long journey, but it's a fundamental of post war jazz.
Great.
Who knew something can be both irritating and boring at the same time. Seriously did none of the musicians involved in this listen to any of the others? Sounds like all involved just did their own thing without even a vague plan. Thankfully short.
I’m simply not a jazz lover
Great album, so easy to tune out the rest of the distractions and get some shit done
The musicianship is great and the influence on music on the whole is undeniable, but jazz really does nothing for me.
I guess it's kinda nice for background music, but jazz is just not my thing. It's not bad; it just is.
Appreciate the artist. Album not for me
3.5
So beautiful …a gem that Mr. Coltrane made for the world.
I wanted to like it but it just wasn’t for me.
Like fine wine - in that I really don't understand it.
Wasn’t bad for a jazz album. Don’t really know what to listen for in this genre. I know he is one of the great though!
I don't know much about jazz, but I know what I like, and I like this. Not too edgy and a-melodic to be accessible. I would listen again.
This is a pleasant 33 minutes of wonderful jazz music with elements of avant-garde and spirituality. The way the different instruments clash to produce a fantastic sound is unlike any other. The album definitely requires more than two listens. Still, John Coltrane's genius can not be understated. Best - A Love Supreme, Pt. I-IV Worse - N/A 4.75/5
This is in my top 10 albums of all time. Not just jazz albums, top 10 of all genres. A spiritual experience listening this every time.
Really listenable, loved drums when listening with over ear
Lovely bubbly
The jazz album to play for all of those people who make the blanket statement of "I hate jazz music"; damn close to perfect.
Not my kind of jazz
I enjoy jazz but this is the era I just can’t do. Individually every musician on this album is super talented. When they recorded this it sounds like they were all recording different songs. Sounded like a mess.
I have a hard time with a lot of jazz albums, but this one just owns it from start to finish. Everything about this album is excellent - from the rhythms to the sound of the recording and of course the songs themselves. I understand why this is a classic.
In light of my existential musing yesterday in regards to approaching the 1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die, I took the advice of a reviewer from RYM and actually listened to 5 John Coltrane albums chronologically (I think) back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back over the course of a few hours. They were, in order, Blue Train, Giant Steps, Africa/Brass, Impressions, and A Love Supreme. Below are a mixture of me noting musical highlights and me providing actual musical review where I feel I can offer it. This was a lot of fun and while I won’t do it for every artist I’m glad I did with Coltrane (and probably should have done it with Davis earlier. Maybe I will when Kind of Blue shows up). Jazz has always been a mountain to climb in my eyes. It never made sense to be flown up to the summit only to walk down. Blue Train - the drumming switch-ups throughout the title track. the main melody of moment's notice. the understated keys on locomotion (and the song sounds like a moving train). im old fashioned gives me the same wistful vibes as (and possibly has melodic similiarties to) that song from Wall-E and i love the piano solo. lazy bird sounds anything but, chirping along at what felt like the most blistering pace on the record. loved the two short bass/drum solos, especially how the bass was played with a bow. overall 5 excellent tracks, i enjoyed just about every minute. maybe a little too light and "dinner party" but thats something that keeps it from greatness rather than something that drags it down if that makes sense. Giant Steps - forgive me for a pun but: i hope a giant cant step at the pace this album goes at! the title tracks tempo gets my heart racing and there's no reprieve from the mania until spiral. this is a foot-tapper of an album if there ever was one. when it slows down on spiral it is only relative to the blistering first 3 tracks. i think coltrane's melodies on spiral are amongst my favorite from him so far. love the playful call-and-response at the end of syeeda's song flute. love how the mournful piano is given its moment on naima. love that we get to torture the metronome once more for the finale. that scale or whatever trane plays to open mr pc rocks. the drums in the last two minutes rock. the piano rocks. mr pc has got to be my favorite coltrane song so far, it's astounding. i think i got sweaty just listening to this album. Africa/Brass – This new quartet is a giant step in the quality of Coltrane’s band mates (sorry). the production on the drum solo in Africa blows my mind. the whole track does honestly. the atmosphere is cinematic, the musicians are actors, and the composition is a script. tones are set, a story is told, the players play, and Coltrane provides the pyrotechnics. Apparently Greensleeves is a well-known folk song but I don’t know a thing about that. For me, Greensleeves is (are?) bombastic, spacious drums and a sax that flows between notes like a seal in the ocean, with an anxious touch of the foreboding Great White in the murk. The accompanying brass of Blues Minor bolsters the song into something grand. I'm really not sure if it's intentional but Coltrane being mostly in my left ear and Jones' drums being in my right gives a this track the feel of a duet. Immersion - I somehow serendipitously had this queued up for my drive home from work which reinforces it as my least favorite of the 5 albums. It centers on two tracks, India and Impressions, that contain the most off-putting sax tone of what I listened to today. After the Rain was beautiful though and it blended it A Love Supreme very well. A Love Supreme - This one has got to be the best full-band effort of the 5. Each member has a chance to shine (Coltrane the most of course) and the repeated motifs here are rock solid. I've kind of run out of steam at the end of these reviews but I do think I appreciate this album more after hearing the first 4 than before when I listened to it in isolation. I let Blue Train run for a bit afterwards and you absolutely hear the difference 8 years made in Coltrane's music. I think Giant Step and Africa/Brass had higher highs, and especially Africa/Bass made me feel the most, but A Love Supreme sounds the most complete by far. All 4 (3?) tracks are completely equal in quality, mood, and musicianship. I think I'll still take In A Silent Way over this but it is much closer than it used to be. I look forward to continuing to explore.
