A Love Supreme

Listen, he’s a sublime instrumentalist. I just don’t love sitting and listening to jazz

Really tried but jazz is just not my thing

75/1001 First listen. It’s jazz. It just sounds like a warm up before the actual music begins but it never does. Thankfully it was only 32 minutes. 3/10

The album was great but jazz simply is not a style I gravitate towards!

* fave song - a love supreme, pt. II - resolution * every song would start strong and get me excited but by the end of it i wasn’t feeling it. the motif in pt II resolution was cool. it was a little much for me

This list has made me realise I can't stand jazz music. Maybe I am too stupid and my attention span is too bad (IDK) but jazz makes me want to rip my skin off - it's so boring! Regardless, this is better than the albums I have given 1 star too.

not my thing.

I like a bit of jazz but not if it's too jarring, e.g. with lots of sudden chord/key changes. I found this album a little jarring. The piano was great but the sax kept on breaking out of what I was expecting. I'm sure some people will say, but that's jazz. If that's what you like then I'm not going to argue with you. Overall, it wasn't awful to listen to, but probably not something I'd go back to look for again.

I enjoyed a portion of this but genre wasn’t really for me.

Джаз, хуяз

innerlich gestresst amüsiert begeistert hibbelig

not my style as I prefer lyrical songs more than just instrumental songs. It’s also my first jazz album and I didn’t feel really connected to it but it was a short listen and I don’t regret it.

very drum heavy. prefer pt. iv the most mainly due to the sax being more prominent.

I feel like this was meant to be some form of relaxing album based on the title but I found myself stressed due to the constant rhythm changes. It sounds like a bunch of people who are competent at music decided to go off script and wasn't sure why everyone else wasn't following their lead The last song wasn't bad, maybe they agreed to play a slower song and were able to piece something together 1-2

It was alright, I wish I could get this exalted religious experience others seem to. It feels like I’m standing in front of a marble statue but there’s a sheet over it. Jazz feels like the hardest genre for me to understand which is ironic given it predates almost everything I listen to. Rating: 2.3

Slightly tedious jazz

Bit of a Din .... ! 5/10

not a jazz fan

This is auditory slop in a bad way. I did not enjoy listening to this, and if this is the "peak" Jazz album I will happily avoid the genre in its entirety. It felt like I was sitting in a panera bread eating re-heated soup in a hard to eat bread bowl. Ew.

If you listen to music, and listen to musicians and read about music I don't think that you can go through life without hearing of John Coltrane. He is spoken about in reverent terms, as is his album "A Love Supreme". Jazz and learning more about Jazz is one of the reasons why I started this exercise of listening to 1001 albums. What I have discovered so far, is that Jazz, on the whole, is just not for me. I found "A Love Supreme" to be a far from relaxing listening experience, off putting and sonically jarring. I was not at ease listening to it at any time. I didn't find it thrilling, moving or beautiful. At best I was indifferent, finding it somewhat monotonous, and at worst I disliked it. Did I like anything? The drumming of Elvin Jones was impressive, particularly during "Pursuance" but during that track it was effectively a drum solo, laid back a little in the mix until 7 minutes 30 seconds or so when he cuts loose. But we then move into a dull double bass guitar solo. If I find myself reaching for the definition of the 5 star rating system, that I use, the album I'm listening to is getting a rating of no greater than three stars. That is the case here. I realise that for some my rating will be a sacrilege but for me this is a two star album. 1 Part 1: "Acknowledgement" (2/5) 2 Part 2: "Resolution" (2/5) 3 Part 3: "Pursuance" (2/5) 4 Part 4: "Psalm" (1/5) Total - 7 Average - 1.75 172/1001 93/172 albums reviewed were new to me.

Didn't enjoy it very much, but it wasn't bad

I think I've learned that John Coltrane is not my favorite jazz artist.

Jazz not really for me.

Hey, A Love Supreme. I listened to this album forever ago and tore it a new one at the time. I was in the depths of my intolerant hatred for jazz music and could not for the life of me understand why so many of these things clogged the highest-rated charts on music cataloging sites. I still don't, but I've made peace with my inability to understand. I'll probably come away with an improved opinion of this album on the relisten - it's among my lowest-rated albums on said music cataloguing sites. Yeah. I mean, okay. That's the level of elocution you can expect whenever I'm talking about jazz. I've always held the conspiratorial belief that jazz fans are musicians in disguise who are covertly psyopping the masses into adopting their sick musical proclivities. I'm confident that you need some level of music theory understanding to "get" this brand of jazz, which I have none of. To my unwashed, untrained ears, this is fine background noise without being anything more. I rarely felt that the tracks were building towards anything and it was difficult for me to form a complete opinion of the songs when they went on for so long. Still, this was a perfectly fine album to listen to on a Sunday afternoon while trying to settle my perpetual album debt. "Acknowledgement" is fine. The vocal bit at the end of the track is pretty cool, and the instrumentation was decent overall. The rest of the tracks were fine, also. Going in with lower expectations meant that I could appreciate the good bits and blot out the rest that I didn't care for. I know that this is one of the frontrunners in jazz music, so I won't think of consulting the book for why this is in here. I cosign the inclusion.

