Reviews (page 3 of 15)
Whoa. First time I've ever listened to Trane. This isn't merely a jazz masterpiece; this is a composition of his faith. Listen to this as if it were a preacher at the pulpit commanding the congregation. Just a tour de force. This is regarded as one of, if not the, greatest jazz albums of all time. There's a reason why. Listen to this straight through for maximum effect.
I'd love to able to enjoy this as much as the rest of the world does, but right now it's far from supreme
Jazz
Incredible. Favorite Jazz album to date
I wasn’t ready to be assaulted by a saxophone.
Not for me
Part 1: Acknowledgement Part 2: Resolution Part 3: Pursuance/Part 4: Psalm
not a jazz fan, and this album, all but the last composition which sounded more like a song, was this random array of nice sounding instruments. Felt like a warm-up sesh rather than a thought-through performance.
*I still love Giant Steps a little more, but this is an iconic Coltrane album and one of the best jazz albums ever
There's lyrics? That was a surprise.
It's pretty supreme but not lovely enough for a 5.
Always good to hear good music. Great to hear very unpredictable. Solid and soft just very different but amazing
This really is smooth
i like the jazzy music but i like hearing voices sing i need volcals
Surprised how nice this type of music is for background noise. Never thought of myself as someone who would like this
I struggle to understand/enjoy a lot of jazz, cf bitches brew a few days ago, but this, this hits harder than that one by far- enough structure over plenty of chaos.
An instant classic for me. I knew about John Coltarne, I knew what he represents but just never got around to listening to his music. Starting this challenge I knew his stuff would come up so I waited. Good thing I did, this feels extremely smooth but sharp. Heavy in a soft way. Gotta give this a 5.
Reaĺy dont get this style of jazz. Great sax playing but none of the musicians seem to be playing the same song.
Supreme!
Gefällt mir gut, aber nicht so sehr, dass ich das gezielt raussuchen würde, um es wieder zu hören.
Frankly uninteresting with no memorable or stand-out motifs. The runs were just like any other runs heard in bebop songs. Coltrane's done far better.
How do you review the most profound spiritual statement this side of Mozart's Requiem? You don't, you just give it five stars and move along.
This is quite nice. I don’t gravitate towards jazz on my own, but this was a good one
This was a nice album. Not my all time favorite of John Coltrane but still great.
Pure jazz gold.
Jesus fucking Christ I fucking hate jazz
Very old songs, almost no lyrics, played on a trumpet or sth.
06/19 Not bad, but not as good as Blue Train
I am partial to a bit of jazz when the mood takes me and there were moments here that I enjoyed but it was hard to fully appreciate this from one listen.
Maybe the best jazz record I've heard from this list so far. Very cohesive record and great listen with headphones.
Definitely appreciate it for what it is, but this wasn’t my thing. Good background music but not something I’ll intentionally return to.
Just not for me
I revisit Coltrane albums every year, especially this one and Blue Train. They are masterful works that showcase talent at a higher level than most of this list. I respect jazz incredibly and after listening to a decent amount of it, I can say that a lot of it sounds the same. It is difficult for jazz music to stand out but Coltrane always has to me.
4,5+
6/10
My first jazz album for this challenge, and honestly, a pretty great place to start. I know a lot of the enjoyment with jazz depends on whether you’re already into the genre, but luckily, I do like jazz, and I really enjoyed this. The back half was where it clicked the most for me. Part Three especially feels like every instrument is fighting for its life in a good way. Nothing fades into the background; you can practically hear the sweat and effort coming through the headphones. Then Part Four slows everything down into this darker, more mysterious sound, with those thundering timpani hits giving the album a really powerful ending. Sure, some of the tracks are long, a little repetitive, and can blur together at times, but this still feels like something worth appreciating. If this is my first stop in jazz, I’m definitely curious to see where the rest of the genre takes me.
when I say I love Jazz I never knew that this was the album I meant
This is definitely a very emotional album. The second track is a highlight for me, but I feel like I am not at the level of comprehension where I can confidently follow the music. Overall, I like this album, but it is an acquired taste.
Listened on: Spotify Listening experience: Commute home - almost finished the final track but didn’t get there I really was not in the right mood for jazz. I don’t really enjoy it at the best of times - too chaotic. If I didn’t know this was an influential album I wouldn’t have picked it. The musicianship is impressive. Obviously supremely talented but I probably wouldn’t reach for it again unless in the right setting.
Not a fan
I don't really appreciate jazz in general. John Coltrane is of course legendary, his bandmates are cool cats, and the importance of this album is undeniable. That doesn't make me want it in my ears. Next we have the 1965-style stereo mix, where you get all the sax in your left ear and all the drums in the right (piano and bass are centered). I dare you to listen to this end-to-end in your headphones without a "listen in mono" option.
I’m not a jazz guy. I’ve tried and I’ve tried, but to me, it seems like incredibly abstract music, so abstract that sometimes I wonder how anyone other than musicians themselves—those who understand the language of music—get much of anything out of it. Even classical, whose tradition is hundreds of years older and more remote, seems far more approachable to me. Yet even I can’t deny that this is some powerful music, melodic and impassioned. There is soloing, yes, but in this case it seems designed to carry the message of joy and hope, rather than to be simply impressive for its own sake, as I’ve felt in other jazz records. Best track: “Pt 1. – Acknowledgement”
I’m not a big fan of jazz but I get why people would like this. Nice background type of vibe.
JAZZ! The first of hopefully many on this list. Although an enjoyer of jazz, i found this album to be striking in its way, and was just okay.
holy shit genuine masterpiece, one of the greatest if not the greatest jazz album ever. its like Jesus came back on trumpet. man... this album is so good... its pretty supreme
What a trio-Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan and Coltrane. A retro weekend for the ages.
This capped a day of jazz having been at Meltdown in the afternoon for Kamasi Washington's tribute to Miles Davies, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins.
More Jaaaaazzz
An album to be felt as much as heard. The emotion Coltrane wrings out of that instrument is incredible. Classical in ambition and one of THE greats. A very easy 5*
One of the best ever end of story
jazzzzz
Another jazz album I enjoyed, which is a rarity. This is one I’d buy and listen to on repeat while sipping bourbon.
