A Love Supreme

Look, I know this is good, but I don't know enough about jazz to know how to talk about it. Read a different review. I liked it though!

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C'est pas mal en vrai

Most modern jazz doesn't hit with me. I like melody and harmony. I can take a little jam band, a heap of improvisation as part of a larger work as long as it isn't too repetitive. I keep coming back to a few of the best Coltrane\Monk performances to see if age allows me to appreciate it. I can hear the skill in this, but it doesn't raise the little hairs on the back on my neck nor make me want to listen again. Like most great ballet, it makes me want to check my watch and read the program. I realize this may be a personal failing. I would also rather watch old Bugs Bunny cartoons than watch a ballet. I'd rather listen to early Iron Maiden than listen to this for long.

- didn’t like the first song - not a particularly cool jazz album - probably won’t listen again

I'm sure I miss a lot because I'm a knuckle-dragging moron but still a very dense, listenable jazz album. Highlight: "Pursuance"

Brilliantly paced 3 songs performed by one of jazz greats. This is by no means an entry level jazz record, the 3 songs are long and complicated. Nevertheless it sounds absolutely phenomenal. This is Coltrane at the top of his game.

Not a great deal to say here. A brilliant jazz record by all accounts. Less to my taste than some of my favorites but it's hard to deny that Coltrane is a wizard.

This is obviously good but it's not for me

Escuchándolo en vivo en un bar de jazz, joya. Por si solo, no me encantó.

2/10

My companion for decades, a balm for my soul.

Love this. Beautiful music

Delightful. Listened to track one on my Apple EarPods before swapping over to the stereo set up and a nice stretch out on the couch. I've listened to this album a few times before, so certain melodies were expected and delivered with still beautiful, concrete feeling, but this listen had my focus more intently squared upon each track, 4 parts that run at a total of 33 minutes. Each track, in it's 6-7 minute runtimes, feel concise enough to not get boring, but also decidedly exploratory and exciting, whether it be in the drum solo sections that exercise control and precision within rapid speed, the manic riffing of Coltrane on the sax, or the trades with piano as Coltrane silences himself for long periods while the piano carries through with measured playing that finds it's own world against the drums and sax, it's a listen that is totally enveloping. I got chills, I got suprised at some of the immediate rushes of ferocity throughout, impressed with how expertly the chaotic spirals could swirl itself back into the main melodies and rhythms. I am just chuffed. A fantastic piece all around.

Masterpiece

The list continues to affirm that I’m not much of a jazz enjoyer. I’m sure if you’re a jazz fan this is a great work, but it didn’t do much for me. The piano-heavy sections were more enjoyable, but the sections where it became more overcrowded with instruments tempted me to channel my inner Homer asking Lisa to ‘knock off that infernal racket’.

As someone who’s still only really scratching the surface of jazz music, this was a good introduction to the more abstract side of it, as it didn’t just feel avant garde for the sake of being avant garde. I loved the overall feeling the album gave me.

I found this a difficult album to rate as I probably admire it more than I enjoy it. It’s certainly not as accessible as some of Coltrane’s work I’m more familiar with, such as ‘Blue Train’, ‘My Favo[u]rite Things’, ‘Giant Steps’ and the like. It’s more avant-garde, more influenced by free jazz than those earlier albums. That said, there are still strong hooks, especially on side one, and the playing is fantastic. However, while this album is almost universally regarded as a masterpiece, right now I can’t quite give it the maximum score. Perhaps in time I will do so.

Revisit later 2

Super Dope

Gut, aber mir eigentlich zu wild.

Refreshing album, never hearded this kind of album before but it was really cool. You can play it while studying as well

Jazz

Pretty good

being

Pure jazz.

Jazz. And a lot of it. Just too much going on for my little head to take.

What a wonderful little jam this is.

No me gusta tan larga

I spent some time in my 20s trying to culture myself by getting into whisky, cigars, and jazz. The whisky was the only one that stuck but there was some Miles and Coltrane I really liked including this one. Still do

not for me

4.0 - Very Good

One of the greats.

Smooth Jazzzzzzzz

If you do not like Coltrane, you may not appreciate his artistry. However, this I a great seminal album. Beautiful structure and composition. Place the record on the turntable, drop the stylus, and give it a mellow listen!

That's undeniably a great and talented collection of musicians making music. I'm not a big fan of jazz, but this was good.

I’m not sure I truly get it but I definitely appreciate the musicianship, I can feel how genuinely masterful this is although at times it feels like random playing (a me issue)

I don't get jazz so much aber hin und wieder sicher irritierend gut

Not my favorite Coltrane record to be honest - the real jazz snobs might bristle at my preference for the safer Blue Train - but still magnificent. Otherworldly playing by everyone involved, though Trane’s passion shines through the brightest. I love it supremely. 5/5

-so short??? I thought the albums would be +10 songs -fire intro -not my usual style but I kinda like it -the fact that the trompet is only on my left ear and the drums on my right is reaaaally annoying me --> I honestly just want it to be over bcs of that (if you ignore that good, but not amazing) 6.125/10

Too chaotic for me. The last track was good though

I enjoyed it, but I think I'd need to listen again to appreciate it more.

Not a big jazz fan,but it sounds really good

Soothing and pleasing

Album de Jazz incroyable ! Franchement c'est irréprochable, le style y est, les mélodie au saxophone sont entraînantes, restent en tête, et les sons savent intelligemment faire participer tous les instruments, en alternant les solos de manière astucieuse et parfaitement smooth ce qui rend l'album très facile et rapide à digerer contrairement à beaucoup d'albums du même style. Le premier son est probablement le meilleur de l'album, avec un empilement de sonorités qui jouent entre elles, l'une s'affaissant pour laisser briller l'autre, avec un saxo toujours présent mais pas trop envahissant. Enfin les choeurs des dernieres secondes restent tellement en tête, se détachant de tout le reste de l'album, rendant alors cette simple conclusion iconique et apportant un parfait switchin pour le second son et son intro à la basse.

I can't give an objectively great masterpiece that deserves to be on a list like this less than 3 stars. Similarly, I can't give a jazz album more than 3 stars as I can't stand jazz. 3 stars it is. Sorry, Coltrane, I wish I had better taste.

Very well grounded and such stories told through only instrumentals. It’s not too experimental and though it goes on for a while at times it is really interesting stuff and pushing forward the intention set at the beginning of the song and album. Really love when a certain instrument takes control and leads the rest. Awesome sounds overall that stay simple but have a unique motive in every moment.

Muy lindo, me gustó el sonido y la vibra que transmite

Solid jazz

Rating: 4.9/5 Short Review: Spiritual, intense, and completely immersive. Feels less like an album and more like a ritual you’re invited into. Not casual listening, this demands your full attention. Favorite Track: “Psalm.” It’s not even played, it’s spoken through the sax. Feels like reading something sacred without words.

