Reviews (page 5 of 15)
10/10 no notes.
Virtuoso
This has a strong case for being the greatest work of recorded music in the history of the human species. So 5 stars I guess.
A fun and challenging listen, though less mind-bending than Giant Steps. Coltrane's magic in this period seems to be built on stretching our concept of what chords are allowed to follow one another and still be considered music. McCoy Tyner holds the key together on the piano and the rhythm is wrangled by Elvin Jones, sounding for all the world like he's actively falling down the stairs while recording. Jimmy Garrison plays bass and I barely noticed him most of the time, either owing to my anemic headphones or to his miraculous ability to glue together the pieces of a shattered vase while they're still flying. None of that probably sounds very pleasant to listen to but it really is. It's weird and it is frantic and it does challenge the rules. However, Coltrane's great gift may be to remind us that there are no rules (like many greats) and also that any rules we have are much more interesting and much more clear when we're either breaking or bending them. Eat your vegetables and listen to Coltrane. Some of you won't like it but many of you will. 4/5
Jazz is such a double edged sword. Some stuff is like this: disorganized and overstimulating as fuck. I *know* the instrumentation here is special… I know there is virtuoso playing… but it just doesn’t sound nice.
Absolutely perfect album, no skips
wow
Not a style of Jazz I enjoy, post bop, free jazz, are technically brilliant but not for me
Hard to rate this one anything more than a two when Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew was so much better.
I feel sophisticated as fuck listening to this
More jazz. There seems to be a lot of jazz on this list. 900 jazz albums you need to listen to before you die and these other 101 rock/pop albums. Again, I'm not that versed in jazz and a lot of it sounds similar to me. I enjoyed this album simply because it was about 30 minutes long. A nice length to listen to an album you're unfamiliar with. Didn't hate and didn't love it. Is this the best John Coltrane album? or one of 10 more on the list?
i don't like jazz :(
A jazz classic, sometimes gets a little noisy for me, but a legend doing legendary stuff
I love the stages format, how you feel entrenched in the acceptance of love up to the end of it. Favourite track: Acceptance
jane giving a jazz classic five stars? how peculiar
not super big fan, could be cool for a dinner party
o maluco arregaça no piano oq me causa muita inveja
wow
Jazzzz
favourite track - A Love Supreme, Pt. III - Pursuance No strong feelings on this.
Wild and beautiful. Feels completely album oriented in a way that jazz often doesn't. When part 2 hits its such a beautiful energetic moment and that colours the whole experience. The head of that track is such a fantastic composition and then the solos carry all of that energy forward. McCoy Tyners comping and general reading of the room is awesome. Love it all
Well rounded. Not super experienced with jazz yet, but this sounds great. 7.5/10 ... ???
A bit more interesting than a lot of the stuff I've gotten recently. Good start certainly, although there were sections in the middle which ended up noodling a little too much for me. But different and interesting for sure.
This is certainly the best Coltrane album and absolute masterpiece in its equal distribution of wild jazz moments and an underlying meditative exposition. I've listened to this album a lot and yet I can't still write anything clever about it because I always got very different feelings when listening to it.
There was a time when I experienced this record as pleasant but slightly boring background music, so I'm grateful that I've become more attuned to jazz recently so that I was able to listen more carefully to this great record this morning. There's a reason "A Love Supreme" is considered to be one of those must-listen, classic jazz albums - Coltrane makes that sax go through and around and back and then on the other side of the rest of the melody. And the top-notch combo he's assembled here is amazing - the piano, the drumming, that long solo bass bit in Part III! Yep, I get this album now. It's sparse but deeply immersive at the same time. 5 stars
Tbf it's quite nice as a jazz album. I mean there is little form or structure. He is sort of just playing notes, but that might be me misunderstanding it. I presume that's why there are no actual titles for the songs, just a Love Supreme Pts 1,2,3 & 4. Still quite enjoyable though.
Lovely.
This dude is probably a master of his instrument, but I found this album fucking annoying. Probably says more about me than him.
Not my usual jam but I actually really enjoyed it while I was working today! Or maybe I'm just happy to be back at work!
Angry jazz.
I was probably not in the right mood but njjjaaa
再生して1分くらいで楽器の音がかなりはっきり分かれている感じが気になって、モノラルで聞いた方がよさそうだなと思いつつステレオで聞いた。 ジャズはショッピングモールのトイレとか床屋で聞いてばかりいるから、良し悪しがまだよくわかってないけど、演奏がタイトで素直にかっこいいと思った。 聞き終わった後にモノラル版を探して聞いてみたけどモノラルの方が良いね。
cool as background but i wouldnt listen it while walking down the street but i really love this jazz bar vibe felt like in david lynch film
Sounds Kind of generic to me.
Not as good as Bitches Brew, happened to get these back to back. Really wish there was a 10 point rating system, this isn’t a 5, but it isn’t a 4
One of the better choices among the weird selection of jazz on this list, but if you like jazz, you will already know it, and if you don’t like jazz, you definitely won’t like this.
Fuck I love jazz
This one is a banger! One of the greatest jazz albums of all time. 3.8.
God help me, I just don't like this kind of jazz.