Is free jazz the longest, most disconcerting and most complicated cry for help in human history? I think so. I'm going to continue ignoring it but it is really making me uncomfortable.

2.5

Not really my thing. Jazz...

Krasser jazz Erinnert mich ans Montez

I found this interesting, but I feel like I need to listen to more jazz (and more accessible jazz) to learn to fully appreciate it.

It's fine, didn't blow my mind or anything.

This is a pretty nice jazzy album, fairly short one as well, so it was alright listening to it. At some point, it kind of gets annoying because there's just too many instruments playing their own thing, but it's manageable.

как же они просто рандомно ебошили по инструментам........... хотя местами было вполне приятно слушать

I recognize the pure talent, but this was a little too free form for me.

A Love Supreme, Pt. 1

Tyvärr den tråkiga delen av jazz imo, förlåt musikhistorien.

Helt okej för att vara jazz.

Ever see a painting and think that it does nothing for you & then someone tells you it’s only because you don’t understand the technique & where the artist was coming from & all these other things. So you go &!find out everything & then look at it again and…it still does nothing for you? For years I couldn’t stand the argument, that “If you just knew the theory behind Modal Jazz, it would be so much better” So I finally went & found out about modal jazz and…I still can’t stand jazz. And that’s the problem, to me you shouldn’t need to understand music theory, or the history of music, or anything else to listen & decide whether you like something or not. Just my opinion. Anyway, is John Coltrane one hell of a saxophonist? Yep, are all these guys technically superior to everyone else in this list of albums? Yep. Do I personally think it’s any good? Nope.

I’m coming to find I just don’t like jazz. It just doesn’t do it for me.

Skibideeba badadeebapapaaa Skibedibap pa pa paaaaa - paused.

Nope. Over my head.

Not a jazz fan so couldn't finish it.

Für mich zu jazzlastig

813 albums in and I still fear the Jazz….

Appreciate it but it’s not my thing

When this was released I suppose it was groundbreaking, since modal jazz apparently was the greatest new thing in jazz. However, as I listened to this album it I’m unable to comprehend its magnificence. To me it is long rambling sax playing with no beginning, end, or melody.

At first thought, this is just chaotic noises. Any one instrumentalist on their own was enjoyable enough and talent can be gleaned from their style and quality of play. Together however I find this album, and this style of jazz incoherent and garbled. But this is coming from the guy who loves Ken Burns' Jazz and has watched it multiple times, but never made it past the 1950's, so I guess it's just not my thing. I enjoyed the album enough as more of background noise after awhile.

jazz is not for me. 4th track was alright tho

j’aime bien le jazz, quand ça sonne pas comme si quelqu’un avait lancé une batterie du haut d’un escalier

Har lyst til å like det, men får det ikke helt til. Mangler nok struktur. Jobbigt att lyssna på. Mulig jeg har den i feil setting. Fungerer nok bedre i en dyr skinnsofa i et stor Hollywoodhus kl 23:30 med et glass whiskey.

On initial spin, didn't really dig it.

Cool moments here and there

I like this kind of jazz

Not a jazz fan

Yeah this is was cool to listen to on my walk to the train after work. Not sure I’ll ever listen again tho tbh. I like the drums on the third track a lot.

Didn’t enjoy that at all, maybe that’s just jazz. A few good sections overall a mess

Great music, I like lyrics. Not for me.

I'm not a jazz man but good saxophone playing John

I don't get improvisational jazz. Part II is superior to part I. Jazz makes me feel stupid because I absolutely do not understand most of it, this included. This is what is on at a snobby, rich young New Yorker's loft during a party in a movie. I can't imagine real people listening to this even as background music on a day-to-day basis. I feel about the saxophone the way I know many people feel about the harmonica in Bob Dylan's or Neil Young's music. I think I'm just more of a standards and jazz trio kind of person.

Pas pour moi pas assez de connaissances en jazz

Well, this might be the best jazz album I’ve endured so far.

Still not into jazz

Albums like this remind me Im not a fan of jazz. Just not music I'd choose to listen to

John Coltrane made an excellent jazz album. He is a monolith. This album inspired a lot of people that I love to listen to. I sort of hear the musical conversation and improv, and it is interesting. All that said, I just didn't enjoy the experience of listening to it. I felt like I would miss part of the conversation, and I have nothing to catch myself back up, the music just keeps moving. I'm glad this album was made, but I'm not going to pretend like I understood what was happening.