I'm not a connoisseur of jazz, i found this listenable and great for work. I really can't offer much more than that.

(more coming)

I have not been a fan of jazz, I do not have a formed opinion and at the level of taste what I highlight is the use of the saxophone, it has cheerful vibes the contrast with the drums and the energy it transmits they feel pleasant to listen to them. To be a first approach to this genre I think it was good, I wouldn't add it to my playlist and I wouldn't have them in rotation either but it was a pleasant listening

I've listened to a few jazz albums on my way to the view that jazz isn't for me. But this is the closest I've come at far to a jazz album I like. But being a fan I can tell there are depths to this I just don't get, but the ebb and flow, rise and fall of it are pretty magical. I particularly like the drum sound and the way they manage to all sound like they're playing independently of each other without losing the musicality of the song

It has been clear in my reviews that I am not a fan of jazz. This jazz, however, is worse than most. It is too meandering, and too random. He clearly achieved the sound he was going for, but it is not for me.

3.5 I dont think I have listened to this before. My Jazz knowledge is not that great; this was a lot more freeform than what I traditionally think of Coltrane. Obviously would need more than a listen or two

Amazing as always

Pursuance

I think jazz is just getting a 3 from now on

Not quite my tempo

I liked this. More tuneful, pleasant and chill. More of a noticable journey than other jazz records weve rated on here. The lyrics were unexpected. However brief. I assumed he was a mute who could only communicate through his instrument.

Shite

I never really understood jazz ... not as in i find it awful, i do admire the technic it requires, i like the play and the dialogue that it creates between musicians. I just don't feel enjoyment from listening to it.... i do feel the spiritual energy about this album... but it still wouldn't be something i just listen to just like that. musicality : ★★★★★ enjoyment: ★★

Errático, mucho movimiento. Sonido cálido. Soledad

275/1001 John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ My favourite jazz record. All of the stars.

I dont know enough about jazz to know why this is great, i just feel it in my bones. The last few years ive made an effort to engage with the classics and have always come back to coltrane as my favourite. I like the accessibility and openness of it. The drums are fire and the sax is so expressive. This may end up being my jazz gateway drug

Udah

Great Songs: A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution Good Songs: A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement, A Love Supreme, Pt. 3: Persuance, A Love Supreme, Pt. 4: Psalm Mid Songs: Bad Songs:

i’ve heard this album before :) the stereo mix was bothering me, listening on headphones so i’m listening to the mono mix that got released last year. i heard that’s how it originally came out. he says “a love supreme” a lot more than i remember. yeah hot take a love supreme is good. really damn good. i’m on pursuance. this album is insane. favorite track on this.

Although instrumental jazz is not one of my favorite genres and it's not what I usually listen to on a daily basis, I really liked this album.

Really good album to make you feel less exhausted when your brain has been overstimulated. Jazz music by John Coltrane was so calming that I forgot my problems, there was only me and the music. And I loved that these 4 melodies were connected to each other, they made one full story.

L: N/A M: 9 F: 8 O: 8

This is one of those big albums that really feels big. You can tell John Coltrane set out to make a great album when he made it. It’s ambitious and dramatic. It can also be overwhelming. I tend to drift in and out as I listen to it. But once my mind starts to wander for a minute or two, a stunning solo leaps out of the music pulls me back in. To keep this energy going for a full 30+ minutes is impressive. The band conjures up a storm together. And now that I’ve made that comparison, I think it’s pretty apt. The music is beautiful and powerful and menacing like a rain storm. I wonder how much was actually recorded in one take. (Looking online, apparently the whole album was recorded in a single evening! That makes sense — it feels like lighting in a bottle.) Great drumming throughout. I think the drummer is really key here to maintaining the hypnotic energy of the album. Looking at the liner notes, I’m surprised this is a four-piece band. It’s a big sound for four people!

I saw this pop up and immediately let out a loud "ooooooh". I love this album. I adore this album. In my ever malleable list of favorite albums of all time (that I often refer to when they pop up on this list), I currently have this at #9, and it's been in my top 10 for as long as I can remember. I've been kind of up and down lately. The state of the US / world isn't great, the state of my professional field isn't great, and there's just a lot of things going on that I don't feel great about. Most days lately for me start out feeling good (but tired, not sleeping well), and when I get my day going and I do my work I feel good; but then there's usually something that peeks around a corner and brings me down. Some days it's some world news, some days it's a weird message from someone at my job that makes me paranoid about my job stability. I then often will stew a bit while I finish work, and then cheer back up when my wife gets home from her work. It's not really healthy, and I don't think it's really unique when I look at the world around me. I'm sure many others are going through the same thing. When I put this album on this morning it helped keep me in a calm, and focused state. Naturally, I had one of those "middle of the day work things to bring me down" hit me and honestly I feel like I was just a little bit more relaxed when dealing with it. A little bit more "fuck it" while also a little bit more "yea it's whatever". Can I give credit to this album for that? Maybe, maybe not. I'm not sure. Even now, I'm sitting at my desk past 5pm and I'm trying to wrap up one last work item as my stomach grumbles and cat is yelling at me to go and play with her, I'm humming to myself "a love supreme, a love supreme, a love supreme". Maybe that's something that makes this album so special? It's so devoid of English / spoken language so the very few lyrics that you get feel extra special. They stick with you for a while, and the core idea of the words centers you a bit. I'm working extra hard so I can enjoy parental leave in a few months. My wife and family are my love supreme and I know that I can grit my teeth and do my stupid corporate job for as long as I can before AI comes for me, because at the end of the day I will see her and I will feel better. This has always been an album for me that I know I can reach for in any setting, and my favorite albums tend to have that quality. This can be listened to while you are focused on something else, like reading a book, it can be put on while your making and eating dinner, it can be played while you are driving around town, it can be played while you are making love. It can be put on while you stare at your speakers and focus on nothing else but the sounds. It's universal. 5/5

It's jazz. I'm not scared of it. I enjoyed the listen, and despite not knowing a lot about jazz, I feel it was a pretty good album. That's all I have to say. There's only 4 tracks so I can't really pick a favourite.

Enjoyed it love jazz but I lean more toward ballads and bebop Charlie Parker style

Oh ja szanuję osoby które lubią taką muzykę ale… nie dla mnie słuchanie 10min piosenek bez tekstu 😭nie dokończyłam…

Aunque me gusta la música, no me entretiene que sea solo melódico, por eso la puntuación

Drums that go hard, piano that goes hard, bass that goes hard, jazz that goes hard. This is an unforgettable experience tied to a relativetly short album. Pursuance has drum solos that last for 2 minutes. Psalm feels like the jazz equivalent of being welcomed at the pearly gates. T This album is beyond words, make this your first jazz introduction . 5/5

Buen álbum de jazz no esxni estilo de música pero disfrute mucho escuchando el saxofón y la bateria

Smart and precise and actually goes somewhere.. I guess I don't like jazz that much.