I have to start with the acknowledgement, no pun intended, that it's daunting for me to contextualize this artist and this record in particular. John Coltrane had long been canonized as one of the all-time greats in American jazz music. Any introduction from me would feel inadequate. Instead, let's skip ahead to the year 1957, when Coltrane had a spiritual awakening that allowed him to kick his heroin addiction and alcoholism, nasty habits that led to the disbandment of the first great quintet he was in with Miles Davis. Coltrane would soon reconnect with Davis after his cleanse to form a sextet that would go on to record some landmark sessions like Kind of Blue. Then he pursued his own work as a leader on the Atlantic label for even more landmark works like Giant Steps. Then Impulse! bought out his contract, and he formed a quartet with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. By this point, it was evident that Coltrane's compositions were noticeably deviating from standard modal jazz, becoming more experimental in his playing as his spirituality drove him towards a new style. This new style would become known as spiritual jazz, and A Love Supreme is often considered its genesis. Written and composed as an expression of his faith in God and as a thank-you to Him for his recovery from addiction years prior, A Love Supreme is a four-movement work that can be interpreted as John Coltrane's spiritual journey. From acknowledging his belief and love in a higher power, to resolving his prior addictions, to pursuing enlightenment through his instrumental play, culminating in the recitation of a prayer. Each movement stylistically follows the progression of his journey. The call-and-response to Garrison's opening bass motif on "Acknowledgement", the wild flurry of scales that Coltrane ran through on his sax on "Resolution", the furious drum solo from Jones that leads into the contemplating saxophone motif, further descending into thought-provoking solos from each of the bandmates on "Pursuance", and Coltrane's saxophone playing on "Psalm" that meticulously followed the words of a poem he wrote down and later included in the album liner notes for others to follow along. The degree to which Coltrane planned out this record and recorded it with his quartet in one session, while still leaving room for improvisation, is insane. Not only that, but the playing on this record is such that it's simple to follow along, yet complex and progressive at the same time. Credit to all of the session personnel who were up to the task of crafting such an immaculate piece of work that feels timeless decades later. I'm sure there are countless other works, both written and visual, that dive deeper into the background of A Love Supreme, and I encourage you to seek them out after giving this album a listen, because they do help inform subsequent listens to this record. I hope that I have given you enough of a start while illustrating how much this album made a fervent impression on me.
It was really good, at one point it got kind of stressful, but it prompted me to listen to 1 black album everyday for black history month and i put a couple of his other albums there
Disjointed but beautiful jazz album. Favorite track was #2
Ich muss mich erst auf Jazz einlassen. Ich erstmal 2
Good. It’s long tho, but that’s not bad. They all sound the same.
I enjoyed it! Jazz isn’t usually my jam but everything works so well
A Love Supreme Pt. 1 - The drums on this song were so chaotic but also seemed to make sense, it seems like the drummer had an idea of what they wanted and went with it. The vocals were a nice surprise, although they were mundane but the base afterwards mimicking the vocals were quite calming afterwards. A nice intro to something I wouldn't usually listen to. A Love Supreme Pt. 2 - The intro to this song hit like a truck, immediate stank face, again the drums seem chaotic but more complex. The instruments so far seem to don't seem to blend but act as separate entities within the songs but still work cohesively to such a large extent that the songs are enjoyable when listened to as a whole but also when focusing on a specific instrument, especially the piano (Although the chords seem to clash somewhat in places but I think that's just jazz). The woodwind instruments are by far my favourite. A Love Supreme Pt. 3 - The drums are much more aggressive, the speed is really impressive but the piano seems to be the star of this song which has yet to happen. Again, I get the vibe that these musicians weren't given a sheet to work off but just a general idea and their familiarity with the instruments and jazz meant they could articulate that idea, whether it was emotional or purely musical. I think the saxophone is my favourite instrument, its almost screaming towards the end of the song. There's a lot more panic in the instruments and I think I understand that the instruments are conveying not the same rhythm but the same emotion, this song instils a strong sense of panic towards the end as the notes become more shrill and after that, lonely but punchy, like internal thoughts after a moment of stress. A Love Supreme Part. 4 - This is by far my favourite intro so far, the instruments convey a sense of turmoil, I confused it for a romantic intimacy at first but maybe that's the intended message, a feeling of stress in familiarity, a trauma or feeling only present in a harmful but transformational relationship. After reading the definitions for the songs and the meanings of the album as a whole, I was completely off with the intended messages which shows that music is about perspective and that different experiences can covey the same strong and seemingly unique emotions. This was a great album and it's nice to begin learning about jazz as a culture rather than just on To Pimp a Butterfly.
Sorry - I'm not a jazz person, so have to idea of how people enjoy sounds like these
Good
Listened to this while doing my morning chores and routines and felt a fresh pep in my step. There's something very whimsical about the longing or yearning you can feel in the music that generates a sense of hope, or something to look forward to.
načelno dosta dobro, ali na nekim trenutcima kao da je prepusto, dakle nije mi dosljedno
No. I've come to realise that maybe I simply don't enjoy orig. Jazz. ( it gave me a headache) Therefore 1/5
Jazz like showcase? Idk
Steady, deep
So smooth
I don't get improvisational jazz. Part II is superior to part I. Jazz makes me feel stupid because I absolutely do not understand most of it, this included. This is what is on at a snobby, rich young New Yorker's loft during a party in a movie. I can't imagine real people listening to this even as background music on a day-to-day basis. I feel about the saxophone the way I know many people feel about the harmonica in Bob Dylan's or Neil Young's music. I think I'm just more of a standards and jazz trio kind of person.
Heard before, but always good listen. Coltrane can’t be beat at what he does
Absurdo, nunca tinha ouvido um álbum de jazz antes, muito bom. Que sax incrível.
Tough one... this one says more about me than it says about the album, but Jazz is really not my thing :(
Good Jazz, overstay because it was repetitive to some length, but i think aged well.