Jazz

With the background knowledge that these songs were recording in a single session, it comes together as quite an impressive feat. I do find that the overall sound of the album eventually wears thin on my patience.

most of this album gave me a headache, but that's the case with most Jazz music. I can appreciate his talent and artistry, but my ears can't.

okay jazz

I’m not really one for jazz, but because of j cole on night shift, this would be my go-to, should I want to listen to jazz music. It’s good, I’m just an uncultured soul that does not get the genre as a whole. That rhymed. How fun

I have to be in the right mood to really enjoy jazz, and sadly today I was not in that mood. I can appreciate the quality of Coltrane's play though.

Day570 - not enough good to make up for the bad

zu jazzig für mich

Part 4 was quite nice and gets it a bonus star. The rest (minus the guy repeating “a love supreme”) I found irritating like somebody else’s kid badgering you nonstop for attention.

no sabría diferenciar las canciones entre si la verdad si me hablas de jazz lit pienso en esto no es un género que escuche pero no está mal le pongo un 3 xq no me da ganas de arrancarme los oídos pero tmp lo volvería a escuchar ngl mira sabes qué, voy a ser más estricta. me ha aburrido viva así que lo voy a bajar a un 2 2/5

Good accompanying music. Coltrane’s playing is a bit over the top. Not my cup of tea.

I mean, if I wanted to go to a lounge and experience some real live jazz like you see in the movies, this is what I hope I would hear there. It's got squeaky saxophone, terrible bass solos, gratuitous drum solos, and not a lick of rhythm or melody, nor a hook to be found. Very jazz.

Jesus Christ! This goes on a bit, doesn't it?

Did not care at all.

3/10 Music is about connections - between the notes and rythms, harmonies and voicings, about how individual elements fit to make something bigger than the parts. Jazz fights this. Each instrument is on its own journey - they often seem to wilfully ignore each other. So where is the magic and the beauty? I can't find it in the jumbled mess of a jazz track. I don't want to hear the tip tap of a hi-hat, the tedious meandering of a double bass, the incessant stabbing of a discordant piano. And most of all, I don't want to hear the rasp of a reedy clarinet searching through every note to see what fits. So no, I don't like jazz. I don't get it, and that's ok. You don't have to get everything. I could say I wish I did see it, but I don't need to. I'll leave it, thanks.

I don’t know if I’m in the minority here but just not my favourite, didn’t do much. 2 stars

listening to this album bumped my anxiety up to 11. I can tell it's good. I don't know what it is, but I don't think I'd ever be willing to listen to this intentionally

1.5

Too dramatic and long winded for me.

Must be an amazing album if you're into jazz, but it’s just not for me. While I can appreciate the artistry and musicianship, the style doesn’t resonate with my taste. It’s a well crafted work, but I find myself wishing for something different.

Decent jazz but boring overall

די משעמם... קצת מוזיקת מעליות

Guys, I've got some bad news. I think I hate Jazz music. I went into this with an open mind, and even a good friend talking me through what the "structure of Jazz music" entails. None of it helped. This was just bad. I don't understand Jazz music and I don't know if I ever will unfortunately. A big reason I started this challenge was to broaden my musical horizons, and in many aspects I believe I have succeeded. However, I tried to listen to this album and find ANYTHING to enjoy for multiple hours, and I just couldn't. So, I'm sorry John Coltrane. I gave it my best shot, and I still didn't enjoy it. However, each musician is clearly very talented, and for that reason this wasn't absolute torture. A 2 star, very low 2 star, but still a 2 star out of 5 nonetheless. I'd feel bad rating 2 albums a 1 star in a row anyway. Maybe I shouldn't, this was still pretty bad.

This is a spiritual jazz album heavily featuring the tenor saxophone. The album is separated into four parts leading you through the journey of coming to know the Lord and embracing his supreme love. I can appreciate that. However, I myself am not a jazz fan nor am I particularly religious. I can't deny the talent Coltrane has though, and I think that if you are a jazz lover you will really enjoy this album. It just wasn't for me.

Maybe I really don't like every genre. As a first impressions of jazz, dare I say that I found this album quiet boring. I get the whole spirituality theme of it but I just don't see how anyone could figure that out while listening. I liked some segments I guess.

I'm not really a Jazz man but can imagine if you was you'd enjoy it.

Nope. Still not old enough for jazz. (Whew!) Lots of frantic squawking on the sax and banging on an old piano. The musicianship in parts was Supreme, just not for me. (2.2*s)

unfortunately this type of jazz wasn't my thing:(

Too much. I don't mind Jazz , but this is the kinda of Jazz I struggle to digest. It seems like everyone is minding their own business

Great album for all the snobs out there. 1 point for the technical capabilities of the musicians.