One of my favorite jazz albums.

Amazing album.

Not my style but the instrumental are cool.

i adored this, it makes me feel like i’m walking down town on an autumn day and the world is here for me to see. so atmospheric

Mid jazz

It’s pretty immediately apparent why this is such a highly acclaimed album. It’s gorgeous and has very nice smooth sax playing 🙂‍↕️ beyond that, I know this music is interesting but it’s not necessarily entertaining to me. Also love the bass. Fav songs: a love supreme, pt. II - resolution

Ei toiminut. Ei vaan lähde tämmöset

Joooh, ihan taidokasta pimputtelua, mutta pimputtelua

Onpahan luritusta, otapa tästä nyt sit selvää...

Jee vanhaa jatsia.

Ei tää ollutkaan Robbie Williamsin Love Supreme. Kai tästä soitannosta tunne välittyi, mutta vaatisi kyllä myös oikean mielentilan kuunnella tätä. Nyt automatkan taustamusiikkina hukkui kyllä vähän kaiken muun alle. Ei ihan varauksetta lähde, mutta ei tämä nyt mitään kamalista kamalintakaan ole.

Album No. 0198 on my list. I know very, very, very little about Jazz. I'm fully aware thought that "A Love Supreme" is considered to be one of the greatest Jazz records of all time, possibly *the* greatest (maybe tied with Miles Davis' "Kind Of Blue"). I actually had listened to this several times before, and I had liked it. I didn't remember much of it however because I just don't have the taste for jazz, much less a proper vocabulary to describe it. I still can say that it's pretty, pretty good, though. It rightfully has its place on the 1001 album list as one of the few Jazz albums that actually made this assortment of pop music. The music on "A Love Supreme" is fast, playful and yet somehow still sounds serious. There is a lot of dynamic in all four tracks, and even with my very limited knowledge can understand how well the band members were able to play their instruments. I'll add "Pt. I - Acknowledgement", and "Pt. II - Resolution" to my playlist. I hope that someday I have time to get more into Jazz, because it would deliver a sense of superiority. Well, and because I actually like the music. This record will certainly be one of the starting points for a tentative future venture into Jazz of mine. 4/5 stars!

The master of the saxophone blowing out sheets of spiritual enlightenment. A must listen to broaden your horizons and to nourish your heart. ❤️

It’s one of my all time favorites and it is indeed an album that you should hear before you die. Its ability to combine predictable melody with improvisation is remarkable. If you give it time, you will understand why people love jazz and what makes it so wonderfully complex.

Cada parte de este álbum te atrapa y no deja que pierdas el interés. Siempre estás pensando en qué sucederá después, tal como cuando te enganchas con una película o serie. Lo escuché de un tirón y me fascinó. Si alguien me preguntara con qué álbum o canción empezar a escuchar jazz, sin duda le diría que escuche este disco.

Jazz for psych-rockere.

Blås 101

nice but again

Excellent music to play in the background for when I'm sitting at a jazz place, a cafe or someplace similar. The energy is great, how it builds up and changes across the four parts was very fun to hear. I'm probably not enough of a musichead to actually appreciate how good this album likely is and I'm a bit incapable to listen to music without lyrics. Singing adds something to a song for me that I can't explain. So while I did like it quite a lot, I wouldn't say it is an album that I would return to. Overall, leaving with a really positive impression though!

Did not listen completely i got annoyed.

Good to listen to jazz every now and then

This shit's incredibly goated, 5/5

I wish I would understand how genius this is but I can't. I'm a simple man. Maybe I'll get it some day when I'm 40

John composed and recorded this masterpiece in one take when he was 38 years old. I'm nearly 34, sitting on the toilet, and typing a review to his album that nobody will read. Really humbles a guy. 5/5

Yeah it's cool, it would have been better with a whiskey and a dusty vinyl record of it in a shadily lit room on my own, instead I had my commute in the car to work on a Wednesday morning. So, I loved it, but I felt like I needed to consume this differently. Will try again with this one another day. For the meantime it's a 4.

Not for me.

A very good jazz album.

What is there to say about this masterpiece that hasn't already been said? As a drummer myself, with each listen I discover new layers in Elvin's playing that I hadn't noticed before.. simply phenomenal musicianship all around. 5 timpani out of 5

Trumpet

riktigt skönt

This is great. I almost felt like I was in the room with him, just listening to him jam.

интересно, довольно динамично для джаза, интересеое развитие. идеально на фон, но все равно требует достаточного внимания

A very solid jazz album.

Great record, but nothing I would listen to on a daily basis. For that it's a bit too heavy.

Coltrane is truly a master at his instrument and style. Amazing album witch such layers almost like telling a story.

Now that’s a palette cleanser right there Love this album; every part feels so dynamic yet so important. The transitions are just so cool, love the key change between the first two parts and that awesome drum solo to open up Pursuance. Definitely think Pursuance is my favorite part but I feel like singling out any track on here kinda defeats the whole purpose; it’s an experience. I’ve heard this album described as spiritual a lot and I can definitely see it. Just the right length too, it just feels like it covers everything it needs to cover. I really don’t have any problems with this one at all, it’s pretty close to perfect, but I think jazz is going to be a genre I will always love but not absolutely adore. I think the fact that you pretty much have to listen to the whole album in one sitting to really enjoy it makes it a bit less suitable for casual listening. Still though, from a music perspective this is absolutely one of the best albums ever made, just slightly out of reach for a 5 for me

I liked how it was in 4 movements, gives it that classical feeling I'm not the best when it comes to smooth jazz because the complexities tend to go over my head and melt into background noise, but for what it's worth, it's a nice listen, if a little less energetic than I'd like

Probably one of the best Coltrane album titles out there, and he has a lot of album titles. Not his best music, though. Four seemingly connected tracks, if only in title. Not smooth, kind of wonky. The band doesn't seem to coalesce around any given theme(s), and it sounds like just a collection of notes that don't fit particularly well. I know there's better in Coltrane's repertoire, and this left me wanting more.

Nice vibe and pretty short, just some good music to put on. I am kind of a sucker for jazz, but it is just a cool album to listen to.