Confession: Never listened to this album before. I've heard it mentioned dozens of times. So thank you to this list for introducing me and making me sit down to listen. Jazz is not really my genre - that said I do like more modern bands that stray into unusual keys and signatures like later Radiohead and especially when combined with beats.
Flawless Jazz album
No doubt impressive for its time and what it is. I can appreciate its merits. But I don’t live inside the movie Whiplash; I don’t have a lot of situations in my life where I want to hear someone randomly riffing on a horn while everyone around does the same thing with theirs. I suppose it’s the ad hoc improvised feel that makes it less enjoyable. I want progression, build up, conflict, tension and maybe resolution? The only tension here seems to be between the players vying to see who can play over the other. Simpleton perspective? Maybe. But I just don’t know how or where I would listen to this on the regular. 2/5
Listening to the first song of the album, yes it is jazz i think (excuse my lack of knowledge) - I dont understand what they're trying to do. The instruments dosent seem to be flowing in sync for some reason? Maybe ill grow into it..hmm..lets see Oh the lyrics have started now (by the end of first song, my nerves seem to be settling down a little bit now) Yea no, the second song is making me restless again...ugh. Wow, i feel like strangling myself. At the third song and yep, sorry mr coltrane, i shall try out your album someday down the line again.
Strong notes, a little short.
Smooth and easy to listen to. I have no real understanding of jazz, but I didn't hate this.
i know im supposed to appreciate the musicianship but i hate jazz so much
Jazz
Enjoyed this more than the other jazz albums i've listened to.
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background I appreciate the musical prowess here, but to date I don't find jazz compelling enough to keep returning to when compared to other genres in this list.
I enjoy jazz. I really do. It's a beautiful art form full of talent I could never fathom having myself, and a really important part of music history and legacy. I have no notes on performance, or production. It's very well done, well written, well performed. I think I learned from this album that I just have to *be there* to really enjoy jazz. I went to jazz concerts in music school and loved them. It's just not something I really choose to listen to on my own time. Also, I really just don't love the saxophone as an instrument. I know, big gasp all around. It just doesn't tickle my ears like it does for others. I want to rate it higher, but recorded jazz like this really isn't my thing. If I had been alive to see this in concert in person it would be a 5/5. However, it just falls a little flat through headphones. 3.3/5.
Some of the best musicians in the genre doing the thing. Cant ask for more than that! Cool cats!
It's a jazz album
I really really like the saxophone sounds and the piano! The drums on the last song threw me off a bit.
Not my favourite sort of genre
Me encantó. Particularmente a partir del final del primer tema que empecé a entenderlo mejor y entrar en la vibe. Lo escuché dos veces y media aprox, entre las veces que tuve que interrumpirlo. Me dieron ganas de saber más de Coltrane, me puse a leer su página de wikipedia.
Hmm, for Jazz, it's quite alright! I'm sure this is a musically complex piece, but, I only found it sufficient as background music to watch the hustle and bustle of a city.
Will I ever have a jazz album click with me beyond a respect for the technical prowess? And if I'm being honest, this respect is almost a taught skill, a remnant from music school. So is it really for me? Probably not. Will I rate it low? My programming prohibits it.
I love jazz
un muy buen album pero realmente para poder entender cada cancion y como compaginan en lo que quiere decir el album no basta con solo escuchar la musica si no que hay que entender todo el contexto, historia y situaciones que llevaron para que finalmente naciera este disco. Es un jazz poco comun que al escucharlo por primera vez se escuchaba desorganizado y caotico, pero una vez que uno entiende todo lo que hay detras del mismo, todo cae en su sitio. La ultima cancion es la mas soprendente al John Coltrane poder hablar sin palabras y comunicar solo con su instrumento,
Enjoyed the first track, especially when you get to hear Coltrane chant A Love Supreme.
this is my favorite album of all time so, as far as the rest of this challenge goes, I guess that means it's all downhill from here! I've been playing the tenor saxophone since I was in sixth grade and, for me, A Love Supreme has represented different things at different points in my journey with the instrument on which both I and John Coltrane found our artistic voices. I started getting interested in jazz in junior high school, and so I thought I would do my due diligence and find some popular jazz albums, just to get a feel for what it could sound like. I figured, where better to go than (what's usually considered) the best album by, arguably, the greatest player of my instrument in all of human history? some of the reviews here are listeners lamenting that their expectations vs. the final product of the album didn't exactly match up. if you're just dipping your toes into the world of jazz like I was, I think that's an understandable reaction; I mean, after all, it's more or less the one I had at first! "was that it? I'm not sure I got it, or even what 'it' is." at the risk of sounding pretentious or elitist, I think A Love Supreme is one of those albums that gets better and better the more context you have for it. there's the context of jazz as a genre generally, which is pretty easy to get through just listening to (and reading about) a lot of it. but there's also the context of Coltrane's artistic trajectory, and the world he lived in as a musician and a human being. from my perspective as a (less skilled) musician, what you have here is four masters of their craft operating at the peak of their abilities. Coltrane's facility as a saxophonist is self-evident, from the intense, rambling face-offs with his rhythm section on "Resolution" and "Pursuance" to the plaintive intensity of his vocal-like performance on "Psalm". but, of course, there's also McCoy Tyner conducting a seance at the piano with his powerful left-hand power chords and ethereal, ambiguous right-hand chord voicings; Elvin Jones playing for his life at nearly every moment, with some particularly intense crashing and bashing at the best moments; and Jimmy Garrison's level-headed bass work acting as the keystone holding the entire thing together. these four musicians are known today as Coltrane's "classic" quartet; they're frequently cited as one of the greatest small groups in the history of jazz, and their performances on A Love Supreme are ample evidence in favor of that distinction. if you've ever tried to play jazz, on any instrument, you know how tricky it can be, and especially how vulnerable it can feel. the four compositions that make up this LP are all very simple at their roots, but to play them (or anything) as fiercely as this band does requires a deep level of awareness, both of one's own performance as well as that of your fellow players. Tyner, Garrison and Jones all played in various incarnations of Coltrane's groups throughout the early sixties, but it was once the four of them truly found each other, on a musical level, that they began to make the albums that would etch them into history as one of The Bands. A Love Supreme is also well-known as Coltrane's ode to his higher power. in the liner notes here, he calls it "God" due to his Christian background, but he was famously interested in a variety of religious traditions. personally, I'm a lapsed Catholic, but the ecstatic feeling I get from playing or listening to jazz at a high intensity level like this is probably the closest thing I have in my life to a religious experience. there's a profound power in this music that words can't really describe. when you listen through Coltrane's albums up to this point, you hear him starting to figure out more about the inner workings of music, then of his instrument, then of himself. listening to that journey play out in music is profoundly moving. if I think about it too long, I might cry! the best. 11/10.