I don’t get jazz it’s a me problem

I really want to love this album. I consider myself at least an amateur jazz enthusiast, I enjoy Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker. My first album that got me into jazz at all was the Charlie Brown Christmas album (Vince Garauldi Trio!). For the life of me I cannot seem to enjoy this that much. There are no snappy hooks that pull me in. I have listened to this album probably 8 or 10 times in my lifetime. Oh well, maybe someday. :)

har svårt för knepig jazz. jag behöver mer entry level grejer.

1.66

Favoriten A love supreme pt1. Acknowledgment A Love Supreme pt|v psalm

This is an incredibly hard album to rate cause I objectively didn’t like it, but I can appreciate the actual talent and craftsmanship that went into this. I appreciate a super technical guitar solo that goes completely over my head and almost sounds like a mush of noises and notes, but if it goes on for almost 30mins that could be exhausting. I know that is not a fair comparison cause there are so many instruments being orchestrated by immensely talented musicians, but as someone who was never classically musically trained, I can say first hand that most of this goes over my head and I don’t even truly appreciate what makes this so special. But I can say that just because a ton of work and talent goes into a beef Wellington doesn’t mean I’m actually going to like it. The same applies here, I didn’t love the somber atmosphere it gave and I couldn’t appreciate it on the level a gifted musician would. So I can’t give this album a good review but I can appreciate that my opinion on this doesn’t matter cause I’m not someone whose opinion of jazz should matter.

I've been really enjoying the jazz albums we've been getting on this list, but this one doesn't really do anything for me. I don't know why this one doesn't speak to me. I should probably give it another listen in a different mood.

J - 2/5 Best Track - N/A F - 2/5

I know this is criminal to say as John Coltrane is one of those legends, but this was meh. It REALLY felt like elevator music. Just because you can play really fast and get those squeals doesn't make you a good songwriter. If you were to tell me all 4 songs were one song, I'd believe you. Please do something else. Liked Songs: "A Love Supreme, Pt. II - Resolution"

One thing can be certain - whoever curated this list loves jazz. This one was chaotically uninteresting to me.

Don’t think jazz does it for me

Eh jazz

I’m really not a big fan of jazz

Classic jazz. Skilled artists. Does sound a bit like a warm up to a performance. If melody is narrative, jazz is a haiku; recognizable and occasionally repetitious, consumable in small chunks and an ignorable background at it's worst.

ehhhhh

Wasn’t into it - I see how it’s appreciated but not my thing

Nej, nu har jag lyssnat flera gånger. Det har skavt varje gång, ibland mer och ibland mindre. Ett stort problem är att man inte kan bygga musik runt en saxofon, det är inte ett så skönt sound. Det kan passa ibland, som utfylland. Men inte i rampljuset. Den första låten, som är improviserad, är dessutom för jobbig. Det är inte najs. Det här är den sämre typen av jazz tyvärr.

Hade trott och hoppats att jag skulle gilla denna mer än vad jag faktiskt gjorde. Även om det såklart är bra rent tekniskt blir det lite för stressigt, hetsigt och intensivt med saxen. Kommer på mig själv med att pusta ut under pianodelarna. Den sista lite lugnare delen är mest behaglig att lyssna på.

I can appreciate the talent that goes into jazz, but it's still not for me. The music makes me anxious.

In the same way that Techno without certain chemicals could be quite repetitive and boring, this album seemed to be the total opposite and reminded me of a Jackson Pollock painting of just random noises with the purpose of as much chaos as possible. At least it wasn't something that would not entertain you for the 30+ minutes so it get's a 2 star rating.

If you are a musician or really like jazz this will probably be a god tier 5. I know very little about jazz, but generally like what I've heard/seen. I know nothing about avant-garde jazz but I know the name John Coltrane. This kinda washed over me and I listened to some more familiar jazz after and confirmed I don't like/appreciate this style of jazz. It's not bad. Prefer to watch Jazz live. 2/5.

Too experimental, felt like everyone was playing a different song.

“It’s improvised!” Yeah bitch we can tell

I just don’t really like jazz that much

Not my thing!

Great saxophonist and great music but not the type of music for me

Jazz just continues to be a struggle.

Yeah... I just can't get into jazz. I understand the significance of this album but to me, there's no hold for me

# 448 : 01/04/2025 : Hey, I tolerate most music. Jaz and Rap just aren't one of them. This album sounds like a bunch of guys in one huge jam session and doesn’t really meld…. Oh, and it's obviously meant to be listened to in mono.

All I know about jazz is that there are songs I absolutely love, and songs I don't get. Unfortunately, this is in the latter. Love the drumming though.

I dont mind an album like this but it's too much for me to passively listen and enjoy but not enough when I actively listen.