This one was quite engaging, even for a non-jazz listener like myself. I loved the drum, sax and bass combos throughout the album. It finished very strongly and made me recognise the appeal of jazz music. I can definitely understand its significance and influence in the genre.
Its just like sitting in a room with a few bad ass dudes while they jam. It sounds like masters at their craft applying their skills and having fun and it just happened to be recorded.
boring...
Strident jazz, I love it.
Love these style records. I’ve been playing more jazz in general but never sit down and throw on a full record. I think after I finish this full list I might find a best of jazz list as my next project.
Sweet. Nice. Jazz. It just flowed by me. Gossamer musical intensity.
Really solid jazz album. A classic that that I remember playing with friend in college. It's always pleasant and interesting. Every time I listen, I notice more. I will definitely keep this on rotation.
This was a really crisp and musical album. I'm not very well-versed in jazz, but the riffs and solos in the songs were fun and bouncy, all while blending into the chord progressions really beautifully. I hadn't listened to Coltrane before, even though I'd heard his name, so it was a really cool piece of music history to listen to him. I also took the opportunity to read about his life and career and it's so clear that he lived and breathed jazz and his passion for music was the reason his work was so groundbreaking.
With all due respect to the legend and the musicianship on here; I’ll never ever listen to this again. I tried, but jazz is not for me. Track 1 sounds like random sounds on the saxophone. Track 2 sounds like random notes on the piano. Track 3 sounds like random notes on the saxophone AND the piano, while the last track wraps everything up.
This was good. I listened at the end of the day and it was a great way to unwind.
4.5 absolutely beautiful puts you in a otherworldly state of mind
This sounds like they put a bunch of talented musicians in a room and said just rip it. Hopefully one day I’ll understand it more. 2.5 stars for musicianship
4 - I'm not sure my brain was in the right place for this, want to revisit. Onto the next album
Great jazz album, maybe the greatest jazz album. 5/5
A Perfect Jazz classics
If you like this kind of jazz music, it is truly an amazing album. Good stuff, Mr Coltrane
pure jazz. goes off road only to weave its way back. Inspiring, visual and captivating.
As good as it gets for those of us not quite committed enough to get into Jazz properly. An entry drug that is very very good but doesn't mean you're totally hooked.
Well, that was certainly jazz. Not my favorite, but not bad.
The album that Jazz Club on The Fast Show is based on. Great. Really great.
How do they do this
Ik haat dit soort jazz, het is zo tering neurotisch en random
Pure excellence
Great
I liked it all right. I'm not a jazz guy but I liked this one much better than that Mungus one,
I’m just not a big fan of jazz
I liked this better than most jazz albums, but I still have a hard time fully getting into it.
Granted I am not a jazz fan in the slightest but I feel like I like music enough to appreciate good sounds and this just didn’t have good sounds for me. Some bits of nice piano but the horns just sounded like they were being tortured half the time. Maybe that’s good jazz? I don’t know. Sorry, John.
Gear: Fostex TH610 Artwork: >9000🆒 Mix: 🎧😘🤌 Musik: Jazz Jazz Jazz! (aber vielleicht doch ein bisschen zu viel Jazz für mich) Wertung: 🎷🎷🎷(🎷)/5
Because of what I've heard about Coltrane, I was expecting a lot. He just doesn't work for me. It's not bad music, it just doesn't ... for me.