I'm sure it's an important album but life's too short to spend even half an hour listening to what I experience as tedious chaos.
Jazzy
I liked it and can appreciate the level of talent these fellas have. 3.5.
Pas son meilleur, vraiment pas
Whether you understand music theory or not and why this works, it’s undeniable how great it is. He’s Jazz royalty for a reason…
Awesome.
Just awesome Jazz.
I mean yeah of course
very good atmosphere, all the musicians seem to be enjoying themselves on these improvisational (i presume) pieces i like the closing chant on track 1 “a love supreme, a love supreme” track 3 has a really nice tempo and groove - and the bass solo part is great. overall i liked this album, not my usual style but it sounds nice and i wouldnt mind spinning it whilst i was doing other things, it has a nice relaxed vibe. short but to the point.
Пойдет
Has never lost its power for me over the years. Spiritual jazz classic with elite musicians
Not a fan of Jazz
This needs more McCoy Tyner…
Favorite jazz album, favorite jazz song (psalm)
me pone nerviosa el fucking jazz
I don't really have an ear for jazz yet but this is fire for sure
Interesting. Since I don't know how to start rating them yet. 4 stars.
Father wishes not to be interrupted during A Love Supreme Pt. IV: Psalms
Jazz kinda sucks.
a love supreme
Top 3 albums all time
As Jazz as it gets Loved it.
not a fan of this tbh 1/5 ⭐️
Not for me. Just jazz. Probably good of you enjoy jazz. But I don't have the patience for it
Did I know prior: No Favorite song: Resolution Easy to listen to, but not very memorable.
One of the best to ever do it. Quite simply a masterpiece.
Good but a tad short
80/100.
Inspiring
Coltrane - nuff said.
9/10
this was ok i just have instrumental jazz fatigue
One of the best jazz albums I’ve ever listened to. That being said I’m not a jazz guy so I’m not as high on this as some would be
It's not the most relaxing of records, what with the drum solos, tappy drum brushes, and saxes saxing all over the place. My brain is now very unquiet. But although out of my comfort zone, I appreciated it a lot. I learned today that this is probably Avant Garde jazz. And I agree, yes, yes it is.
The musical journey through the album's themes makes total sense to me. Even though getting close to my limit for modal/hard bop/post bop this is a wonderful piece of work.
Jazz makes me feel chaotic if I'm not very relaxed. I love the beats and the way the music rises and falls. It exhausts me.
Great Outlaw country album. But i'm biased. Being from El Paso, I have a soft spot for his music.
This is a tough one to give a proper review after just a few listens. It can be a challenging listen at times but worth it.
Such a spectacular album. One of the all time best Jazz recordings.
A love supreme
One of the greatest jazz albums I’ve ever heard. Genuinely the emotions this album generates are so intense and divinely all consuming
A Love Supreme is an act of genius in four parts. John Coltrane’s 1965 masterpiece must surely have a place in any jazz fan’s collection – and is one of the few jazz albums that effortlessly crosses over to mainstream audiences. It’s an extraordinarily accessible collection, but that doesn’t mean it compromises itself in any way. The album is organised into a four-part suite, which ebbs and flows beautifully over 33 minutes. Not being a musician, let alone a jazz musician, I’m not able to go into any technical detail, but it doesn’t really matter as A Love Supreme is ultimately a purely emotional experience – spiritual and truly uplifting – it’s an album that I’ve returned to regularly over the past 30+ years, it’s power to move has never diminished. 10/10
No notes
I do like jazz but I wasn’t feeling this one. Some parts of this album made it seem like it wasn’t following with the rest of the song.
I wish I understood more about jazz so that I could truly appreciate this album. What I do know is that it's perfect.
Whoever wrote the review comparing this to someone falling on a piano, I simultaneously love and hate you. I read that before I listened, and as a result, kept getting the giggles. I honestly quite enjoyed this, having never gone out of my way to listen to jazz before. I do understand when people say that all the instruments are just doing their own thing, but I don't really agree... This album is fundamentally instrumental, ignoring the one vocal (which was probably one of my least favourite parts of the whole thing), and it gives each instrument a chance to shine and come to the forefront, but even when those solo sections "wander" and start to sound like they're going way off track, it never lasts all that long before it all goes back to one cohesive piece again. I enjoyed some of the instrumental solo sections more than others - have to say that Pursuance lost me a little with the prolonged bass section. The amount of expression forced out of the instruments on this album is mind blowing - and it's all raw, there's no synthetic effects being applies to amplify or exaggerate it. Pretty incredible really, even if it's not to everyone's specific tastes, I think that aspect deserves recognition. Highlights: "Resolution" and "Psalm" were both absolute jams that I'll happily listen to again.