Jazz Recording, pleasant enough but not really my thing. 3
I am not adept at judging how good/bad one is at saxophone but this bit of jazz was easy to listen too.
I respect it but I don’t feel a desire to relished and relished. It is fantastic though
Meh
John Coltrane and this trio of musicians are uber talented. And while this isn’t my musical genre of choice, it’s impossible to not feel the genius that’s unfolding in your ears.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 Once again helplessly screaming into the void at internet normoids who think this is just noise. THIS is just noise? And this is, I would say, pretty objective incredulity, because a lot of the jazzy riffing happens over a really consistent foundation. Like, the rhythm is fairly clear, is it not? No wonder The Birthday Party and Pere Ubu are unlistenable to some people. I have never felt the need to use sensitive derogatorily before this, but man... My expectations were set so transcendentally high for A Love Supreme that I knew I'd be let down somehow. I even tried to temper my expectations—I knew I'd have to when I read the review of the guy saying he went in skeptically but was crying halfway through Psalm—it's just that as such a feeling person, I want to deeply feel what others feel and be a part of all that feeling, you know? Anyways, I was worried it wasn't gonna click during Parts 1 & 2, but things really kicked into high gear in 3 & 4, which is when I knew this needed a second listen. Granted, I'm not sure it felt like God was in my ears or anything (although everything will pale in comparison if that's your standard), but I'm hoping by my second or third listen I'll really catch the feeling. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing
Absolutely insanely artful and a joy to listen to
Nice
(3/7) now I understand why orchestras have conductors
good
A jazz classic
This one had me at John Coltrane. Just incredible stuff throughout, a real special listen. Felt like a symphony of jazz, one that stays with you for a while afterwards. Essential. Favourite track: Part 3 Least favourite track: N/A
Decent album
One of the best to do it. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m at a 10. Look, I thought it was hyperbole for someone to have been so spiritually affected by this album that they made an entire church stemming from it (this is real, you can look this up), but after listening… I dunno, maybe they were onto something. There’s a passion here that’s hard to describe but easy to feel, and with the influence of God & religion on John Coltrane’s life prior to making this album, it makes it hard to deny that there might just be something to all of that. I hesitate to say that God himself came down & delivered the melodies present here into John’s mind, but when you listen to the focus in John’s harmonized vocals on “Acknowledgment”, the excellent piano work on “Resolution”, the intensity behind the percussion & the authority of the bass on “Pursuance”, or the pastor-like quality to the intention in John’s saxophone on “Psalm”, there might just be a special gift to everything here. Just go listen to it. It’s 32 minutes that simultaneously fly by & yet command every inch of your attention, due to the complexity involved & the natural charisma of everything at hand. I loved it supremely, and I think any future relistens will reveal more complexities that my brain didn’t catch the first time around. Thank goodness for the remastered mono mix, because I was not prepared for the dissonance in the stereo one. It let my brain soar to places I didn’t think would be possible going in. It is absolutely worth the acclaim & praise it gets, and I’m so glad it’s on the list. It’s a 10.
Great
If you don't pay close attention throughout, listening to jazz, is like watching a show, where you missed a episode. So, pay attention. This is not a casual listening experience.
Enjoyable jazz album.
5/10
Absolutely not my thing at all, but even then, I still know this is the Absolute best something im not into could be Feels like the Absolute peak of this genre. Very very good 4 Will likely never listen again, but now if someone mentions A Love Supreme, I can say, "I've actually listened to that" and I wont be lying
There was a level of rapport between the members of Coltrane’s “classic” quartet that is very rare among musicians. I don’t know if it truly felt instinctual the way their playing complimented one another, but it sounds that way. Everything they played together is worth a listen, but A Love Supreme is something else - possibly the best jazz album of all time. There’s still plenty of spontaneity but it feels more ‘composed’ than most of Coltrane’s music, which gives it a sense of direction that jazz often lacks.
bad
I wish I was the kind of classic and cultured fella who enjoys Coltrane but alas, I’m just not. And really most of the album is okay except for the saxophone. Ugh! Saxophones are the worst! Bowie can get away with it a little because I love him so much but in general I’d rather listen to a brigade of kazoos and vibraslaps than a sax. Anyway, sorry, Mr. Coltrane. I’m just not cool enough for you.
ג'אז ג'אז ג'אז פאפאפאגאז'
i dont listen jazzzzz
Always fantastic
It was def good, but I wasn’t super moved.
A nice jazz album
Love this. Wild, captivating, gripping.
The album is quite diverse, I liked the sound of these jazz tracks, it's not usual for me, it wasn't usual that the tracks went for 7-8 minutes, which, as I understand it, is typical of jazz.
Its nice but I prefer big band jazz
One of the greats! I don’t normally listen to a lot of jazz, but can appreciate it in the right atmosphere. Part three was my favorite by far, I loved the drums.
Coltrane is clearly a massive talent, but I guess I just don't gravitate towards instrumental jazz like I do with most genres. Wouldn't mind it as background music though. A personal 2, but I can recognize why it'd be much higher for others. STAND-OUT SONG: “A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution” HONORABLE MENTION: “A Love Supreme, Pt. 4: Psalm”
hhh
Coltrane managed to combine extraordinary technical mastery with a profound spiritual quest. Not for me.
Bien.
Incredible album. What else is there to say?
I love jazz, and it's a great listen, but I struggle to find the incredible-ness of it because I end up wanting to write instead of sitting and listening, and so I end up making it more of a background noise (which is why I prefer vocal jazz because I pay attention more). That's not to say this album is bad or that I disliked it, it's just not one I plan on replaying, beside to have as background music on a writing playlist. I found the transitions between the pieces to be really fun, like the low bass at the end of part 1, into the full band for part 2. I love the jazz sound and I find it comforting and fun and easy to listen to. Beautiful album, just not the kind of album I tend to reach for. If it was in a concert setting I would adore it, with all the solos and just the energy jazz brings into a room, but since it is just an album it cuts away at some of that excitement for me. I don't really get jazz, but I enjoy it, and this album plays that weird line of "I don't really get it so I don't really like it" and "it sounds good the whole way through so yeah". Pursuance is probably my favourite track, simply because it is the most energetic. I loved the intro drum solo, then the one midway through that transitioned into the bass solo (love a bass solo). Psalm is a close second with it being the most dramatic piece of the album.