I continue to be unable to fully appreciate jazz, and today I realized it's at least in part due to how I listen to the albums on this list: while working, usually. This is usually a detriment for albums where the lyrics are a big part of the draw, but I think it's also a problem for jazz despite the lack of lyrics. Jazz can be fine as background music, but it can probably only be appreciated at a 4 or 5 star level if you're really paying attention to it. A few times during this album, I'd devote attention to it and think "oh, that was a nice little bit in the middle of this 8 minute track" but then the rest of it would just be pure background noise. I didn't dislike any of this, but I also don't think I'd like it enough to just sit and listen to it.

I don't think I'm someone who is a fan of jazz. As I listen I realize I'm looking forward to it being over. Also annoying that instruments are playing predominantly from the left or right side. I've listened to this before, and back then I had a very similar opinion. Pretty sure I'm developing a headache.

good introduction point for jazz! actually my first ever proper jazz album and john coltrane lowkey clears miles davis ✌️ fav: part 2: resolution least fav: part 4: psalm

DNF 3/23, need to relisten. The technical ability of the musician is impressive but this is SO hard for me to listen to.

I’m love the catalyst this daily list offers to finds things out and expand my knowledge if music. Free form jazz is not a genre of music I understand but I’ve had fun getting to know this album and finding out how it was made and what it says. I can’t rank it higher than a 3 for now as I’m still learning to appreciate it, but totally get why it is in this list. Favourite movement was iv, psalm

ненавижу хватило три секунды

I'm not a jazz listener and generally will not listen to any type of jazz. I was very surprised by this album. I genuinely enjoyed this album (with a few minutes here or there that I didn't like) and would listen to it again and probably even buy the album

Well, it's like the time that your cat Snowball got run over. Uh-huh. Remember, honey? Yeah. What I'm saying is, all we have to do... is go down to the pound and get a new jazzman. Oh, Dad!

Not a jazz dude but this had some good grooves in it.

Nice.

Jazz is background music at best and actively annoying at worst for me. This album is on the background music end. Great musicians, but I wouldn't choose to listen to this.

im not at the level of wisdom and maturity to understand this musical piece but it would be great to revisit this in the future

Jazz encendido

4 out of 5. This album flew by in a good way. Short and smooth.

This jazz record is smooth sailing, but it feels like a casual jam rather than a destination worth visiting. I appreciate the skill on display, but it lacks that certain something to make me fall head over heels. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Acknowledgement - Resolution - Psalm

An album that transcends ratings?

The generator is really generating this week! Three 4s in a row and now this! One of the greatest jazz albums ever created! Coltrane is joined by an all star cast on this album. Elvin Jones on drums, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Jimmy Garisson on bass. All giants on their instruments and all help make this album the masterpiece it is. I could see for someone who isn't a huge jazz fan that there aren't any melodies to latch on to, as other Coltrane tunes have. But as someone who loves Jazz, this is an easy 5/5 for me

Just a perfect, classic jazz album. The title truly does fit. Its a love letter to Jazz.

OMG no

ok

I love it when I can go to the record collection and listen to the album of the day on vinyl. This is a spectacular album. I love everything about it. I read another review somewhere that said this album sounded like two sides full of warm ups and while I get where that is coming from, that person totally missed the point. Coltrane is chaotic and a wall of sound but that's the brilliance. There's so much going on but just as much left out and all of that together elevates the music. And Elvin Jones on drums is unbeatable here. His solo part starting the second side is magic. Jimmy Garrison is killing it on bass, his solo part is incredible too. The last part is sooo good. I love how it just kind of keeps going, slowly, and resolves. I know this album has sort of a heavy religious overtone to it which would normally put me off but if you just listen to the music you'd never pick that up. A Love Supreme could be talking about any kind of love, just don't read the back of the album cover and you'll be fine. This album is a masterpiece (and recorded in one session!) and is absolutely one that everyone should listen to. One of the top 5 jazz albums ever made. A lot of people won't like it, that's fine, but it would be impossible not to appreciate what was recorded on this record. Easy 5/5

Probably the greatest jazz record ever but it’s still jazz.

Anyone got the lyrics for this one?

Not my personal taste

Every time a jazz album comes up in this list, I find myself saying exactly the same thing: I don't fully “get” it. I can tell that there's something interesting and creative going on, but a lot of it goes over my head. I've listened to this album several times on repeat now, and I think I'm starting to get it. The first thing that stood out to me was towards the end of Part III. I absolutely love the bass break. At first it felt like Jimmy Garrison had been trying to end the song for like 5 minutes, but kept forgetting what he was doing. After a while I didn’t want it to end. Elvin Jones's drum breaks in this part are fantastic too. It's McCoy Tyner’s piano that I had the hardest part gelling with. I know that those dissonant piano chords are common in this style of jazz, but I always find it difficult to take. I do have to admit that, after a few listens, I didn't mind it so much. I can understand how it works almost as percussive texture, blending into the chaotic drumming. Coltrane playing each syllable of his poem (or at least a musical interpretation of it) in “Part IV - Psalm” is so damn clever. That whole “music as language” motif that's going on throughout the whole album is really interesting. The double bass playing the phrase “A Love Supreme” throughout Part 1 is brilliant too. It starts with the bass repeating the line, but evolves over time to Coltrane’s sax, before his voice takes over, chanting the line over and over like a mantra. I'm not a religious person, in fact as a staunch atheist I'm quite the opposite. But I understand the sort of transcendent state that can come from immersing yourself in musical experimentation like this. That's what it feels like Coltrane and his band are going through across these four pieces. I still don't fully “get” jazz, but maybe I'm starting to.

I'm not a jazz fan, and I'm not a sax fan, but I may be a fan of this as background music. Nice vibe. Influence 5. Hits 2. Quality 4. Intangibles 4. I don't hate it 3.

Blind album, know the artist, have heard of the album. Honestly it was a good listen. Something very unique and special, but still can't quite give it a 5.

Great album. Shoutout Elvin Jones

Supreme

I don’t know what more you could ask of a jazz album. Makes me wanna be a better drummer

This is obviously one of those albums that if you’ve been into music long enough, learn that it is a very important one. John Coltrane’s Love Supreme not only is important in the world of Jazz but has also influenced all types of music influencing acts such as The Doors and Carlos Santana. I’ve been trying to get into this album for ages. While I immediately could recognize the gravity and talent of the work, I had a hard time connecting with it on an emotional level. It wasn’t until I listened to the Mono version that it all came together. While the stereo is clearer on an instrument to instrument basis, it feels too spacious and disconnected. There is a lot of what feels like dead space and John Coltrane’s musical choices are hard to understand as a result. The mono makes it much more evident and really gives you a better comprehension of what was all going on. The modal playing gels in a way that the stereo, imo, does not make as evident. This is a 5 star album and one of the greatest records of all time.

i love this play this 10000x over i feel like im retired in florida on a beach

Wish I was more into jazz, but I don’t think I’m smart enough.. Was fine in the background while I worked, but not my thing. Points for musicianship though

Place and time for everything. This was enjoyable but it also felt like something I would put on and clean the house to.

saxophone god

> the Beatles

meg

#300/1001. There is a church in San Francisco based on this album. https://www.coltranechurch.org/ I think if all religions were like that we would have a much better world. What else can I say. Not only natural high, but also natural 5.