THIS is the album that's one of the most famous jazz albums of all-time? Often heralded as a masterpiece? THIS? Am I missing something? Like the first three songs are just random vaguely sometimes sounding good saxophone riffing, with constant chunky atonal piano chording. Random bass noises and drumming that isn't that noticeable, but once you clue into it, it's just 8 minutes of 16th notes. I'm just confused. The last song was the only good one. Mighty shame. I like jazz, and have jazz albums at 5 stars and will continue to have some more. This? Not even close to 5 stars. Quite honestly, like it's not offensive. Probably I'd rate it 3 stars but it fell way short of expectations.
Coltrane can be nice and smooth. Some of the riffs get overwhelming and I find myself reaching for the "skip" button. Something that requires focus and attention, not for background music. This album isn't my favorite Coltrane.
lowkey chill
yessssss, a bit of jazzz!!! I listened to this while on a beautiful walk in a woods, this made it 10 times more beautiful.
I want to love this, there is so much great music in it. But then there is also quite a bit that just sounds like if I tried to play jazz. Like pluck whatever and call it jazz. I know that it works and if I had a better ear and understanding of theory it would tickle a special part of my brain. But I don't, and it doesn't.
скорее не мое
Commonly seen as Coltrane's masterpiece, and one of the seminal works of modal jazz. It is much lauded for its nod to the future trend of free jazz and its sort-of-spiritual mystique. The artistry is clear, but it just doesn't seem to resonate with me like it does with its adherents. Maybe I'm just a hard-bop purist, but I've always liked Giant Steps more as a complete work. Pts. II - "Resolution" and III - "Pursuance" stand as the peak of the album to me, largely due to their tighter structure and closer adherence to hard bop norms and traditional song structure. Pt. IV - "Psalm" does well in bridging some of the freer expression seen later and the modal framework Coltrane was versed in working within. It's possible that this is why this album deserves so much respect, it makes an emotional statement that's resonated with so many while managing to tie all of the trends in this era of jazz together. There is something to be said for his signature playing style, hard, loud and fast- quoted as "sheets of sound" IIRC. It always keeps listening to his work fresh and interesting. From the accompaniments in the quartet, the playing is utilitarian and immaculate, and I think Garrison's moody bass solo at the end of Pt. III stands out as a highlight as well.
You hear so much jazz sampled or influencing current music that it's nice to dive into a Coltrane album for a half hour of instrumentals. I particularly enjoyed some of the slower and more measured parts of the album, like the beginning keys/brass in Pt 1 and the darker strings at the end of Pt 3. The first 3 tracks can drag a bit for me in the middle (I'm not always the biggest fan of extended freeform brass), but the sax work throughout Pt 4 is absolutely beautiful.
Great work music, skillful jazz, beautiful sounds, are you edging or are you gooning Neiman?!
I've tried this album a few times over the years and not for me. Appreciate the influence it had and the musicianship in particular the drum and double bass but the claranet just gives me anxiety. If I had to listen to jazz it's probably the slower smoother stuff.
I want to like this album I really do but I just don't get it. There's a lot of really fast notes that overwhelm me. The playing is flawless but to me un engaging. And what's with the solo drumming? It's a lot of noise that leads nowhere.
No thank you. I have all the respect for Coltrane and I love a good jazz ensemble, but I need a touch more structure. If I ever need to wipe an ear worm out of my head though, this album would probably do it.
no
I was vibing with it at the beginning but then it just became a headache to listen to so much saxophone so not to bad i just don’t think it’s my type.
Thank god it was short. It's not bad Jazz but jesus christ is it boring to listen for 30 minutes straight when that part 3 and 4 suck so much.
Not my type of music but it sounded pretty!
Better than Wobbie's Love Supreme.
very fast, love the sax, change of pace music wise and I liked it
PERFECT
I know this was an influential album, but I think I have a hard time knowing how to judge an instrumental jazz album in this context. It's musically interesting, but without having a strong grasp on the genre I don't feel very compelled one way or another.
I’m sure it’s great… but not for me.
not a big fan to be honest. don't get what it's doing
Searching restless exploration that pushes, pulls, and stretch harmony, rhythm, timbre and melody to create an uneasy feeling of dissociation, disjuncture, and disconnection. Music that's full of gaps and anxiously seeking to resolve itself, to cohere, to transcend - finding fleeting moments of joy, of blissful color that, with a the slightest twitch of hue, shifts tone, destabilizing the mood, casting back into the search.
It's just brilliant. It's like Coltrane is wrestling with every question of spirituality he's ever had. I'm sure a robust drug habit helped too. (He had been clean for quite a while by this album. But still, that shit will probably make you question everything)
Jazz isn't for me...
I like jazz, and this is some good jazz. But I like other things more.
Technically brilliant. Don't like jazz.
Whiplash coded
smooth
Enjoyed more than “Kind of blue”, why exactly - I have no idea
As someone who grew up playing jazz, I was introduced to this album early on, as it played such a pivotal role in shaping jazz and its legacy in America. Coltrane’s saxophone feels like a direct extension of his voice; his ability to improvise both beautifully lyrical melodies and intensely avant-garde, rhythmically driven ideas is truly extraordinary. I hadn’t listened to this album in a long time, so returning to it was a deeply welcome and rewarding experience.