Perfect Album FULL STOP
This took me two listens before it started clicking with me. Obviously, the muscianship here is impeccable, but as someone who listens to more mainstream music, stuff without a solid beat can be challenging (looking at you, Captain Beefheart). After I grasped the motif in A Love Supreme, however, the rest of the music seemed to gravitate around it and time measure started to matter less. I'm interested to see if I feel the same way after another experimental jazz album.
Good album, I enjoy coltrane
Jazzy, me licky
Another jazz album that's pleasant to listen to but ends up becoming background music for me.
A phenomenal jazz record. This one is generally known as the best of all time, but if i’m being honest I enjoy some of Coltrane’s other projects more than this one
hosted jazz album, genre defining. such a good listen in any context
4.5 stars. Even though I’m not a jazz enthusiast I really enjoyed this and will continue to come back to it.
As someone that only got into jazz recently, "A Love Supreme" was recommended to me just a couple months ago, and I listened to it then for the first time. The only part I don't like is the one time there is speaking, someone saying "A Love Supreme" over and over, but, overall, I really love the album, and I'm honestly surprised at how short it is, but it doesn't outstay its welcome.
Loved it!
i now see why this is considered one of the best jazz records of all time.
Mediocre modal Jazz. Didn't even like it as background music.
9/10 Brilliant
Big fan of Coltrane but this isn't my fave album of his by a long shot.
Better than expected
I usually enjoy Coltrane but some of the songs were a little too screechy for me
Just instrumentals but ok
Let this be my review: that Coltrane has 1 album on here, surrounded by 5 Cohens, 6 Costellos and 2 Coldplays is what's wrong with this world. Seriously. Not the Jazz album I am still waiting for, but one that made my day a better one.
Not my kind of jazz
4.5 I haven't listened to a ton of true jazz. I like listening to it, but I don't think I get it. I saw a review that said "any perceived deficiency is probably due to my lack of context/knowledge". That hit the nail right on the head for me. I enjoyed listening to this whole thing but I lost the through line at points leaving it feeling a little disjointed. I am curious to listen to more jazz and revisit this.
I can admire the technical ability of this album, but it did nothing for me from an entertainment standpoint. Glad it was only 30 minutes.
Bien. Sin más.
One of my favourite Sunday morning jazz records
Good stuff. I pretty much only know Giant Steps by Coltrane, but I like this just as much as Giant Steps.
Like this a lot more than most older jazz. It's pretty great.
What can I say, it’s a ten. A+
Fue interesante explorar un nuevo genero, aunque senti que era mucho ruido y que en unas partes era muy saturado. Me gusto la experiencia del jazz pero no se si volveria a oir este album
Jazz. Teils zieht es sich. Aber interessante Musik.
Too much instrumental
Es una joya, la calidad de la obra es notable, al igual que la ejecución de los instrumentos, el tempo, todo.
A monumental album, but I don't recommend this one as your entry into jazz. Try "Kind of Blue" or even better, Brubeck's "Time Out." Maybe some Thelonius Monk ("Brilliant Corners") or Charles Mingus ("Mingus Ah Um"). This one is a tough listen for the uninitiated. This is modal jazz, bordering on free jazz, and not background music. It can't be broken down into tracks, it's a single work, and it is a triumph, but if you're expecting "The Girl From Ipanema," you're going to have a hard time.
I have mixed feelings about jazz. not something i really enjoy listening to through headphones. i prefer it on sunday mornings, in the backdrop.
I can't say I expected two jazz albums in a row, but hey, I'm here for it. Back at the Chicken Shack was silly jazz, but now it's time for the serious stuff. It's time for what is arguably one of the most important and greatest jazz albums ever released, A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. I have consistently seen this album praised as being a masterpiece of jazz. Do I agree? Of course I do. Am I really going to deny this album the praise it deserves? No! This thing's amazing! Despite not having any lyrics aside from "A Love Supreme" in the first song, there's a feeling of raw emotion that comes from the music here. You can tell that this music meant a lot to Mr. Coltrane. The music by the way is an absolute marvel of musical prowess. The technical skills behind the instrument playing is beyond perfect. The album is only 33 minutes, and because of that, this one of the only albums I've ever listened to that makes me wish it was longer. Still, as it is, this thing is an absolute masterpiece. If you've never been able to get into jazz as a genre, I feel like this album would be a great way to get in to it. 5/5.
I'm not really a jazz person, but it was interesting listening to this and hearing such an influential album!
My initiation into spiritual jazz as a teenager, never looked back since.