Not my cup of tea. I can hear the skill but didn't enjoy listening to it.

I'm really glad I listened to this but this just isn't my cup of tea. Very talented musician and interesting music. Just not something I want to listen to often

„A Love Supreme“ ist eines der bekanntesten und einflussreichsten Alben von John Coltrane. Der US-amerikanische Tenorsaxophonist Coltrane, der in den 1960er Jahren eine bedeutende Rolle in der Entwicklung des Jazz spielte, nahm das Album in den Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey auf. Es wurde 1965 veröffentlicht und markiert einen Höhepunkt seiner spirituellen Reise, die sich auch in der Musik widerspiegelt. Das Album ist ein Konzeptwerk, das sich in vier Teile gliedert: Acknowledgement, Resolution, Pursuance und Psalm. Diese Struktur und die tiefgreifende Spiritualität des Werkes geben dem Album eine meditative und fast zeremonielle Atmosphäre. Coltrane wird dabei von einer herausragenden Band begleitet, darunter McCoy Tyner am Klavier, Jimmy Garrison am Bass und Elvin Jones am Schlagzeug. Besonders das erste Stück, Acknowledgement, mit seiner berühmten "A Love Supreme"-Phrase, zählt zu den markantesten Momenten des Albums. Musikalisch bewegt sich das Werk im Bereich des post-bop und ist für seine komplexen Harmonien sowie die improvisatorische Freiheit bekannt. Es zeigt Coltranes künstlerische Reife und seinen Drang, den Jazz in neue Dimensionen zu führen. Das Album wird oft als Meilenstein des spirituellen Jazz angesehen. A Love Supreme bleibt ein zentraler Punkt in der Jazzgeschichte und Coltranes Diskografie. Es spricht sowohl Jazzliebhaber als auch diejenigen an, die an der Verschmelzung von Musik und Spiritualität interessiert sind. Das Werk zeigt den einzigartigen künstlerischen Ausdruck von Coltrane und bleibt auch über Jahrzehnten hinweg von großer Bedeutung.

I've mentioned it before: I really struggle with jazz. The musicians all seem to just be doing their own thing - it honestly make me feel anxious. Occasionally it sounds nice and I'll start to get into it... then right back to chaos. I also thought the saxophone was mixed way too loud. I gave it two listens convinced I was missing something. That was enough for me.

такой глубокий джаз не мое( а жаль

How to rate something that I just don't enjoy....I want to, I really do, but the scattered nature of the music just doesn't jive with my brain. There are moments that I start to fall into but then the scatteredness comes in and I get distracted. Knowing Coltrane is one of the heavy hitters in jazz I tried this time to really focus and fall into the uncomfortableness in the lack of pattern in the music but it just is still not my thing. If I pull out each piece individually they are good and great parts of the time. The piano in part 3 is beautiful and the trumpet throughout I enjoy, but it is all of them together that just don't draw me in.

I don't like this album because there aren't any lyrics. I like the music and it sounds like jazz. I don't like that the song is a bit boring, there's no lyrics to listen to. I wouldn't recommend this to people who don't like classical/jazz music.

I like the beat but I like to hear some one singing i don't recommend if you like singing but if you don't then this song is for you

2 i like the trumpets and stuff playing the second i like the thimrd kinda

Really, really good jazz - and I really dislike jazz, regardless.

Jazzzzzzz

I am sorry, sir, but I am not a jazz fan. I am, however, jazzed at what you’ve accomplished here. I will see myself out.

I've come to the conclusion, I just don't like jazz.

Hit and miss with jazz anyway and this one wasn't my favorite

I see why it’s loved, it just irked me sometimes

Nice enough to have in the background or at a dinner party but that's about the only time/place I could envision putting this on again. Clearly talented just not a genre I listen to in my free time. 4.75/10 (2.375/5)

For me it's just jazz.

It’s clearly made by some very talented people but I just don’t see myself going back to listen to this ever again. Sorry!

Can see the artistry, as someone who's sat with a bunch of terrible instrumentalists this shines as something above and beyond. But maybe I'm just not a fan of jazz. Need to put it on with a glass of wine, or maybe at a club, and see if it's different. Oozes creativity, just not my style.

One thing this project has taught me is that I think jazz is really, really shit. There’s a bass solo in this - I didn’t enjoy it when Jason Newstead did a bass solo when Metallica played the Milton Keynes Bowl in 1993 so I’m not likely to enjoy one here. And I didn’t. Because it is shit.

Phuaaa A album supreme? Ich bin ja neuerdings es bizli jazzy unterwegs, hust 5star review. Aber die balladene vum john coltrane sind aso gar nix. Basically a boringness supreme. Two stars (not) supreme

Bit repetitive.

Not huge on jazz, but I can appreciate the artistry in the instruments.