A really decent jazz record with minimalistic voice usage just in the first track; this one makes a pleasant background listen, but I couldn't see, for the most part, why whis exact album is outstanding. That's why three stars.

Good background jazz but didn’t hit home with me.

Ei jazzia

Great Jazz Album from one of the legends!

It's alright. Not used to this

Just not that into jazz, personally.

decent

Jazz is a difficult genre for me to judge. It is not very accessible and since I am not the most avid listener, I tend to not really like most of it. However the stuff I do like, I like a lot. This however falls into the first category. I don't really understand the aim of this album and its music. It is likely on me for not understanding it, but I cannot give it a higher mark than I am doing now. 2/5

I don't like jazz

Just some incredible jazz music, not too much more you can say about it.

I don't need to listen to this to know the truth

An absolute bastard racket.

A Love Supreme and Kind of Blue, the undisputed twin summits of Jazz. ‘Trane pours his heart and soul into this. The whole band produced something really special the day this was put down. Deeply moving. Love, love, love it!! 5+❤️

I have a very limited knowledge of jazz, but I like it, which is why I naturally will give this album 5 stars. Like a basic B, this and Kind of Blue are my go-to's in the jazz world.

I'm not going to pretend like I can speak intelligently about this album. John Coltrane is operating on another level of artistic expression that I could never begin to understand. I'm jealous of people who can. I don't mind listening to this at all, but it's not something I come back to.

A Love Supreme was one of the first things I saved to my instrumentals playlist—currently 20 hours, 11 minutes and growing—which I listen to while working. At some point I removed "Pursuance" from it, because its instrumental freakouts—particularly Elvin Jones' drumming—were just as distracting as any song with vocals in it. That's not a complaint; the song is bonkers in a good way. This is an explosive album in general, well worth repeated listens.

When I was 16 and just starting my record collection, my dad picked this record out from me at a store by glancing at it. My 16 year old self was obsessed with Weezer and Green Day, jazz wasn't necessarily at the top of my mind. Of course I listened to it and thought it sounded pretty, but it was just that; background noise while I did some other mundane task. Fast forward to Fall 2024. It was a mild fall day in the south and I had just finished my yearly physical before one of my afternoon classes would begin. Earlier in the day, I had listened to a sermon by Brian Zahnd, an eclectic pastor who was excited in finding the divine beauty in the ordinary parts of life. That time he had been talking about A Love Supreme as a transcendental piece of music. Out of boredom, out of nostalgia, who knows, I put that album on my way to class. I've never had this experience with an instrumental piece before and I doubt I'll have it again, but I was in tears by the middle of IV. A Love Supreme is a masterpiece; not just technically, not just prodcution-wise, but it is quite literally one of the best pieces of music I have ever heard in my life. I've memorized the melodies, yet every time I hear them, there something new I discover. New emotion, new pain, new joy. I adore this album.

I feel pretty silly writing a review of this. It's kind of weird having any jazz records on this list. And I have heard this one so many times that today, knowing I have to write about it, I am more listening to myself listening to A Love Supreme than I am actually just listening to it. The first time I heard this album was during lunch period in the high school library (can you believe they had a copy?!? The two jazz records I remember them having were this and the tragically unfortunate A Day In The Life by Wes Montgomery. Wes was one of the greatest bop guitar players you will ever hear - go find some of his videos on youtube. they are very entertaining videos, not only because his joyful virtuosity is infectious but also because he plays with his thumb where most humans use a pick - and by the late 60s they had him basically inventing muzak with Beatles songs and orchestral strings. Sadly, the best part of that album is the striking cover photo - a close-up of a full ashtray. A day in the life, indeed.). My tiny teenage mind was so completely crushed by A Love Supreme that I remember feeling lightheaded, and when I floated into Latin class a few minutes later, my teacher accused me of being high and sent me to the Principal. Would my tiny teenage mind have been crushed without the prompt the liner notes provided that this music is supposed to be spiritually significant? I dunno. Does it matter? So I think we have established that I have zero objectivity when it comes to discussing this record. So I don't know if the casual listener can appreciate why people would start a Church of Saint John Coltrane that is still going strong 50 years later and why that church has a monthly service based on this album. To me, the thing I love most uniquely about Coltrane is captured in the the title of the third track on here: Pursuance. From his earliest bop recordings through his final interstellar explorations, there is this consistent pursuit of something that is always just beyond his reach. And his reach is incredible when you consider he gave up drugs and alcohol in 1957 and from then on, you are listening to a man possessed. Or obsessed, more like it, with what I can only call a spiritual pursuit executed with great discipline. He worked very hard at it. Go listen to the title track of Giant Steps, where he absolutely annihilates bebop harmony both in his unbelievably complex composition and in his lightning fast improvisation over it, an accomplishment brought in sharp relief when he is immediately followed by the great pianist Tommy Flanagan, who you can very easily hear promptly gets lost in the tune's crazy chords and never recovers. This is extra amusing when you consider that this is the best take the band could produce! I would love to find an interview with Tommy where he discusses his very public fuck up on a famous album that continues to this day to shape tenor saxophonists off all stripes and genres. I assume it was an honor for him to get smoked in this fashion. More than anything, it's a testament to how hard Giant Steps is to play. By contrast, six years on and the tunes on A Love Supreme are the exact opposite. A couple of melodic phrases, maybe 1-2 chords, sometimes a repetitive bass line for a bit. None of these tunes have a bridge or other basic elements of song form to provide improvisers with some variety to lean on. There isn't much to lean on here at all, so if you aren't already a level nine monk, you risk being exposed. That might be why these tunes aren't more popular to play. A few - a few - bands will play Resolution and occasionally you'll hear a band demonstrate their sense of humor by going into Acknowledgement long enough for them to chant "I love ice cream" or "I love The Supremes" (it's a tired enough joke that I have actually heard both. Come to think of it, my band may have been responsible for some of them...). To me, this album feels like the peak of his quartet - truly an amazing band, less in their individual chops, although considerable, and more in how well they fit together and understood each other - and it also announces the logical completion of the modal jazz journey he and Bill Evans kicked off with Miles Davis six years earlier on Kind of Blue. (noteworthy that Giant Steps and Kind of Blue could hardly be more different and in fact were recorded within a month of each other) After A Love Supreme, Trane spent his final couple of years continuing to remove traditional elements of music, playing even less structured music with unusual combinations of musicians. The final album before he died is just him and a drummer howling at the stars. It's hard to imagine what would have come after that had he lived. Put down the horn and start banging rocks on bear skins? He was only 40 when he died, so who knows. Or maybe he was playing like that because he knew he was dying? His death at this point in his musical journey, scaling bebop mountain and then systematically reducing it to rubble, rock by rock, sort of seems inevitable. That he would transition from earthly being at this stage makes total sense to my tiny mind. I still haven't spent much time with his final albums - I'm saving them. I'm not sure why or what for, but until I started typing this, I didn't feel ready. What am I waiting for? If I am honest with myself, I think I first needed to transcribe and really get inside his solos on Giant Steps and his other masterworks in order to fully appreciate his abandonment of them. But if I am truly honest with myself, at this point in my mid 50's, I will never be readier. So if the next time you see me I am sporting a Pharonic goatee that covers goes all the way down to my dashiki and I am speaking only in zen koans, you'll know exactly what happened.