Already heard a few years ago, one of my absolute favorites. Coltrane, to me, is the best of his genre. I've always loved his style of these huge clashy piano chords behind his raspy saxophone melodies. One has to love the busy, chaotic nature of this record. And all the liberties the record takes to adorn the fronts and ends of songs with those stand up bass and drum solos. The author of the 1001 book says that this record "pulls off the rare trick of being utterly uncompromising yet completely accessible." And yes, it is one of the most famous jazz albums of all time, and is still abrasive as opposed to Coltrane's contemporaries. This record represents a turning point wherein Coltrane would get nastier, louder and more chaotic upon later projects, and we love him for that.
It is supreme. The rhythm section is so loose then Coltrane all nurdy and angsty, solos on top,
I've listened to this maybe a couple dozen times over the years -- under varying circumstances including driving, working, and I'm the bedroom -- and I still don't know how to describe what it does to me. It's an ecstatic hymn of humility, gratitude, and praise, but it's so personal that it is sometimes awkward or ugly to us, who can only witness it. It took me maybe 5 listens to even get to the point of liking it, but looking it and "getting" it feel like different things.
I’ve been listening to and wrestling with A Love Supreme for at least 32 years. I played saxophone in our school’s jazz band, and this was meant to be the height of the art form and the instrument. So I checked it out of our public library as a kid, and purchased it soon after. Some days, it feels like homework. There are easy moments, but it is not an easy album. It will not recede into the background. It demands all of your attention, but it doesn’t always reward it. I can leave bewildered and off-kilter. This is not music to sip whisky by. Sometimes, it feels like visiting another spiritual plane. John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones got to see God’s back and then recorded 33 minutes about their experience. And sometimes it merely feels like four jazz musicians at the top of their form expressing something through their instruments that pulls on the grittiest parts of their lives and turns them into something uniquely beautiful. Today was a spiritual plane day. Transcendent.
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: All of them Simply lovely. If you don't like this, just go home and hide under a rock or something.
If you complain about not "getting" jazz, get a hold of yourself.
Starts off very strong, but gets too repetitive for my liking in terms of timbre and melody. But how do you even rate an album like this against the others? Faves: Acknowledgement
Jazz 🙄
Usually don’t mind a bit of jazz but wasn’t in to this at all
Album 89 Tracks in order, favorite to least favorite: A Love Supreme Part IV --- Psalm; A Love Supreme Part II — Resolution; A Love Supreme Part III --- Pursuance; A Love Supreme Part I --- Acknowledgement I am back again! I can make a legitimate case for why I disappeared for so long, but I would be lying if I said that the album didn't factor into that hiatus at all. It did. I was not looking forward to listening to this one because when I first encountered it 4-ish years ago, I hated it. Since it is so short, I will be ranking all four tracks. Like I said, I hated this one the first time I heard it. Couldn't stand it. Couldn't wait for it to be over. Probably wrote something to that effect in my daily reflection for the jazz history class I was taking. I appear to have undergone some musical character development in the last 4 years, though, and this album now sits firmly in the middle of the pack. As far as jazz goes, is it my favorite? No, and it never will be. That honor goes to "And His Mother Called Him Bill..." for the time being. Is this still pretty low in my ranking of jazz albums? Yeah. HOWEVER, did I spend every second of this wishing it were over? No! Dare I say it, I actually rather enjoyed this listen. I think I probably wrote something about being beaten over the head with the "A love supreme" hammer in Part I. I still feel like I'm being beaten over the head with the album title hammer. Some things never change. I enjoyed Part III for about half of its runtime. It might've been the one that originally made me hate the album, and I might've skipped through parts of it on the first listen. In any case, it was long and noisy, but better than the last time I heard it. I liked Part IV. Soulful. Perhaps I'll continue being back, perhaps not.
🗣️🔊 A LOVE SUPREME 🗣️🔊 A LOVE SUPREME
Que buen mood!!!
Very cool indeed! Quite possibly beyond critical appraisal and rightfully so. Who possibly has the musical aptitude to critice this? Favourite has to be, A love supreme...
sometimes jazz is the best thing you've ever heard and sometimes its some bullshit and this is more of the latter i want to say i like it i really do but i just dont
Can you imagine being so simple minded you can’t enjoy jazz? A horrifying thought I had while reading these reviews. Anyway this is an absolute masterpiece.
3/5
Well, I guess ask and you shall receive when it comes to better generating Despite spending most of the last decade exploring jazz more deeply and becoming the old white music nerd that I was always destined to be, I have continually avoided A Love Supreme. It's pretty purely because of its status (one of the all time greats) and structure (technically 4 movements of one piece). This deserved focus, and whenever it has come to mind, I have not had the ability to give it that focus. Thank the generator gods that this wasn't substituted for a Menswe@r album. I feel like that could have been a risk at this point. Anyway: everyone is in solid form here. The drums are cacophonous but rhythmic, the piano is tuneful but also has just a bit of discord and tension. The bass wanders all over. And of course Trane is playing his sax in ways that always feel improvisational but also feel composed, intentional, and melodic. People have compared this to a musical prayer, and certainly there is a spiritual jazz sound in places, but a prayer feels more banal than this could ever be. Instead, this feels like it goes, to lightly paraphrase from the lost album, in [All] Directions at Once. It doesn't really entirely fit in any one genre of jazz. Pursuance (pt III) feels like the most important of the pieces, because it intentionally leaves space for all four players to solo extensively. Acknowledgment (I) is obviously where the title comes from. Psalm (IV) feels like the most emotive piece. I probably will need a few more spins to really get this, but I'll give it a 5* as it is because it really does seem to exist in a world where you can hear it pretty easily at a first listen, but it's obvious itll open up even more on better speakers, on vinyl, etc.
I can get why it’s considered one of the influential jazz records, but I’m not a fan.
Easy listening. Time flew by
This is probably the most I’ve been engrossed by a jazz album on this list so far.