Classic album
to much jaaazzi for me
The musicianship is unquestionable. More of a criticism of me, really, but I felt on the cusp of understanding the music, but I may be too stupid to fully appreciate jazz. It was an enjoyable listen, though.
Jazz frenético y virtuoso.
Je nach Tagesform und -stimmung kann ich mir Jazz anhören. Dazu muss ich auch bereit sein. Gott sei Dank kenne ich dieses Album bereits und bin vor allem von Part 1 und 2 begeistert. Sehr gute und anspruchsvolle Produktion
good
Avant garde jazz, yes. Reading about this album is very interesting, but I can't honestly say that I picked up on any of it on my listen. Did I not understand? Or is it impenetrable to the layman?
Liked it but liked the other jazz album more, though I am not a jazz hater
I liked it much more than the Dave Brubeck album
Had never listened to thus album before, and enjoyed the experience--found it very relaxing by the third time listening to it.
While really good, I must admit this jazz didn't feel quite as interesting or experimental comapared to other things I have listened to. Maybe I just need to listen to it in a different setting or something. But I still really enjoyed it on the whole.
This was just great, John Coltrane at his finest. His skills are unmatched, the back and forth with the other musicians on bass, drums and piano is just so fun to listen to. You can just tell everyone recording on this album is having a blast just making wonderful music.
3 feels high but 2 feels too low.
I was such a big fan of Giant Steps as a high schooler playing in jazz band. I thought Coltrane was a god and it was the coolest thing ever. I now see that I was 1/2 correct.
genius.
Testing, Testing. Does this mic work??
test notes?
I've always been a big fan of compositions where everyone seems to be playing something different, yet they somehow work together masterfully. That sort of craft and performance will forever be impressive. This made a certified sax hater into an occasional enjoyer.
Apparently I just do not like jazz.
Du jazz plus dramatique que celui auquel je suis habituée. Les modulations du saxophone évoquent vraiment toute une gamme d’émotions
Legend
For all his allocades I didn't get it. Dissonance was too much
I was not "in the mood" for a Jazz album today. And, I will level with you where some may not: this lack of "feeling a certain genre or quality of music" on any given day can wreak havoc with ratings and reviews. Acknowledging this bias is an important step in listening to and providing capsule ratings/reviews in good faith on 1001 albums before you die. I had this album on earlier and it didn't particularly register well, but it's a record I own and one that I know delivers something special with a little bit of devotion to it. Second time around, having settle in to listening to it louder and with more focus, Acknowledgement sets the stage sneakily, but nicely with a payoff that I am able to appreciate even on an off day.
No my favorite jazz album, but there are certainly moments of brilliance. Part II is my favorite.
Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny
I'm not super versed into jazz. I'm a barely casual enjoyer of the popular stuff. I like other Coltrane albums but this feels super weird and erratic for me. With runs going on for a long time to weird places, hitting accidentals that throw my ears off. Everything is purposeful in his album but the language he is speaking in, I'm not fluent in.
one of the top influential jazz artists, true talent
Joder
Oof. I like a bit of jazz but not this Way too much chaos going on for me to be able to enjoy it. Drums banging everywhere and piano keys getting smashed. I felt an anxiety attack coming on, my body couldn't relax! 1 ⭐️
La crítica lo sigue calificando como uno de los mejores álbums de jazz grabados en estudio. Para mi gusto, poco habituado a la música jazz, los siete minutos del segundo corte, "Resolution", tienen una belleza turbulenta que hacen que me guste. El primer corte, "Acknowledgement" termina con Coltrane cantando y dotando al fragmento de una aura de miesterio. El disco acaba con "Psalm", un título que revela la ambición casi mística de Coltrane.
It was quite nice, my first proper Jazz listen. Reminded of 2010s Tom and Jerry. Had a nice, calm vibe. Definitely will give another listen.
A nice jazz album. Probably a relisten sometime later :)
Fun listen, I liked track 4 the best. I liked the sax, bass, piano, I thought the drums could have been more varied but they did serve their part of constantly keeping the background upbeat.
This is a masterpiece, not a lot to say. Quintessential jazz album.
Brilliant. Saxophone as poetry. Lyrical, moving, I could go on. Shut up and listen.
72 hours of excruciating hell! Who needs thumbscrews, water torture or Guantanamo when this could just play on repeat and force submission within minutes? Louis Balfour would say Niiiiice! I say - where’s my headache tablets?
I found the drums a little distracting at times, and I didn’t like the brief vocalization.