Had been looking to check this one out for a long time, so it was a pleasant surprise! Really really cool, I love so much about this, especially the big piano sections. I love the massive cacophonous moments, as well as the softer quiet ones. Also, was not expeciting to hear any vocals on this one so that was really cool. I still think im digesting this one tbh so may rating may change, I'm a bit stuck between a 4 and a 5, I think this definetely has potential to be a 5, but I dont this its registered that high for me yet, so a 4 for now.
10/10
I am an extremely casual jazz fan; this is best illustrated by my not listening to ‘A Love Supreme’ until undertaking this project. It lives up to the hype. The band is locked in, Coltrane gives an unbelievable performance on the sax, and the album overall is tight and exciting. A great example of one of the truly American art forms.
i dont like jazz enough for this… wouldnt listen on a regular basis but it isnt bad
love these drums
Found it boring, sorry.
GOING IN: Quite hopeful LISTENED WHILE: reading a magazine FAMILIARITY: New to me SKIP RATE: Gave up entirely REPLAY VALUE: Once was plenty DISCOVERY CURVE: Never happened ALBUM ARC: All over the place VERDICT: Bit disappointing BODY'S VERDICT: Statue mode My Rating: 2 Spent almost 20 years getting to a quiet place in my head. This album undid it all in under 4 minutes.
one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of jazz and one of the greatest albums ever made four parts: "Acknowledgement" (which includes the oral chant that gives the album its name), "Resolution", "Pursuance", and "Psalm"
It was great. Will revisit. Standout tracks: -A Love Supreme Pt. III-Persuance -A Love Supreme Pt. IV-Psalm Least favorite tracks: N/A Listened to while driving to work. Made me long for New Orleans.
It was a hit or miss for me. I found myself to be immersed at times and at other times bored. If I had listened to this live, I believe I would’ve liked it a lot more.
Can't get enough of this. Le plus que j'écoute du jazz dans cette liste, meilleur je trouve ça.
went for a nice walk in central park with this!
In the hands of a lesser artist, this could have been a dull or overwrought plod through some jazz tunes. John Coltrane is not lesser in any sense of the word… I will be back
This was the 2nd jazz cd I purchased after Kind of Blue. Beautiful
2.5 just not my thing
It's John Coltrane. An easy 4 stars. I'd nearly give 5 if it weren't for the brief vocal chanting during "Acknowledgement."
Phenomenal Album. One of the best Jazz records ever produced.
Fine.
Eh. Jazz without vocals not really my thing. This album is probably the goat for jazz heads. This album does nothing for me
Nice
legendary for a reason
Masterpiece.
10/10
Nice instrumental album. Allowed some solid escapism / brain emptying
I'm not a big fan of songs without words or slow jazzy songs... this album doesn't hit but that doesn't mean it's bad. I found myself grooving a bit.
Ya Like Jazz???? Alright, I am excited to hear some jazz. I liked it, I caught myself dancing often. Bring back the 7 minute song
A love supreme
This was excellent, my only complaint is that at tines it feels a little excessive with the noodling, but that’s probably more of a personal preference than anything. 4+ stars
A truly lovely album and one that I enjoyed re-acquainting myself with. More of this please.
I like John Coltrane and I liked the parts of this album that I could focus on during my workday. I think this album has too much nuance and range to listen to while doing something else (at least for my sorely overclocked brain). I should listen to it again with intention -- it would probably be a wonderful experience.
Woowee I love some jazz
Musically speaking, it’s great. I hear that. I just don’t like jazz.
This album encapsulates exactly what it’s like to be a flawed, messy human, and the want and desperate search to cling onto something bigger for security and refuge. Actually finding it is a miracle. God bless Mr. Coltrane, this is just amazing.
7/10
6/10 Musikalisch eigentlich sehr sehr toll was Jazz angeht, aber die Soli sind für mich nicht so angenehm zu hören, weil sie in dem Album für mich zu ungeordnet und hektisch sind
really liked it, i usually dont listen to music like this but its rlly calming and soft
I've heard the first track (Acknowledgement) prior, but have never intentionally listened to the whole thing. Dang. Moved me to tears. And the freaking drumming of Elvin Jones!!! Holy hell. Check out this drumeo video on it: https://youtu.be/r8326NogS2A?si=8USXScIROFFyd9Q_ If this one comes up for you, listen to the mono version on Youtube. The stereo versions that are on the streaming services are very, very irritating. Coltrane in one ear, everyone else in the other. Yuck. But yes, I'm buying this one on vinyl ASAP. This whole 1001 records thing is, I suspect, going to bankrupt me, but I'll have a good record collection.
Good album, nice introduction to Jazz music, loads of great grooves.
Ik luister normaal niet naar jazz, maar ik vond het verrassend leuk! Ik zou het zeker vaker opzetten als k moet leren of concentreren op iets. Rating 7/10 ⭐️
Wow!
I really liked the sound of it although it’s not really like my genre of music like it’s more instrumental than like singing. It is very nice for like background music or if you’re doing something.
Jazzy! Listened while making brekky and it kinda hit :) liked the instrumentals especially piano and sax
A lovely album to listen to when you want jazz that’s not quite background music. Invigorating and to be enjoyed while doing a crossword or channeling snoopy cool energy.
That was a lot of fun, I haven’t really listened to jazz before. I listened with claire during breakfast, I was eating a yogurt bowl and untangling a bunch of yarn across my projects to sew in ends at the cafe today, I felt like an escape artist!