For an album called 'A Love Supreme' this album is not smooth and sweet. It's noisy and dynamic. I enjoyed it but it was a more active listening than I was expecting.
This was a weird one that I listened to twice; once on a tinny small speaker and another with headphones. I only really know Coltrane by reputation; my favorite jazz artists are trumpeters or bassists for the most part, so despite the legendary name his work is a bit of a blank for me. This album is a really advanced take on jazz music in general, and I don't mean that in a ivory tower kind of way. I mean that in a structural way. It's modal jazz with all the trappings of improvisational techniques only barely put together. On my first listen it really sounded cacophonous; almost like everyone had no idea what to do other than don't play a discordant melody, and they all went off in their own direction. Only with a better set of speakers did I really start to get it. You can pick out the individual themes and it all starts to come together more than at first. I wouldn't say this is easy to listen to. In fact, it was a bit of a challenge getting through it the first time. It's worth it in the end but if you don't like jazz, or you don't have some knowledge of jazz structure and theory in general, it's not going to appeal to you. This isn't going to create converts. Technically it's really great, but despite it's popularity I would firmly put this in the "for the heads" category.
Get on the Love Trane.
Classic.
Bare ikke mig, alt for meget trut.
This album makes you feel a love supreme
Listened to this whilst playing Metroid Fusion because I lost my headphones so I had to play it out loud. It's a good time, but I don't really connect with it in any meaningful way, I don't feel the emotion. Clearly other people do though. I can still appreciate the talent though.
This is the kind of shit that makes me wish I knew more music theory. Like, I know it’s genius but aside from sheer technical proficiency I couldn’t tell you why.
Enjoyed listening to this. Not something I would actively seek out though.
Jazz hoogtepunt!
banger jazz
ja pff jazz ma vf de saaie
Sounded great throughout. Nothing more to say.
I really did my best, I even listed to this album multiple times, but I just don't get jazz. The instruments are clearly well played and I can appreciate the skill involved. It sounds good, but I just don't get what is so amazing about it. Oh well.
EXCELENT 2!
An all time great
oh fuck dude..... yesssss........... this ones fuckin great. again i am blown away by a jazz album yet lack the vocabulary of and experience with the genre to really do justice to why its so good. im like 6 listens deep and still cant find words. damn ! its so expressive and full of feeling, u can really hear the band putting their whole everything in there from start to finish. the ending got me shivering..... wow...... i love music!! i'd been lookin forward to this one since i first flicked thru the list and buddy it fucking delivered. i hope there's more like this still to come cos if not i might as well stop listening now. thank u for this mr coltrane.....
This is indeed very good. I'm not a jazz expert but I found this album really enjoyable. 4 stars (I particularly enjoyed the first track).
saving this to put on during a dinner date to impress my wife
love it
Honestly, inflated expectations played a cruel trick on this album. I've read so many rave reviews about it, and the ratings on this site are way above average. What I personally heard was classic jazz busyness—skillfully performed, but nothing more
8.5/10
I love john coltrane!!!!!
Not one of my favorite things, but that sax sure can still tell a story.
Escuchar este álbum fue una experiencia religiosa, casi como estar ascendiendo, y poder tocar el cielo con la punta de los dedos, definitivamente fue como estar drogado sin estarlo, impresionante disco que me dejó impresionado.
A fine jazz album, I'm happy to see stuff like this on the list. Did it blow me away? Not really. I might just be a little inexperienced when it comes to listening to Jazz, so i don't have the ability to appreciate nuances here. But it was a good time.
It isn't my style but I enjoyed it.
Gonna get vilified for this. But I played this and heard, rather than listened to it. It washed over me and although still largely accessible was less annoying than I expected it to be.
already listened, 9/10
This is a 5. Perhaps I am brainwashed. I have been accused of such. My stepfather was a HUGE jazz fan. He did a good job of introducing me to the blues and big band stuff. He got my mom to play classic song book selections on the piano. He’d try to play the clarinet and my mom and I would sing. Meanwhile he was also introducing me to classic bop. He’d get really animated and tell stories about the artists and the times. Before I knew it he had me listening to this very album. He thought “Trane” was a genius beyond compare. This is not an immediately accessible album. Like a lot of jazz selections on this list, I can’t imagine hitting them without any prior “preparation.” (My husband calls that brainwashing.) But yeah, I can’t imagine going in cold and coming out the other side saying “ oh shit, that’s a work of genius! I see what all the hype’s about! So glad I heard that!” This is where the exercise is weak. I mean Ella Fitzgerald doing the ENTIRE Gershwin song book IS on here. And so is some classic delta blues, I believe. But I don’t think one Charlie Parker album is. The creators of the 1001 album book don’t present a very good way to see the development of Jazz. So when you get this, well… all I can say is I am sorry everyone doesn’t have someone in their life to brainwash them into believing this is a work of genius. Because I sure am glad I did. I think I appreciate ALL music more because of it. My husband says that’s the brainwashing again. But if it is, I say “wash away, wash away so all that dissonance reveals the higher harmony!” Boolean: YES, this is a GOAT album for sure
I liked it, very chill jazz. Amazing sound, just not my type of music
Number: 140 Date: 05/23/2026 Artist: John Coltrane Album: A Love Supreme Year: 1965 Style: Jazz Familiarity: Aware (2) Rating: 3 Before: ======= Not a huge fan of Jazz. Obviously John Coltrane is important and should be on this list. Let's see how this goes. During: ======= I think this type of Jazz is something you have to immerse yourself in, without distraction to really get it. That's a hard thing for most people to do nowadays. I can see listening to this on a long drive or while lounging by the pool or on the beach. However, I don't think I will ever do that, at least anytime soon. After : ======= 3 my personal rating 5 suitability for this list 5 impact ----------------------------------------------- 4.3 composite rating
Beautiful album! Rating: 10/10 Favorite Song: Pt IV: Psalm
Kinda made me anxious
I thought it was okay
I can't tell you much about jazz. Or if I think this album is a reflection on spirituality. I just know I enjoy this album and the vibe it gives.
This one is kinda overrated honestly. I dont think its a masterpiece or anything but its still good. I dont know if I should give it a 3 or a 4 but I think I could like it more someday so 4.
A pretty good way to start my Friday. Coltrane is just so smooth.