This is one of a handful of jazz albums I own. Killer. What to say other than it's regarded as one of the best ever for good reason.
Four monsters at the top of their game. This has always been a fave of mine and it still holds up after countless listens. John's tone and harmonic explorations, McCoy's bombastic chords, and Elvin's and Jimmy's smooth polyrhythmic grooves are all such iconic examples of beauty and fire. Truly one of the greats. I only wish Eric Dolphy had lived long enough to play on this puppy. I can imagine his incredible bass clarinet bringing this album to even greater heights.
I understand this is a brilliant album but I don’t have the vocabulary to explain why.
Didn’t like thisxat all!
I’m pretty picky with my jazz and it’s probably bc I’m a dumb person in general. It sounded fine but I couldn’t imagine going to a live set and just being all stoked to be there bc they’re just kinda playing notes and I’m not gonna just stand around watching that. Pretty decent stuff though. 3.5 stars
4 guys got on stage and just played their own shit for half an hour. If anxiety had a musical sound, it would be this. I'll give it a 1 star bump because of the technical musicianship of the band members and the undeniable influence he had.
pretty cool but im too stupid to really appreciate jazz. strong 7/10
The talent of the artists involved is evident. This genre of jazz is tough for me. I always feel like the performers are having more fun than I am.
This was the least approachable jazz I've listened to. I really wanted to love it as I know Coltrane by reputation, but I did not.
Phenomenal jazz album. Top 5 for me.
All timer, easy
Oh hooray! Another jazz album. This one I had the misfortune of listening to 15-20 years ago. It did nothing for my developing brain then, and it still does nothing for me now. I'll be honest, I only listened to the first track this time around. But it was enough for me to remember that I have heard this, didn't like it, and would much rather listen to literally anything else.
Enfin du jazz! Ça fait un an, messemble c’est le premier album qu’on a de trompetto et de drum qui veut jamais rester à la même place! C’est quand même un bon album, de mon oreille de non-féru jazzien, mais jtrouve que des fois ça part un peu trop sul jambee
A little too rough for jazz. I guess you call it that...just makes me a little frustrated. But he is a legend none the less.
I mean what else can you say? Supreme indeed.
I used to listen to jazz more and I loved John Coltrane. This was a very pleasant listen.
Ist mir schon zu viel Freejazz
Love this album. Powerful and moving
Loved the jazz sound, a little heavy on the drums. 3
A little to 'out there improvisational jazz' for me; I often wonder if these are songs that could be performed again or if they're one off performances, like a modern synth jam. It was OK for in the background, with a few moments that raised it to a 3.
Ya like jazz? Well I do. And Coltrane is one of the best! A really solid EP/album with some great solo instrumental segments. A lot of fun to listen to with a good pair of headphones. Fav tracks: Pt. II - Resolution, Pt. III - Pursuance
Perfect for a Sunday! Great timing…
Great songs. Sometimes gets a bit outside
Jazz is an obnoxious and pretentious genre of music that only music elitists proclaim to enjoy. Death to all music elitists.
I went from damn I love the sound of a good sax . To that’s enough sax, thank you.
Some interesting Jazz influences that I almost recognize
A splendid, highly satisfying jazz odyssey, not to mention a masterclass in how to create a perfect album. Honestly, it puts most of the albums on this list to shame. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Psalm, Resolution, Acknowledgement, Pursuance
part 2 is my fav
Good jazz
Spiritual, beautiful, breathtaking. ‘A Love Supreme’ is just one of those incredibly wonderful, perfect records, jazz or otherwise. Everyone should hear it.
A more energetic jazz than Miles Davis. A good time.
Considered Coltrane's supreme achievement, the album speaks to God and doesn't last too long. Although I'd heard it before, I listened to the entire thing while out-n-about looking for my wallet; fittingly, once I found the wallet, traveled home, and pulled into my driveway, the album ended with a heavenly sense of bliss and unconditional closure.
I really want to like jazz but…
I still don't like jazz
A 5 star classic. 5/5
Hell no. 0.25 stars
Not a Coltrane fan but it's pretty good. High 3.
Solid
I’m trying. Truly. I’m trying to understand jazz and appreciate it. I know that John Coltrane is a brilliant musician and rightfully revered. But I simply don’t “get” this type of jazz. To me, it just sounds like a cacophony of disparate musicians, and I struggle to find anything resembling a melody to grab on to.
I put on while making dinner and enjoyed the listen. Did seem a little disjointed at times but a good jazz album by a jazz master.