A classic. Great communication, exciting drumming, and Coltrane sounds amazing. It's so easy to listen to as a background to other activities, or with focus, and nobody overstays their welcome.
Just have difficulty listening to this type of music.
While I love Coltrane, I understand that this gets a little too scatty at times. I love the sound of that sax though.
Definitely for a jazz lover, made me feel like I was a sex in the city extra
Just finished Stranger Things Season 5 last night, what a coinkydink.
I have and listening again I struggle with Pt1, however Pt2 &4 make this my favourite Coltrane.
Приятный джазовый альбом
LOVED IT
Didn't really speak to me personally.
Not my type of music, but pretty good still
New Artist. Delightful
I suppose I need some kind of strategy to get into Jazz. So far, I have failed. *sigh* I'm sure this isn't bad, but ... well ... not very enjoyable for me. I'll keep on searching, I guess. 2/5
one of the few albums that, through human effort, transcends the bounds of human perception and becomes something greater, something grander
Several random musicians, albeit highly talented ones, recording in different rooms with different notes. Borderline irritating
This guy's pretty talented in jazz music during the heyday of jazz. Let me check his biography: >Addicted to heroin >Multiple marriages >Heavy drinker >Dies of liver cancer set on by hepatitis Yeah he's a jazz musician
Erinnert mich an Cosby Show
This isn’t background music. It’s in your face. I’ve listened through 4 times now and each time I come away with a different feeling - I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. But every time I listen I like it more. It probably started as a 4 for me, but at this point I think it’s grown into a 5 and only see it being better yet with more listens.
basis
No brass jazz for me please
One of the best albums in jazz. A Love Supreme.
8/10 - jazz, short and sweet
saxophone, jazz, very long songs, no lyrics, possibly good for studying, pt. IV is my favourite
fav: (?) „A Love Supreme, Pt. IV - Psalm”; sadly not my style but undeniably very impressive musically
Such emotion in his playing. Elvin on drums. Worth 5 for that alone.
Cool. I’m not a jazz person but I could get through this album feeling good
Très bon album
Great early morning vibes
day 1 JOHN COLTRANE SLAYYY shes already in my libraryyy slayy
Ist mir zu unruhig
4/5
Good jazz album
The sound of stress. I think I say that mostly because this kind of jazz has been recently featured on shows that denote stress through layers of multitasking and commitment. Also because my life denotes that sort of stress rn. Lastly because Murray gives Jonathan Byers a tape of Love Supreme complete with an extra little something in the final season of Stranger Things. All reasons to mightily respect this record.
Jazz is ok
So nice! I could really hear the storytelling behind all 4 songs, highs and the lows. Brilliant
Listen, he’s a sublime instrumentalist. I just don’t love sitting and listening to jazz
Favorite songs: A Love Supreme, Pt 1: Acknowledgement
Really tried but jazz is just not my thing
75/1001 First listen. It’s jazz. It just sounds like a warm up before the actual music begins but it never does. Thankfully it was only 32 minutes. 3/10
Elsker lyden af saxofon men måske ikke i sammenhæng med underligt klaver spil og trommer. Føles larmende. Hørte ikke alle numre til ende men stadig 1,5/5 🌟
Not my favorite bit of jazz, but still a great listen. However, jazz is normally better live than in studio, so keep that in mind.
Jazzy, pero igual movido me gusta, igual como para poner de musica de fondo, En realidad no lo escuche tanto no me inspiro tanto como para escucharlo mas de una vez pero eso no quita que no sea bueno
Sigh. Not for me. 3 stars because as jazz goes, it didn’t make me gulp adderal by the handful. It just isn’t my taste
The album was great but jazz simply is not a style I gravitate towards!
Beautiful honestly it reminded me of whiplash movie ,classic jazz with absolute drums that was an exceptional 32mins
not for me
Cool, smooth jazz
* fave song - a love supreme, pt. II - resolution * every song would start strong and get me excited but by the end of it i wasn’t feeling it. the motif in pt II resolution was cool. it was a little much for me
not really into the jazz, but a good album to sit back to and relax
This is the best entry level jazz album, contrary to what some people might tell you (I'm looking at you, Kind of Blue). It's accessible and easy to enjoy and just throw on whenever but without losing any of the excitement. The playing is still incredible and very detailed, with many cool parts like the random drum solos. The compositions are great, the songs flow so naturally and don't lose any of the good vibe throughout. It doesn't quite reach the highs of some of my favorite jazz albums and that's the only thing preventing it from being a 10/10, but it's an incredible journey and one everyone should listen to.
This list has made me realise I can't stand jazz music. Maybe I am too stupid and my attention span is too bad (IDK) but jazz makes me want to rip my skin off - it's so boring! Regardless, this is better than the albums I have given 1 star too.
What a lovely album. I like jazz music, I listen to it often, but I don't think I'm some aficionado. But when I listen, I feel like I'm hearing the guy behind the sax or the bass so clearly and intimately. Obviously, the music has to be good, or any pangs of authenticity will fall on deaf ears, and it is good. The push and pull is mesmerising, great listen
***an ok trumpet instrumental.
Soo good
not my thing.
Silver dollars. Red roses. Gin and tonics. Knobby knuckles. 2am.
Great songs but not really enough happening to be presented as an album like this
!!! Volume all the way up for this one Songs added to playlist (was tempting to add them all): - Pt. I - Acknowledgement - Pt. IV - Psalm
Put it on and sit back and enjoy
Pretty good. Pretty chill.