Loved the groove. The drummer is insane! Didn't love the more maniacal bits.
I'm not the target audience for this but I gave it a shot. It didn't blow my skirt up. I'll try again later -
Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Übler Mist.
legit source of good
This was great, it was mostly background but it was great background. Also more drum solos pls!
Yep, just lovely! Very happy to have this on repeat floating through my apartment
Another album that is obviously very technically impressive but means nothing to me
yep, fab, perfect had listened to Part I a lot while reading THE LONG GOODBYE, so (though a bit anachronistic) was really taken back to my good friend marlowe and los angeles....sigh....
It’s really nice listening to people who are virtuosos. This all blends together so well.
jazz mais confuso q eu já escutei
moze jakbym sluchala tego 50 lat temu w jakiejs kawiarni to by mi sie podobalo
Ambitny jazz:)
There’s nothing I can say about this album that hasn’t already been said. One of the greatest and an obvious 5. Elvin Jones! Always a pleasure to listen to.
While listening to this, it got me thinking. Yesterday's album Lexicon of Love was instantly enjoyable for me -- I didn't have to think about it as my appreciation came about naturally. I can't remember the first time I heard A Love Supreme, but I'm sure that I approached it with an understanding that it is considered a great album and important in the history of jazz and popular music in general. Appreciation for this was not instantaneous like yesterday, and it feels like listening to Coltrane is a more cerebral exercise than listening to ABC. Would I have come to an appreciation for this independent of knowing it's a classic? I'll never know the answer to that, but it's interesting for me to think about. This album is really something special. It's a musical expression of John Coltrane taking back his life from addiction and committing himself fully to his music, and thanking God for the experience. It starts with a simple four note tune that repeats almost as a meditation or prayer that blossoms into a multitude of ideas. Coltrane's playing is a masterclass in not only saxophone... but in musicality and expression. The rest of the combo beautifully supports and compliments Coltrane, and I especially love McCoy Tyner's piano work on here.
I was looking forward to coming back to this one, a beautiful record that’s worthy of the love it gets. A heartwarming story surrounding it, beautiful sax and instrumentation, and a fun flow to it all in such a small package. It’s still my favorite jazz recording of the ones I’ve heard, though admittedly, that isn’t many. 2 listens
Expectation: -> Pretty sure that I know what to expect here and hopes are high. 3 minimum with 5-level potential. After listening: -> Love the tempo variability and flow throughout. Especially enjoy the extended lively periods, typically my jazz preference. As a long ago sax player, I really appreciate his skill. The artistry his interplay with the other instrumentation, wow.
I just don't love jazz. As far as jazz goes this seems good though. He's quite talented.
Solid jazz album, enjoyable listen.
Good jazz
Don’t feel anything particularly for this album, I found it underwhelming.
First time listen. True classic
I don’t listen to Jazz, but this was quite good. First listen was on the drive to work, but I had to give it another listen on my HiFi system when I got home to even begin to appreciate it.
Surprising absolutely no one, weed goes well with jazz. Všeč mi je, kako moram en dan poslušat The Prodigy, naslednji dan pa Coltranea. Amazing album.
Not much of a jazz guy, but I really enjoyed this
yeah i dont really like jazz
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, my only exposure to John Coltrane is Giant Steps and that being the whole 2-5-1 thing. Its probably a bit too intense for Ambient listening so not really sure when I would actively Listen to it. I think I got more into it as it went along and because I don't really have a "Jazz" ear I probably didn't get as much out of it as a more experienced person of the Jazz ouvre.
Jazz... Sorry but jazz in any form is an instant 1 from me. Maybe that means I'm uncultured or something but it's just not working for me.
One star for being mercifully short.
When to listen: relaxing, thinking, being. Incredible.
Started off just appreciating but ended up enjoying! Although not a real jazz fan, this is obviously a classic album.
So much musical mastery on display! Flows and shifts constantly, it's very enjoyable to listen to. Though I sometimes feel like modal jazz is harder for me to connect with since there's less sense of home/tension/resolution. Definitely feels like musician's music.
Fun jazzy and experimental. A little more chaotic than our other jazz albums so far.
Jazzijazzijazzi. Mikið að gerast þarna...
It's ok to say that jazz is too overstimulating for me
Anyone rating this anything lower than 5 needs to find God.
Masterful. Truly a fantastic album. Outstanding.
I've listened to this before, but I never really got it. This time, I was intent on getting it, and I think I did (as much as someone without knowledge of jazz or music theory can) I especially love the first track, where we're hearing the motif of the supreme all over the place, in so many different tones, scales, loudness, etc. Noticing God in everything. I love the different solos of Pursuance - drums, then piano, then sax, then bass. showing the struggle and turmoil and getting through it all. Then, the final Acknowledgement in part 4. One of those albums that just makes all other music seem inferior. Reading the poem while listening to Psalm is such a cool/interesting/unique music experience.
Modal jazz, post-bop, spiritual jazz.
Igual me dió, SOY MUY MALA CON LOS INSTRUMENTALES no sentí nada diferente 😭😭😭 igual posiblemente lo siga escuchando para leer y no mantenerme como loca cantando y no prestando atención a lo que leo
este es un álbum muy profundo, donde John hace un intento de entender la pureza. Es una búsqueda de relación espiritual, John lo dice muy claramente en el poema escrito en la portada de su álbum: "busca a Dios en todos los sentidos", esto quiere decir que no solo de manera espiritual sino haciendo cada cosa que pueda gustarte, A Love Supreme hace exactamente, la búsqueda de la paz en Dios a través de un sonido envolvente de jazz
just started listening, i really like the first song. i love the beginning of this. ok tbh im not the biggest fan of this much avant gardness, idk lolll its a bit too experimental and strange for my taste. im more into bebop, hardbop, big band. first track over. ok so i wasnt the biggest fan, but i can appreciate it. sort of. anyways, see u tomorrow
Soulful, whimsical, tiptoeing jazz.