Idk I'm just not a fan of jazz
A much more entertaining jazz album than the last jazz album I heard on here. I enjoyed it
Very good album, a classic.
I love jazz but I’ve really struggled to connect with this one for some reason
A rich and tumultuous suite featuring some gripping work from a master of the form. Not my favorite of Coltrane’s albums, though I understand why it gets the lion’s share of the accolades due to its high concept and how it serves as a bridge into his more inaccessible free jazz stuff. Still a tremendous and necessary album.
Great jazz. One of the best.
Jazz, I just don’t get it. I thought John Coltrane was a name I’ve heard, this will finally be the “good” jazz that gets my heart pumping and has me listening for every creative twist and turn. It still just elevator music.
An actually enjoyable Jazz album. Still don't think I understand the genre at all but this was a lot better then the Miles Davis album we got. There is a lot more focus on the drums here and although not a fan of brass some of it is actually really good. I just don't understand why it has to be so chaotic. There would be moments that I was really getting into and then suddenly some other random noise is in the mix and just switches everything up. Although I enjoyed it I still need to know what makes people love it. That being said I did really like this and it could really be something I would chuck on every now and then especially when I don't want to listen to any vocals. Was stuck between a 3 or a 4 but since this is the best I have heard of the genre and therefor quite re-playable I'll give it a 4. Still not a Jazz geek and would not like to be one. Part 2 was particularly nice to me so that can be the Stand Out Moment
I’m sorry I’m sure this is technically brilliant somehow but there’s something in my brain that makes it impossible for me to enjoy jazz.
Very good. My kinda jazz
I love the sound, love the idea, but cannot get into free jazz except as something completely background. It frustrates me that I can't hear a distinctive melody or progression. I get why free jazz freaks would love this though.
It’s as close as you can get to religious music without being religious. But there’s little doubt that this monumental and influential song cycle is as deep a spiritual statement as any modern musician has produced. Coltrane, already a giant in the game, takes another giant leap forward, and he brings us all along for the journey, because as much as “A Love Supreme” is a powerful record, it’s also an inviting one. It’s about a quartet giving everything it has to bring meaning and purpose to the music. Released in the middle of the searching Sixties, this set of songs is already leaps and bounds beyond what much of the Summer of Love crowd will produce in Rock music later on. You can feel the yearning and the seeking in every song, but especially in the now iconic title track. It’s a true masterwork. If only Coltrane had escaped the ‘60s alive—can you imagine how much he would’ve stretched the music in the ‘70s and after?
For a non-jazz person such as myself, this was actually okay! I can see why it's such a staple of the genre.
I have not heard of this album before as I don’t like jazz. It’s fine for being background music but I would never want to put this on willingly. Will not listen again.
Very good
The hard part about Coltrane is I’d always understood his true talent was the improve in his live performance. It’s hard to hear that on a recording. I’ve heard plenty of Coltrane and he was great. The way he could emote from his saxophone was astonishing. You can hear that in his language in Pursuance. Unfortunately for a casual listen this entire album kind of disappears into its own repetition. For an unquestioning fan this album might be legendary. For me it was a’right.
I know this is a classic jazz album. I couldn’t make it through all the way. I’m going to give it another listen tonight.
Good jazz vibes, but short
Every bit of this- just lovely
resolution pursuance psalm
Yes, it is supreme!
Rising and euphoric. A state of constant elevation and motion.
Coltrane is a great musician, but a half hour of uninterrupted jazz instrumental is a bit much for me. The whole thing is just 4 songs too. 6/10 Would I listen again? Maybe as background noise.
Two days in a row of Jazz makes Jack a dull boy!! Perfectly fine old school Jazz. Just not jazzed about more jazz. 2.50
Favourite song - Psalm
I'm realizing some things about jazz. I prefer piano to sax. And I can get down with jazz fusion, but this stuff - although important - might not be for me. Moments I appreciated: the piano driven middle section in Resolution, the drum intro to Pursuance and lightning quick piano bit after that. Less compelling: the unaccompanied bass solo outro on the same track. ** 1/2 but rounded up on artistic merit.
I don't think I am a saxophone jazz girl, I think I am a piano jazz girl. But I understand this is objectively probably an important piece of media.
Landmark album should be on any jazz fans collection.
Whatchu no bout Coltrane
Felt like a brain massage.
Listened to this to and from New Orleans, smooth af
Somebody once said that jazz sounds like if someone took a bunch of instruments and threw them down a stairwell. That description does not fit this masterpiece.
while I recognize the excellence of this music, I find it boring
Not my jam