I love jazz but I think that’s not one of my favorite albums. 10/6
Pretty gd jzzzz Nicee listen fwybt
couldn’t wait for this one to be over
Good background music, harder dedicated lesson for me
This album is actually supreme. A pure masterclass on jazz, so delicately constructed and with so so so much taste. The talent here is immense. It is such a masterpiece of an album.
Cool Jazz album Have never listened to an all instrumental album so definitely different way to start things off but I actually really enjoyed it. I won’t be listening to this everyday but it’s definitely really impressive and worth the listen
Supreme.
A love supreme A love supreme A love supreme A love supreme
Not a huge fan of jazz but this was good.
I’ve been on a journey with jazz for at least 20 years now. I’ve gone from someone who veered between ambivalence and disgust at the genre to someone who loves it. I always had reasonably broad musical tastes in general, but some genres required more maturity in me than others to be able to embrace. No matter how much I learn about jazz and listen to it, I get the feeling I may always feel like a bit of an outsider. Thing is I don’t actually think it matters. I might not fully understand what I’m listening to, but I know what I like. Knowing why I like it isn’t important. I like A Love Supreme. A lot. Luckily it wasn’t one of the first Trane albums I got because there’s no way I would’ve been ready for it back then. It’s another one of those albums that is going to continue to reveal itself to me gradually for the rest of my life. I’m still in a place where I prefer his hard bop from earlier in the 60s. One day I expect to realise that spiritual/free is the Coltrane that matters the most, but until then I’m not marking this up from a 4 to a 5 just cos it has such an incredible reputation. It does seem outrageous that this is his only album on the list though!
V good
Some of these tunes were familiar, and I knew the album was regarded as a classic, but I’d never listened to it as a single collection. It’s…‘modern’ jazz. And really nice too, but always feel like I ‘should’ enjoy jazz a little more than I actually do.
I like a bit of jazz but not if it's too jarring, e.g. with lots of sudden chord/key changes. I found this album a little jarring. The piano was great but the sax kept on breaking out of what I was expecting. I'm sure some people will say, but that's jazz. If that's what you like then I'm not going to argue with you. Overall, it wasn't awful to listen to, but probably not something I'd go back to look for again.
For me, this would be art that I would visit, not art I would live with. The backstory is moving, and I can see how he put his whole heart into the album. 3/5
Really interesting. Challenging at times (drum solo and double bass solo), but really engaging.
I struggle with jazz normally, but I enjoyed this. Probably warrants more, but to my ears 3/5
Got into the vibe for parts 2 and 3.
John Coltrane presents a series of contradictions as if they are totally natural. I’m in awe at the tension between the smooth and discordant elements which are both disconnected and entwined, manic but present, busy but slow. The band are in tune with each other but in a way which is totally at odds, yin and yang. It works as an abstract description of love, but he could be describing any “lost in the moment” passionate force. It’s a work of art.
one of my favourite jazz records and an absolute solid gold 5, probably a 10/10 for me - the way Coltrane wrestles with the existential and the spiritual and religious across half an hour of tight and loose, chill and wild, always cohesive sounds is amazing to me, and the album is a pleasure to listen to
I’m probably not made for jazz, or at least not this specific album. It kinda gave me a headache
Jazz enérgico, elegante pero brioso Se hace notar, no hace concesiones
I enjoyed a portion of this but genre wasn’t really for me.
безоговорочно классика. легендочка. хотя я ни одной песни до сих пор не послушал. 6/10
Джаз, хуяз
innerlich gestresst amüsiert begeistert hibbelig
Very good
sultry. crazy it happened in one session.
JAZZ. Enough said.
The first album on this list I could honestly rate without listening (although I did give it a refresh, but that's not the point). I've listened to it so many times over the years I almost know it by heart ; it's been in my personal top 10 ever since it first blew my mind almost 30 years ago. Coltrane is the musician who converted me to jazz, and he's still my favorite jazzman to this day. Although "Olé" will always be my most beloved jazz piece (and maybe one of my favorite pieces of music ever, regardless of any genre), A Love Supreme is a pretty close second, and the closest thing to a perfect album for me on this list. I won't even try to explain it or convince anyone. This is indeed like love - you either feel it or you don't, and any other discussion on the subject is an exercise in futility. 10/10
How much did I listened to this album ! Still as powerful are thes vaiations around the notes theme. But I love also his ealier work. When you think Davis, Monk, Evans, they all worked together at some point...
A very nice jazzy album
Recorded in a single session, apparently, at a time when albums followed one another quickly. That’s always impressive. I’ve never really explored Coltrane beyond Blue Train and a few mixes or playlists, so this felt like a good opportunity to approach him differently. The opening of the first track leaves me fairly indifferent, then I slowly drift in, carried by the music’s almost celestial beauty. There’s an incredible amount of vibes here, and a real variety of moods. Still, even if I get what it’s trying to express, Psalm disappoints me, even if I understand it’s part of a concept album centered on faith. In the end, it’s really the two central tracks that genuinely excited me, even moved me, on first listen. Because of that, I struggle to give it five stars at first listen, but I’ll come back to it. I actually really enjoyed it, and I might change my mind later.
Pt.IV was definitely my favorite song in the album. A nice smooth jazz
one of the great loves of my life ❤️
not my style as I prefer lyrical songs more than just instrumental songs. It’s also my first jazz album and I didn’t feel really connected to it but it was a short listen and I don’t regret it.
12/16/25 The first day of spring after a long winter
Bit too experimental for me.
man I love jazz
Good background music, but I don't see what really interests everyone else