This is master lever jazz I can’t get behind yet unfortunately 😔 I just got annoyed honestly
dope. original. all over?
to make an album is by itself, a test against your mortality. There's certain aspiration, to immortalize oneself by making art. Maybe this thought is a stretch, but in the context of this album, and specially considering it's deep and personal meaning, I think it's accurate to think that. And to make music, in some elements, there's a logic, a language, a deep feeling of meaning in the music that comes from the conventions and basis of the musical theory. So, in that sense, to make a compelling album, sometimes is to make a compelling conversation. ¿Maybe, this album has so much weight and importance, beyond the ability and prestige of Coltrane, due to the audacity and ambition of making a conversation that conveys a profound meaning of adoration and humility towards a God? I don't know, for sure. I'm pretty ignorant in what regards to jazz. But I know for certain that listening to this album in that context, adds a layer of meaning that makes it impossible to see it with some respect and care. Maybe are my beliefs, but is conceptually compelling this album in that context. And that makes it good for me, even if I don't understand that deeply the musical and theoretical mastery in its performance.
My husband has this album on vinyl so it was a pleasant treat to listen to there. I can't say this album converted me to a jazz fan but it's definitely the one I hated the least.
I just don’t get jazz. I’m sure this is amazing, but I don’t care for it. (3)
oh my god YES this fucking rules. i immediately replayed this one again the first listen because it was just that good. it's such a singular piece; absolutely gripping start to finish. there's something about john coltrane's saxophone work here that is just incredibly captivating. the way it develops from an electric energy in combination with mccoy tyner's impeccable piano performance towards an emotion-filled wailing by the end of the album is delicious. on first listen i had this in the background but very quickly the album pulled my entire attention. i don't really feel the spiritual angle that the album is lauded for, but it is definitely outstanding stuff.
Welcome to your regularly scheduled Jazz Interlude. I like this album, but I can't say it excited me too much. The headline here is collaboration, and a lot of the time that rocks. It's a singular suite, and can't really be taken seperately but I'd highlight Resolution as being the "part" where things come together the most, the way the instruments feel out when to change "turns" of what is in the forefront is so interesting to hear. It feels like the music is dancing in sync. Unfortunately, I don't love all of this. I read up on Psalms and saw people talking about it as this profound spiritual take, and whilst the idea of "playing the words" is interesting to me, the words that are being played are... A fairly basic prayer to god. I imagine this could be profound for someone who is more attached to religion but it just washed over me. Besides that, there are a few sections where I started to get an inkling of an "okay we can move on now" feeling. Often a lot of Jazz rewards patient listening which has always posed a challenge for my ADHD to begin with, but its definitely made a lot worse by the single album a day format. So maybe it would grow on me, but for now it's a 4.
Part 4 is so fucking goated man that shit beautiful to walk home on a rainy night to. But the whole album is just such a beautiful jazz piece, fantastic drum solos and best of all, it's so beautifully atmospheric. What a fantastic album.
I don't have a lot to say about jazz albums, I enjoyed this one though. I liked how the double bass copies the chorus of "a love supreme" at the end of part 1. Part 4 was also great.
Lindo para viajar y trabajar. Muy Simcity. Nota: 3.4
YEAHHGHHHHHHHH! nice long and sublime but still i dont get why people like it. 4.5/5 nevertheless cause its cool
Cool jazz
Elvin Jones put his whole damn pussy into that drum set
This was another one of the records I dove into on my way through one of those Rolling Stone 500 greatest albums of all time lists back in 2013. I remember not getting it on the first lap. Too abstract. Too out there. Not my cup of tea. But as I've gotten older, this record has kept coming up, and I've gotten to appreciate it's brilliance. It's what makes this challenge so hard. Any record with this much depth is very hard to fully appreciate on your first lap. I remember listening to an episode of Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast where he talks about Elvin Jone's drumming on this record. It's unbelievable. This record works so well as a cohesive unit, but when you take the time to appreciate what every musician is doing on this record, it takes it to the next level. I think that pod was part of the reason I've gotten into it, but truth be told, I got back into jazz because I just like listening to it when I write in the morning. I am not a skilled enough musician to fully articulate what I love about this record, but I just know, when I throw it on, I like it a lot.
stunning. incredible as a whole, and then just as rewarding to focus in on each individual player -- they never disappoint once. it's wild that these dudes walked into the studio and knocked this out in a single day session. Coltrane opens up gateways to the divine and brings us all along. McCoy Tyner in superb form here, along with the rhythmic solidarity of Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison -- this music wouldn't reach these heights without the group deeply in sync with each other and playing at their best. A Love Supreme inspires and challenges and transcends and wipes everything else away while it's on.
For some reason I kept on thinking of Moby-Dick on this listen.
em ok
Part i - acknowledgement - 3 Part ii - resolution - 4 Pary iii - pursuance - 3 Part iv - psalm - 4
I'm sure this is way better than I give it credit for, but it just didn't grab me on my listen. Favorite Song: Part IV - Psalm
This was classic jazz, which therefore means it sounded like a bunch of small children bashing loads of instruments on the floor all at the same time. Not as bad as Bill Evans Trio, but not much better. Terrible stuff.
Maybe my expectations were just too high, but I’m only giving John Coltrane’s *A Love Supreme* four stars today. Coltrane was an outstanding saxophonist, and I admire many of his works and solos—such as the 1960's album "Giant Steps" (that should actually be on this list) or his collaborations with Miles Davis. *A Love Supreme* consists of four movements and, in terms of structure, is reminiscent of a classical concerto. Long passages are spectacular, but for me, the atmospheric sections lose their way too quickly into the mundane. These and the extended solos work better if you listen to the album with intense concentration—but the truly outstanding albums manage to captivate even the slightly distracted listener. Of course, “A Love Supreme” is still a legend that every music lover should know.
Classic jazz album from Coltrane
3/5 Reminds me of the "free-form jazz" scene from Spongebob. Nice Sax
*listened before the project* A sacrifice, a long road.
This type of jazz really does nothing for me. Appreciate Coltrane is revered in the jazz world, and there's no doubting the musicianship, but I find it anxiety inducing!
Not mine
5/8/26. Glorious jazz, have listened to this album numerous times. This album amazes me because on some listens I appreciate the technical aspects and improvisational nature, but other listens I can sit back and let the music take me away.