I always feel distinctly unsuited to the task of rating or appreciating the many forms of jazz that we occasionally come across in this collection, and this album falls very much in this space. But while this doesn't have quite the same accessibility as Brubeck's "Time Out", it's both succinct enough and engaging enough to keep my attention and interest, which I really appreciated. (The last jazz album I had, not too long ago, was Miles Davis' epically too-long and largely impenetrable "Bitches Brew", while this current album is a refreshing contrast in both dimensions.) I particularly enjoyed the contrasts in the instruments, with both drums and saxophone often competing at who can make the most rapid solo snatches (not to mention the extended drum solo in "Part III - Pursuance"), while the bass and piano literally hum along on their own paths that seem to pull the others together. I also enjoyed reading about how many (many) people consider this a very spiritual album; I didn't really hear/feel that aspect, but I suspect that's largely because I don't have much experience listening to jazz. And because so many other people *do* have this experience, and rate this so highly among the jazz album pantheon, I feel compelled to rate this higher than my personal enjoyment would otherwise. Besides, how many albums do you get a chance to hear that have inspired an entire church to enshrine it as their central text (a la Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church in San Francisco)?

Incredible album--you feel as if there was an amazing performance and this recording is the best we could do to capture it. It's hard listening to this without imagining an audience--it's so much a display of virtuosity both technically and from a composition standpoint. Always brings me to tears in a few places.

Skiddily bop raz matazz jazz, like the avant garde type, never really clicked with me, but to know that hey, this is John Coltrane, one of the greatest saxophonists of all time, and he basically invented this kind of jazz (or pushed it further, however you want to describe him), then you gain an appreciation for the work. It was a little funky at times, but these guys can really play and was not a bad listen.

lowkey great for studying, kinda a banger

Coltrane is a legend for a reason. This particular style of jazz isn't my absolute favorite, so I wouldn't run out and buy this, but at no point did I not like listening to it.

Love supreme for John Coltrane!

Im not a massive jazz fan and struggle to understand it sometimes. This is different. This is a masterpiece.

I'm sure this is genius and played great and all, but I didn't like it.

Some of this sounds like what I imagine people who don't like jazz think all jazz is - that is four or five people playing stuff that's unrelated all at the same time. At times it sounds like a panic attack. The wildness is weighed by other moments of focus that show that everything here is deliberate. I was going between 3 and 4 and landed on three because, while I enjoyed it enough, I doubt I'll be coming back to this one when Miles Davis' "In a Silent Way" is right there.

Overused, I’m sure, but no other way to say it. Masterpiece.

A peculiar album by todays standards. The skills is very clear in every song, but most of it does not really do it for me. The slower ending to the album did draw me in, and it made listen much closer than I usually do

Beguiling, elemental, ineffeble. A sound world I could spend my life uncovering.

I could try to be funny or insightful, but the best I could come up with was “whuuuu???”

Imagine studying for decades on how to blow through a formed piece of brass to make sounds and then figuring out new ways those sounds fit together. Then imagine getting a group of mates, who hit stuff and pluck big strings and do drugs, and make that collective racket fit together in even more ways. Then imagine showing up at a recording studio and basically wing it using all this collective knowledge to make a recording that included a poem to god. And then imagine other humans listening to that recording, and imagine your music altering their souls. Magic. Then imagine some little asshole on the internet giving you four (4) stars 60 years later.

I remember writing a long review for A Love Supreme around 6-8 months ago and thinking I will just use this review for when I get it on the 1001 generator (what a smart girl, right?) but now I can't find it and I'm not writing two long ass jazz reviews for the same album in under a year- I'm just not. Recap of that review? Let me think. I just remember writing how this album is about God- something I did not know until last year and how parts that I didn't fully understand on A Love Supreme I now did. Yes, it's as good as everyone says it is. The Sgt Peppers of jazz. No jazz library is complete without it good. That good. A flawless essential work of art. You feel smarter after hearing it. I swear it does something to your brain (!!!) at least it did to mine- something so good! Basically, stop reading about it and just go listen to it - words don't and never will do it justice.

Great dynamic album

A top ten album for me, the blend of attractive chamber-folk and uncompromisingly Teutonic interpretation from Nico, and subtle subversiveness, is extraordinary. As much today as it was in 1966, this record has the power to polarize….always a good sign.

Great but very short (seems to be anywhere trend with these old jazz albums

Ohne Frage eines der besten Alben, die je entstanden sind!

I love this list takes me out of my comfort zone. 33 minutes of Jazz in 4 songs that I would otherwise never had listened to, but also that I will probably never listen to again. 7/10

Somehow hadn’t listened to this despite having friends try to get me into jazz in the past. Part 1 was a bit too jazz for me, but once I was able to find the groove I really loved it. I’ll probably try to find more comprehensive (?) jazz albums moving forward?

You have to like saxophone. Not my style but i understand why this album is considered as epic.

A phenomenal album. I've been listening to it for years. Listen to it four times yesterday

Great, loved it.

You like jazz?

Super important album for me, my beginning in jazz many years ago, still as magical and spiritual as it ever was. Easy 5 stars for sure

1. 4/5 2. 5/5 3. 3.5/5 4. 4.5/5

All that jazz

I fear jazz

Classic jazz form The Train.

60s Jazz masterpiece. The kind of chaotic jazz that puts me on edge. Improv jazz like that is not for me.