...make sure to turn down the volume at the very start. mawp, mawp. Messy jazz without rythm.

Good quality, but for me a little to 'free'

Listened to this 3 times on repeat before knowing it was the and songs

At least it was only 33 minutes

I'm sure there are jazz lovers who adore this album....I'm also sure I'm NOT a jazz lover 🤷‍♀️

Bored the tits off me and my turkey.

2,5

Just not my style

The piano solo in Pt 3 - Pursuance was fire but otherwise the album didn't stand out.

There was nothing remarkable about this album, honestly.

Jazz is not for me

I’ve never understood the adulation for this record, which inspired a lot of self-serious noodling in the world of jazz over the ensuing years.

John Boretrain more like

Someone more skilled in music than I can surely hear the beauty in the complexity. However, I just hear chaos. for many, this is a 5/5. For my ears and my untrained brain, this is a 2/5

Ja nu er vi i Jazz med stort J, meget teknisk. Lisa Simpson "listen to the notes he's not playing"-agtigt. Det er stadig ikke min kop te må jeg sige. Saxophonen lyder nogle gange meget smooth, men der sker så meget og klaveret nedenunder er så dissonant at jeg ikke kan komme ind i det. Det reddes fra 1 fordi jeg har respekt for det. Måske lidt elitært at have respekt for dette og ikke rap, techno eller country jeg ikke kan lide, men sådan er det.

Didn't enjoy this at all and I've enjoyed most of the jazz on here

Second album like this in a row. I just don't get it. I'm glad so many people do enjoy it and have given it high ratings. Maybe one day I will figure out how to enjoy this kind of music. I feel like I'm missing out somehow given all the high praise in the reviews.

Free Jazz. A bit to much plinkadiplonk tittiteeeee.

It’s jazzy. Not my cup of tea

Toot toot doodle toot. Very relaxing as background music while I work. Not something I would seek out.

have you ever heard a album and didn't like it because it had no lyrics that's how I felt about this album A Love Supreme I think that the album A love supreme isn't good because it lacks any lyrics and doesn't really have much emotion and when I listen to him playing the instrument it doesn't really sound good to me I think this album is not good and recommend listening to something better than this album

Do you like Jazz? If so then this is the album for you! The songs only have instruments, and I think that is a little annoying to me because I like music/songs with words in them. I think they play well though, and keep the beat good. But the songs are reallyyyyy long. So that is why I recommend that you don't listen to this album.

1st song; its ok i rate it like 1/10 2nd song; idk but i rate like it 5/10 3rd song- its ok i like it but i rate like 7/10

Over recent years I have developed an appreciation for Jazz, but I really don’t like this. Music should have a beginning, a middle and an end. But this just goes on and on, never getting anywhere. I’m stuck on a treadmill with musicians constantly warming up

One of their best

Jazz is just not my cup of tea, but I'm sure it's great!

I don’t love jazz, but I can often times put it on a background music while I’m doing something else. I couldn’t handle this. I know Coltrane is considered a legend, but I tapped out after about 10 minutes.

No. This is not enjoyable for me.

jazz realmente não é minha praia, ainda mais sendo um jazz quase nada "cantado".

Holy cow, there is literally nothing to hold on to. How do you "write" a record like this? Or do you just meet in the Studio:"Boys, we don't know each other but a one, a two, a three, a four or five or seven, whatever you like. Let's go."?

Whew - I’ve enjoyed other John Coltrane albums but this one just didn’t work for me. Maybe it was my mood but it was just hard to listen to.

not a bad album, just not for me.

Does this sound good to the masses? I guess. Does it sound good to me? Nope. I’m just not a jazz guy.

not the jazz trauma

Although musically excellent, jazz is just not my thing

Assolutamente no

Jazz will never be something I enjoy. The technical ability is off the charts, but I really don't enjoy the combined product.

Rating is based upon my likelihood of listening to it again, not Coltrane's obvious talent.

2/5 not my cup of tea

Das ist ein Jazz Album. Das habe ich an der Musik erkannt. Für jemanden der Jazz mag, mag das ja begeistern. Da ich nicht zu der Gruppe der Jazz-Sager gehöre kann ich weder erkennen das es das best Nachkriegsjazzwerk sein soll, noch irgendwas tolles erkennen - vielleicht nur das ich nur einmal geskippt habe und das Album hilfreich kurz ist.

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.

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.

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)

Big Brain Jazz Very good Requires 400hz ears which I do not

Still dont get jazz.

a little too noisy

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.

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

I have problems with jazz.

Very fucking repetitive

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

Ich fande es tatsächlich nicht gut da die ganzen Instrumente sich ziemlich durcheinander angehört haben dadurch kam kein richtiger „Groove“ zu Stande.

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.

Boring

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

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.

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

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.

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?

Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny

Ist mir schon zu viel Freejazz

Jazz is an obnoxious and pretentious genre of music that only music elitists proclaim to enjoy. Death to all music elitists.

I really want to like jazz but…

I still don't like jazz

Idk I'm just not a fan of jazz

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

while I recognize the excellence of this music, I find it boring

Not my jam

When people say they don't like jazz i'm guessing this is what they think of. I remember listening to this Album in high school but i seem to have forgotten how avant-garde and free jazzy this was. I like Jazz and I like some of Coltranes music (Like Giant steps). But this is a bit too much for me especially pt.I. Pt.II get more comprehensible and Pt.III gets more easy to listen to at some points. When i heard Giant steps it felt like Coltrane took a motif and then just calmly and controlled just flew away technically. even the pianist couldn't keep up with it at times. This feels more uncontrolled and sporadic and the piano feels like the most collected. Almost like they switched roles after Giant steps. This was way to much free jazz for me

2.5

I honestly wish I liked jazz more than I do, because this for me had nothing special, I can appreciate the musicanship and all of that here, but it was annoying when it sounded like if the piano, the sax or the bass where on their own.

Know Coltrane is a jazz master but I don’t like free-form jazz anymore

I think my general dislike of Coltrane is already a matter of record at this point. He was a supremely talented musician who chose to create cacophony instead of beauty with those talents. And that's really frustrating because, when he's not playing, I can really get into this. Tyner is a masterful jazz pianist and, when he takes the lead, the music is interesting and engaging, the phrases building on one another and evolving in fascinating ways. And then, inevitably, Coltrane will slide in with his saxophone and lay down a series of arhythmic runs, knocking over the complex house of cards that Tyner built. So frustrating. The only track that I came close to enjoying was the last one, "Psalm", and only because Coltrane restrained himself and actually built something WITH his bandmates instead of actively working against them.

Too jazz for me

I'm just not that into jazz. Pleasant sometimes but I really hated the long drum-heavy portions.

Ok on the heels of a few albums where I thought "I'm so tired of musicians who are just impressed with themselves and don't care about entertainment value unless the music is paired with party favors" it was hard to hear this for the amazing music that it is. I would love to sit in a smoky bar in a big city and listen to this. But as it was I was in the car with my kids screaming and it just ... added to the cacophony. Sorry to the millions of people and Coltrane himself that I have seriously offended.

#159. Jazz is still jazz. 2/5: jazz

A mí en particular no me llama

Not for me. I know that Coltrane was one of the pioneers of jazz and I do like jazz, but not this kind. I feel like I’m supposed to like him, and while I can appreciate his virtuosity, I just do not like this style. I gave it a fair shake though

Good jazzman but I didn't got caught by this album

Wanted to like it more than I did. Seems to be how I feel about most jazz. Just doesn't seem like convenience music to me at times.

OK. Chaotic

On the one hand, I can appreciate the musicianship, but on the other hand, there is so much going on musically that it is difficult to find a thread to grip you. Like many pure jazz records, it's too technical for its own good. It's just a series of experiments thrown together. That's all good if that floats one's boat, but unfortunately, it doesn't float mine.

Mid

Almost hard to listen to. Definitely a good jazz record by the more I listen to it the more I realise, jazz is not my kind of music. Songs were the exact length that I wanted to skip it the last few seconds.

I hate jazz

Sorry Lisa, I really don't care for or understand this kind of music. It just sounds like discord to my ears.

I still don’t like jazz

Not really my taste in music, but he’s really good:)

Not for me

- not a ton of thoughts on this one - some parts were smooth and groovy, but a lot of it felt chaotic - and maybe that’s just how love is 🤷🏻‍♂️

Serious question. Do people listen to this on purpose?

1.8. Not for me.

Couldn't get through it.

Album no. 1/1001. Okay, a little rambly without clear stand-out for me. Somewhat messy (jazz way) but okay. Hopefully there will be jazz albums I prefer. 2/5

Just ok

Jazz. Anxiety filled jazz.

Not for me Music was great but not my style and I need lyrics

It's ok. Good background music.

solid jazz music by Coltrane. you have to be in the right mood to listen to this :)

The softer, slower cuts are ok. Could not get through the entire album

Jazz, it just sounds like I'm at Macy's shopping with grandma for new shoes. I'd need to be super high to appreciate it.

I was originally not into it, it sounded like generic improvised jazz, but I became more fond of the emotion of the piece as I continued listening. The recording was well done, with each instrument of the quartet having their own solo / moment to shine. It is good to listen to on its own as the main event. Relax and don’t occupy your mind to enjoy.

Feel harsh, but I over-scored some of my earlier 2s. Tracks are too long, started track 1 on my way to work and was still going on the way home. Reckon I might enjoy it more if I was off my face in La Bicicleteria in Sevilla, drinking their homemade orange wine. I just don't really 'get' Jazz music. It's not you John Coltrane, it's me.