Well, I guess I’m in the group of people who don’t “get it.” I wish I liked this. Maybe sax squeak doesn’t hit the same as guitar amp feedback for me?
Solid album, has a nice balance if the frenetic pace and groove. Personally love part 3, because if that drum solo at the beginning
A friend recommended to listen to this a year ago, and I remember it being very good. Revisiting it, it was still very fun to listen to. Part 2 is probably my favorite, although there are very good bits sprinkled throughout. 6.9/10
I like this. Easy to listen to. Always seem to enjoy jazz. However, I dont feel like I know enough about jazz to give this more or less than a 4.
great omg
Granted a very technical album but man, this was a tough listen. Maybe I don’t like jazz.
One of my all time favorite jazz albums. Was lucky enough to have this one on vinyl already and thoroughly enjoyed listening. The power, speed, and emotion with which Coltrane plays is incredible.
it's just jazz. not my thing
Lo he disfrutado bastante, lo he escuchado mientras recogía la cocina y si bien el jazz no es el género que mas escucho, me ha gustado. No he leído el concepto del álbum pero al escucharlo me da sensación de libertad, el saxofón no repite una nota parece que me está hablando. Muy bueno. 8,5
bruit de trompettes
It was a great album only 4 songs but long and great i love the instrumentals and how they play in different parts in my headphones great bass instrument overall good wished there was little more diversity and it has great history behind 8.24/10
Good stuff, new to me
je sais que c'est un des meilleurs albums de jazz au monde mais je ne peux pas :(
I am fairly new jazz listener. I really enjoy piano and guitar-based jazz music. I think I’m still trying to get there with horn and saxophone-based jazz. This was a great background record for work. But I don’t know if I can quite say it’s something I felt strongly towards. I can absolutely tell the musicians are world class. But it’s a little too freeform for my personal taste. A very high 3/5.
I just don't like jazz that much and the third part was annoying as hell
Two of the finest jazz albums ever made generated in a week? Don't mind if I do.
I can’t opine on this other to say ‘it’s all over my head, babe.’
Take me to church. Is this or Giant Steps John Coltrane's magnum opus? Does it matter? This is an incredible album, pulsating, driven. Acknowledgement is my favourite but each song is so unique. Shout out to Elvin Jones, who's drumming is not only rhythmic but seems melodic in its own right.
Classic jazz love the progression between the 4 songs.
This is some good jazz
Everyone needs to experience and learn to enjoy true jazz classics such as this.
It's just a jazz album. some of it I enjoyed, and some of it sounded like noise to me.
This is one of the albums that got me into jazz. I probably didn’t understand what I was hearing at the time (and maybe I still really don’t), but I knew I loved the sounds. It’s very spiritual. I’m not an expert by any means so I still don’t really know what the modal jazz sound truly is, or what the spectrum is, but maybe that’s what it means to me. It just sounds spiritual and enlightening. It gives me a feeling of something deep. So to me this is a masterpiece of an album.
I'm not really into Jazz but this album really got me into it
I love how it started out as an electrifying album and then ended so seamlessly with psalm. It was a full body experience. Amazing to see how music governs your emotions and your body.
me likes jazz
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Great jazz album.
As I've said in my previous reviews, I like an album that has a structure or a theme that it is centered around, especially in the case of an experimental jazz album like this. In addition to The track titles as movements , the album was also structured by. It's transitions and probably some recurring melodic themes that I couldn't pick up on one listen. The base solo at the end of the third track leads perfectly into the last one, and the drum solo that track opens with feels natural after the drum playing that closed the previous track. That sums up most of my favorite aspects about this album, but overall, this was a bit too chaotic for me as far as jazz goes, so due to that bias It will settle at 3. Still, this album has an ethereal quality whose intrigue cannot be denied.
5 stars, of course. But this one has an unfair advantage (for me): it came out in January 1965, and I'm pretty sure Mombo got it not long after, because I remember hearing it (more than once!) when I was little. I still have Mombo & Granddad's copy of this album. This deeply spiritual album, per Wikipedia (I've heard this before, too) is the "central text" of the Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church, in San Francisco. It feels funny to rate this in comparison (or, anyway, using the same scale that we used) with, mostly, various forms of pop(ular) music. But, anyway, I do love this album, and am happy to have had the excuse to listen to it again, and be reminded of how great it is, and also how grateful I am to have grown up in a house where I heard this.
I'm pretty sure this album would reward many successive listens. I've heard it a few times before and I don't think I've cracked it open yet.
Not my genre at all. Wish it were. Maybe as I age it will become. I’m sure this is really good
Interesting.
Excellent
Too much jazz for a Thursday morning
One of my go to albums when I'm in a jazzy mood. Great.
No riffs?! Still good
Coltrane is just so good.
wonderful!
Liked this
No more jazz, PLEASE!
Jazz is rubbish, don’t pretend it isn’t!
Got into that after a couple of listens, it’s pretty cool. As always with jazz I prefer the rhythm section, and they were fantastic, and even allowed solos for once.
You know... I didn't hate it as much as I have other jazz albums, but I still didn't care for it. I know, I'm a bad music listener.
The thing that stands out to me with this album is how intense and emotive something so simple can be. Right from the first track he manages to capture this uneasy tension that goes throughout the album. There are some squeaky notes and lots of flats and sharps that really add to the whole vibe. A jazz album with the world love in the title you might expect to be romantic and soft feeling, but this pulls back and forth between emotions and really brings you on a ride.
I feel like the ideal listening experience for this album is on vinyl, sat back in an old, leather armchair while sipping neat, Japanese whiskey. To be fair, I think that would improve the listening experience for most albums.
Sometimes unmelodic, but chill
Jazz classique, il faut que je m'y intéresse plus pour bien connaître les technique utilisées. Interlude de live session un peu spéciale, surtout celle ou il y a le solo de batterie, tout est un peu capharnaüm (et encore peut être qu'il y a de la technique, mais il faut que je me renseigne) Bon album globalement sinon.