Lets sax and piano shine and amazing drums

very nice jazz music, added a few songs to study for

Sad that this is the only Coltrane album on the list. So many amazing albums from him are missing that allowed jazz to cross over into the mainstream, as well as albums that challenged the very notions of jazz at the time (see: Ascension). As a longtime musician, I owe a lot to Coltrane—he was probably the first jazz frontman I studied. This is a wonderful album, a gateway album for many into better jazz music, but woefully overplayed. "Psalm" is probably my favorite standout track, displaying his entry into more spiritual, esoteric ideas that would most leave their mark on me, musically speaking. For me, this is more of a 4.5—beautiful and mythical, but just getting started. Hopefully many of you on the website have continued to listen to more if this was a first-time album.

i’m stressed now thanks john

This album is lined with incredible bebop playing, and is just completely jaw dropping and daring from start to finish. That being said, it’s not really something that I would put on all the time, but it’s definitely a fantastic record and worth hearing!

So listening to "A Love Supreme" is like being on a seriously powerful spiritual trip through music. Even though I'm not a jazz person usually, I was totally blown away by the quartet of Coltrane, Tyner, Garrison, and Jones, their playing was super immersive. From the first gong to the last note of "Psalm", it feels like one big, thoughtful piece that really demands your attention. Yeah, it can be a bit intense at times, even a little challenging, but it's also incredibly powerful and moving. Coltrane's sax just rips your soul, you know? It's a complex, beautiful thing that I can keep going back to and still find new stuff in. I really dug it.

I had several Coltrane albums on CD, and this and Giant Steps still stand out.

Particularly loved the last song. Going to melt into this album a few more times. How did I never hear this? But it doesn’t feel iconic or inevitable, like Kind of Blue? Fair to compare? I don’t know.

Respect jazz more than I like it

luv thaaaat

Definitely jazz, not my usual listen, but I enjoyed it

Really love how Coltrane writes lyrics without writing lyrics. Like it's clear he has a word in mind for his notes. Generally jazz moves me but I don't have the range to critique it, feels like high art where I just let it wash over me. Feels like a bath. So I can't say why I like it I just do

I think I overestimated how many of these 1001 albums, I'd listened to, because I thought I'd end up getting something I've heard like 1/3 of the time. What's actually happening is it's having me listen to stuff I figured I'd get to some day, but not today I haven't listened to much jazz, and I thought I'd maybe start with some 50s stuff, but I got Love Supreme here so there you go I think I'm a somewhat story driven listener, something I find easier to find in music with lyrics, but I did think this was pretty cool. The drums are great This wasn't a great review but oh well just scroll past. for being a fairly enjoyable departure from what I usually listen to, I think it just crosses my first listen 3 threshold

A Love Supreme, Indeed I have been getting into more jazz recently, and John Coltrane was someone I had listened to a little, but never this album. I’m glad to have found it now. It has quickly made its way onto my jazz playlist. I usually think of jazz as a “coffee on a rainy day” kind of soundtrack, and this one hits that at times, but it also has bursts of energy and intensity. Even if jazz isn’t usually your thing, it’s easy to appreciate the skill and drive here. You can understand why it is considered a pinnacle in jazz and in music overall. Overall, I give it 4.5 out of 5. A beautifully executed album that proves greatness is felt, not forced.

Histórico.

Objectively, one of the best albums ever

I've never claim to be an expert on jazz, so it's hard to express what I mean here, but this sounds so accessible for the genre without feeling dumbed-down at all. This is just an incredible album showcasing everything that makes Coltrane great.

Uuu

porque me esta recomendando todo el rato jazzque yo no quiero escuchar mas jazz

Inoffensive Jazz

It's jazz!

Please, no more jazz.

I have an appreciation for Jazz but not an appreciation for listening to it. I understand it's importance in the history of music but I feel you cannot just sit down and enjoy a jazz album without understanding the complexities and improvisations of the genre. I did take some time to read more about John Coltrane and the significance of this album. But ultimately it is hard for me to get past it being "just noise". Probably a criticism you might hear about any genre of music.

Excellent! Can listen to this 24/7.

Love john coltrane but need to be in the mood for jazz

3.5 (32:47, 4 tracks, 16th album excluding some live ,1965), jazz saxophonist So I’m going to give Coltrane a 3, for now, I could see this album growing more on me, I started a 2 and I'm up to 3.5. I’ve never been a true jazz aficionado. I do like Smooth Jazz. I like some other Coltrane but this album is intense, the saxophone and drumming are off the charts. This album is a mood album - I think the right evening I might be able to final groove to it and give it a 4, I'll try and revisit it. Recorded in one session on December 9, 1964. Referred to as the saxophonist's "definitive tone poem," it ranks among Coltrane's best-selling albums and is widely considered one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of jazz and one of the greatest albums ever made. Coltrane died just 3 years later (1967) at age 40 of liver cancer (possibly brought on by hepatitis, possible contacted through use of heroin). Four parts: "Acknowledgement" (which includes the oral chant that gives the album its name), "Resolution", "Pursuance", and "Psalm". Coltrane plays tenor saxophone on all parts. One critic has written that the album was intended to represent a struggle for purity, an expression of gratitude, and an acknowledgement that the musician's talent comes from a higher power. The album’s improvisational and spiritual intensity has led some to liken it to glossolalia, or speaking in tongues, as it conveys a profound sense of ecstatic devotion. This sacred quality has led it to become the “central text” of the Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church in San Francisco. Begins with the bang of a gong (tam-tam) and cymbal washes on the first track, "Acknowledgement". Jimmy Garrison enters on double bass with the four-note motif that lays the foundation of the movement. Coltrane begins a solo. He plays variations on the motif until he repeats the four notes thirty-six times. The motif then becomes the vocal chant "a love supreme", sung by Coltrane accompanying himself through overdubs nineteen times. In the fourth and final movement, "Psalm", Coltrane performs what he calls a "musical narration". Lewis Porter calls it a "wordless recitation". There are two known live recordings of the "Love Supreme" suite. For years the only known live recording of the "Love Supreme" suite was of a performance at the Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes in Juan-les-Pins, France, on July 26, 1965. The other known live recording of the suite was recorded October 2, 1965, at The Penthouse in Seattle. The set was recorded by saxophonist Joe Brazil. This live performance was released on October 22, 2021, by Impulse! as A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle. I listened to both. A Love Supreme was widely recognized as a work of deep spirituality and analyzed with religious subtext, although cultural studies scholars Richard W. Santana and Gregory Erickson argued that the "avant-garde jazz suite" could be interpreted otherwise. In 2003 and 2012 it was ranked number 47 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. 1. Part 1: "Acknowledgement" 7:43 2. Part 2: "Resolution" 7:20 3. Part 3: "Pursuance" 10:42 4. Part 4: "Psalm" 7:05 The John Coltrane Quartet: John Coltrane – bandleader, liner notes, vocals, tenor saxophone McCoy Tyner – piano Jimmy Garrison – double (aka standup) bass Elvin Jones – drums, gong, timpani

I love, love, LOVE how evocative it is!!! Might become my new morning listen album for a while.

enjoyable listen! i think i'm just not the biggest fan of jazz. i liked the fourth movement the most it was a bit softer & more wistful

that was jazz!