I mean, it’s clearly very impressive but also not for me at all

Too scattered for casual listening. Seemed to distress people in the room

This just doesn't work for me. I appreciate the musicianship of each player individually, but as a whole it's disjointed and doesn't flow. It sounds like each musician is playing a different song. A mash up gone wrong so to speak.

Jazz isn’t my thing. I wanted to like this album but i just couldn’t. Although i respect it and the immense talent needed to play at this level. By the last song i was kinda getting used to it maybe i should try to listen again. Fav song: A love supreme: psalm 2 stars

1st I'm sure this is considered quality jazz, but jazz is not my cup of tea 2

Big 'no' for this amount of trumpet

so basically i have a couple pros and cons pros: seems to have two melodies going on at once which make it exciting the evangellic/religious/otherwordly theme is apparent and you can feel it so it works thematically cons: songs feel overly long i dislike how the main instrument playing, whether it be the saxophone or the drums, are only playing in one ear the lyrics in the first song scared me and i hated them lol not much variation in the melody so you're listening to very similar bits for extended periods of time overall i would rate it a 2.5/5

Too much. Not my kind of jazz.

I think Coltrane is talented, and I still experience no joy in listening to this madness. Maybe one day.

Not my style of music, rambles aimlessly to me ,reaffirmed that I just don't like jazz

Definitivament el jazz no és per mi. Sé que John Coltrane és un dels grans però m'ha provocat més mal de cap que una altra cosa. No entenc l'estructura de la música, no hi veig la gràcia, i em confon. Reconec el mèrit del jazz, però és un gènere musical que he intentat escoltar per activa i per passiva i no ho aconsegueixo. John Coltrane no ha sigut diferent de les meves experiències fins ara.

Kinda boring i‘m sorry

I can only take so much saxophone, wasn’t in the mood for it but some nice background music 2.75/5

I like jazz but I dont like when it gets too busy and crazy. I prefer smooth, calm jazz. Its hard because I liked about half the album and the other half was too much for me. probably 2.5 stars

WOAH more jazz just like the last one.

That's some rough, abrasive and choppy sax.

a love supreme a love supreme a love supreme a love supreme The power within. The power within. The power within. The power within. The power within. The power within. The power within. The power within. The power within.

Too abstract for an enjoyable experience for me.

I know a lot of people like John Coltrane and I can't argue with the talent present, but I struggle with hearing anything other than a tasmanian devil in a kitchen with a lot of cutlery.

if you like jazz then I'm guessing this is the album you point everyone to. I cant speak against the talent here, but a lot of it just seems so incoherent, like several people playing their own solos at once, other times everything syncs up great. the problem for me is I cant point to a particular point in a song or anything, because of its nature. A technical masterpiece I'm sure, but to me it just seems like jazz jam band.

Not really for me. A lot of noise

Only liked the first and last song.

While I can appreciate that it takes talent to make this music, I really don't enjoy listening to it.

It's jazz, I don't like it

I liked the drums, not a huge fan of jazz, 2/5

Not being a Jazz guy my initial thoughts on hearing this album is 'What a racket!'. But from a jazz perspective, I recognise the skillful use of jazz chord progression, use of scales and the complicated beat. Despite all of this my first statement of not being a jazz guy still holds truth for me. If I never hear this album again it will be a bonus.

Ya like jazz?

Jazz is not it 4/10

I hate to say it but it kinda just sounded like random noise? I guess I just don’t get jazz? No favorite songs (out of only 4)

Interesting and clearly talented musicians. A little too chaotic at times for me.

Stressful

Didn't do it for me. I suppose I just don't get jazz though.

Certainly is jazz, isn't it?

If this is the pinacle of Jazz then I just don't like Jazz. Half the time it just seems like random noise. Not my tempo.

I didn't like it

Starting to doubt the validity of this site.

Not really a jazz fan but it wasn't bad

The first track is boooooooring. The only positive being that it got me looking up some Mighty Boosh skits on YouTube. "No-one listens to jazz. Science teachers and the mentally ill, that's all jazz is for." - "You hate jazz? You fear jazz!" I'd say it picks up from there a bit, and it's not quite as chaotic. There's some smoother stuff later on with the last track. 2.5 rounded down

Pure nonsense. Love it

Très très très jazz

I'm sure there are those who absolutely love this album. I am, sadly, not one of them. Are all the musicians talented? Absolutely. But I just can't enjoy stream of consciousness jazz - music without discernable form or function other than to make noise. Not my bag.

To me, the improved scramble of instruments trying to find a groove just felt lazy. There were a few interesting peaks in the album and the piano player was pretty good, but overall, overrated and sloppy.