Before starting this project, I thought jazz was just a bunch of musicians mashing together vaguely random collections of notes in a way that's sort of unpleasant and not very musical sounding to my peasant ears, but that highbrow people recognise could only have been produced by someone who has carefully studied all the rules in order to deliberately break them in a way that's obviously not accidental (at least to those in the know). In other words, not for me, who is (I repeat) a peasant. Listening to several jazz albums on this list has made me realise I was wrong. Some jazz albums are musical and conventionally nice-sounding. They can be joyful and danceable (like Duke Ellington), or chill background vibes (like bossa nova). Or something vaguely artsy but still musical and moving (like Miles Davis). This album is much more like the image of what I thought jazz was before. It's all just music theorist wankery that doesn't actually sound nice. An arrythmic drum solo here, a random phrase of saxophone there, some guy slamming the keyboard a few times, and on and on we go. Utter rubbish to a peasant like me
the more i listen to jazz, the more i seem to realise why i cannot appreciate it. to me jazz is overstimulating, without any continuous structure and uniformity, it always sounds very crowded and distracting and i always end up feeling exhausted after listening to any jazz albums. to me jazz is like a mental exercise, requiring most of my mental focus, even when put on minimal volume and played mostly as background music. which is such a shame.
Una agradable compañía mientras preparaba la cena
I’m out of my depth here but I don’t need a technical grasp of the sax or a lengthy mental library to know this was ahead of its time. Any musician who is comfortable enough with his work to add in compositional moments of near-silence after minutes of crazed instrumentation is in his bag. It was so captivating to hear this technique being employed about eight minutes in to part 3. I think it’s the moment that sticks with me the most, that upright bass solo just kinda faded into view out of nowhere. Easy 4/5 for me and I don’t blame anyone who thinks this project is perfect
Full jazz, 4 morceaux assez longs, bien jazz (splash) mais trop pour moi car j’ai deja du mal avec ce genre. Coltrane est l’un des saxophonistes les plus influants de l’histoire du jazz. Album concept considere comme album majeur du jazz. Enregistrement en une seule seance en studio.
The roots
I like jazz but never know where to start. This was a nice recommendation.
1.5
great to listen to while reading, love the vibe
Yeah wow. Wild, but way more enjoyable than I expected. Proggier than the Miles Davis, not something I’d be so quick to put on with others, but definitely I’ll be listening more.
I could get in to jazz I think. For some reason it makes me anxious though.
I have only scratched the surface of this album and Coltrane has much more to teach me through it.
A landmark jazz album that still resonates and influences today. You could study it you whole life and never stop pulling from it.
ts jazz
I’ve had this album a while, but don’t play it much, and listening yesterday, it’s decent and I know JC was superb, but ok
A meditation more than an album. One of the greatest jazz albums of this time. The wall of sound on this album is really something to listen to.
Jazz 🎷 Easy to listen to while working. Happy rainy days vibes. Matt: drinking coffe in London on a misty day, early 70s.
A great jazz album. If you are looking for something og and fun, this is the album for you
First track... Booo daaa dooo dip. 'Its the notes you don't play". I piano being walked on by a cat playing random notes and a sax just screaming in pain. Not for me.
Now this! This is something I have no idea how to rate! I had to give this album my full attention because I don't understand how to appreciate jazz yet. But i think this album helped me get a little closer. It is a meticulously arranged piece and as a baby musician I can't even begin to understand how you would write, perform or jam on this piece, amazing. Every element dances around each other with feverish intent making it sound quite chaotic at times, and yet Coltrane frequently directs the pieces back to some form of harmony. My favorite track was "Part III - pursuance". Musically this feels like a 5. But for me In my context, I feel like I can only give this this a three. I look forward to listening to this again, probably the live set too. Bring on more Jazz!
3/5 not really going to turn on myself Prob bad listen on headphones (teveel stereo, werkt prob beter met mix van channels) Had wat warming up nodig I feel like the bringing your friend to his first jazz performance meme
jazz be jazzing. not smart casual jazz kinda jazz
A Love Supreme A Love Supreme A Love Supreme
Yessssss play that cymballlllll. I do love a double bass and John’s sax playing is incredible. A really enjoyable listen.
Wonderfully short and to the point. Great use of a half hour It almost feels redundant to say the saxophone was excellent, but it was. I struggle to comment on the thing beyond saying it was tremendously composed and played Thought he was great as Hagrid
Not too bad. Not my kind of jazz tbh I prefer the big band stuff or jazz fusion (still kinda jazz) but I didnt mind listening. My favourite was Resolution by far, and I also liked Psalm a bit. Not sure I 100% vibes with the other ones. While I appreciate it my problem is that there is a slight lack of a tune or musical direction at points, which is just intrinsic to the type of jazz. Doesn't stop Coltrane being one of the best sax players and musicians ever.
maybe i have a short attention span but i was getting a bit bored with the pure sax esp for most of part one, and wouldn't miss the random ahh vocals. brought it back in part two though the whole one at a time traditional (jazz) style is just a little much for me especially when there's nothing else (and it goes on soooo long), im defo more of a big band fan (influenced by mario kart and musical theatre...). just not quite enough to my taste to generate a stank face (which would be five star territory) however there is a reason Coltrane is the jazz bar password. Massive icon, and massive amounts of skill whole way thru. And I did think this was overall good. Four stars.
I don't listen to a lot of jazz but I can appreciate good jazz and this is good jazz Didn't like the vocals at the end of the first song sorry I think the album would have been better just 100% instrumental I feel like this is something you want to pay attention to while you listen rather than listening passively also. I'm gonna try it again when I have more attention to pay to it and I think I'll enjoy it better
I liked this album a lot. I love a short album but this felt more like one piece of music which was released as an album. Not necessarily a bad thing but idk if an album it makes.
Sophie - Why is every album on this list 4 songs yet the length is like 40 minutes? Again, maybe background music but I certainly wouldn’t be putting it on in my home. Not bad music though, just not my style. 2/5
I think of most post-30’s jazz as something just meant to be put on as background music. This is the opposite of that. It demands and rewards your attention.
I've tried so hard, but I just don't love listening to jazz music. I'm sure this is a great album for those that do though.
Отличное звуковое сопровождения для моего вчерашнего тревожного состояния. Авангардный джаз как раз был в тему. Хотелось бы чтобы таких дней было поменьше, но в закладки данный альбом стоит добавить.
It is its own review… a love supreme
Pretty good!