I really need to be in the mood for this, technically brilliant, but nothing to hook me... It's like a 30 min Solo, kinda cool but also exhausting.

Very solid jazz album Flows into itself and transitions beautifully, admittedly wasn’t paying the closest attention but I was suddenly listening to the next track at lots of moments. I like the crescendo into the final song which is my favorite. Psalm. Jazz album sounds like an oxymoron to me still but I like the way this one captures the band and ambience. It does feel like a beautiful love for jazz is portrayed

I wish I knew more about jazz to be able to rate this project more critically. It was very good and that's all I can say. 4/5

muy chill. ideal para relajar de noche.

De los primeros discos de jazz que he escuchado en mi vida y el que me hizo enamorarme de su complejidad como género musical. Aunque no creo poder entenderla, este álbum me hizo comprender que uno puede estar fascinado con lo que aún no reconoce o le es difícil de percibir.

¡Empezamos con discazo! Amor eterno a Coltrane!

Not the biggest jazz fan, but this is undeniably a fantastic album. we all deserve a love supreme

3/5

Not at all tuned in to what makes good jazz and what makes great jazz, other than feeling. Honestly, parts of this were great, other parts left me scratching my head. Falls closer to good jazz, but I am sure it's partly user error.

A lovely 32 minutes: it’s a compliment that I thought the album was much longer.

Favorite tracks: Part III - Pursuance, Part IV - Psalm Soulful and enchanting, you could get lost in these sprawling compositions for hours.

Jazz is not really my favorite genre. But this is John Coltrane. I mean, how can I not give this 5 stars? It’s incredible.

Joya!

Great

Very jazz. Objectively good, but I don't understand music theory enough to be able to get super into it

8/10 smoooooth

I had never heard of John Coltrane until a year ago. I don’t even remember how I found him, I’m not generally a jazz fan. So I looked him up and played this album, I was blown away. What a beautiful peace of music. Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t listen to this in the car but it’s great to have on in the background while prepping dinner. What a shame John was lost so young. I’m giving it 5, it is so much better than most of the garbage I’ve listened to so far.

Psalm

The album is obviously memorable for its hypnotic, insistent riff, and simple yet transcendent chorus. But on this listen the third movement stood out most to me, with drums like raindrops, a piano that makes you feel like you’re spinning through a slot machine, and a heart-stopping bass solo to boot. Who knows where you’ll land when it all comes gliding to a stop.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Supreme supreme

Love Coltrane, this one is a classic, I tend to prefer more fusion-like jazz but this is so peak

Opening saxophone is super pleasant. This was the perfect pick for my jazz playlist.

CUTEEE

Not qualified to opine on jazz. This isn’t the album that’s made it click for me. FWIW first couple of tracks and final track were ok and third was a harder listen. Prefer Madness for my sax fix! Sorry but a 2 for me. Philistine I may be.

If you like it fair play. I don't. Probably like when an artist paints a few splodges when you know they can do better. .....and falls on a piano halfway through

Found this easier to get into than when I first tried four or five years ago. That said, it's post-bop era isn't one of my favourites, and I am probably more of an Alice-stan. That said, the way Resolution explodes into life is incredible, and love the epic sound of Psalm.

As a verified jazz aficionado, I can confidently state this is almost as good as it gets amongst the handful of jazz albums I’ve listened to in their entirety. I like the opening track the most.

Really good! I've never sat down and actually listened to jazz, so I was excited when I got this album first. Its on the shorter side though. Four songs totaling for just over 32 minutes left me wanting way more, but I'm satisfied with what I heard. 9/10

i hate jazz it makes me angry people who say they like jazz should be given a wide berth

It's relax

one of the all time greats that we have here. anything less than 5 stars is a crime. honestly expected this album to be rated higher here.

Great

Gamle stereoopptakk er slitsomt å høre på da instrumenter ofte er pannet hardt til venstre eller høyre øre - i tilfellet her er saksofonen på venstre øre. Måtte slå over på mono til slutt. Litt for "ute der" for min del, men setter pris på musikaliteten. 3/5

Var chill

jazz er fint det

I'm sure this is very clever and very good if you're into this kind of thing. But I'm too ignorant to understand so a lot of it was just very background-y without much of a tune. I liked the odd bit but never really got into it. 2.5 stars.

Not for me

Easy five star. Gorgeous.

I wish I liked jazz. Some of this album is cool, some is exhausting. Hard not to feel something for the last few minutes of the last track though.

Very enjoyable, a classic jazz album

It’s Jazz. I wonder how Jazz artists name their music when it doesn’t have words. Tbh the instruments seem uncoordinated as if they’re playing different songs. Interesting. 2/5 personally.

Incredible and transcendent. Maybe not suitable for a jazz newbie or someone who's demanding of a melody, but it’s pure expression. Timeless and powerful for any time of the day.

Great musicianship, but I still can't really get into Jazz. It felt like random blips of scales and no real cohesiveness. Some parts better than others, but I found myself eager for it to end.

I’m sure there’s a target audience out there for this. I’m not in it. Sorry John

sorry just so so so not for me. i had to turn it off.

5/5

i dont like albums with 10 minute sogs but you know im giving the first song a listen

Pica mas não é o tipo de som que eu escuto no fone

Só a bateria de purscuance ato IV já merece 5 estrelas, no entanto perde uma pela cantoria desalmada do final da primeira faixa.

7.63/10 4/5 solid.

Magical. Four guys at the absolute top of thier game. McCoy Tyners keys are aning the best in jazz, ever.

Lijep ali izuzetno intenzivan jazz. Malo previše za potpuno uživanje.

Easiest five stars I’ve given yet. A group of maestros absolutely in sync with each other. This feels like melody, harmony, musical connection, expressing soul through music taken to its peak.

Very good jazz.

I don't like jazz so I'm not sure I could judge its merits. John Coltrane shows off his incredible skills as a musician. I found I like psalm best and other parts were more exciting or interesting but it just descends into a mess to my ears that I can't make sense of and hate hearing. 2/5

I find my feelings about jazz very complicated as I don't know what I am missing but I think the problem is with me.

It's jazz!

IT's John Coltrane. It is as amazing and as cool as expected.

Jazz/5

hard to just sit and listen to but good

Wow great vibes - love this.

elvin jones is god

It's good but too dissonant for my taste. I'm not a big jazz fan.

Just based off the first song I really like it. The great thing about jazz is you can have so many emotions about it.