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Jizzy Jazz
Not much of an appreciation for jazz but still thought it was good. Less good than Kind of Blue, so 8/10 ?
enjoyed this, would listen again as background music
JAZZ instrumental
7/10. I am terrible at rating Jazz type stuff, but didn't seem as interesting as some of the others we have had.
Now this is some soulful stuff. I really dig the structure and concept of this album a lot.
Was so excited to listen to another jazz album especially one from a musician I had heard of :)
Harder to get into than the other Miles Davis though I am somewhat aware of the intense musical stuff that’s going on. 8
Good. Not my favorite Coltrane album, though.
Elegante, intenso, eléctrico.
This is one of my favorite albums I have discovered so far. Its not an everyday listen, I will have to be in the mood for it. But for sure I will be listening again, and again, and again. Dat Drummer be Crazy. drums out of 5
I've heard the name Coltrane before but never listened to any of his music. Very pleasant music. I'm not a huge fan of jazz but maybe I was in the right mood or something, this really was good!
9/10
Good background noise nice jazz been wanting to get into jazz this is pretty good wouldn’t listen to without doing something else.
sax
Great album. Started off a bit odd but some cool sounds. Cool progressions
A string of great motifs. Maybe one of the best jazz albums made.
Good. Feel like I need multiple listens to form a full opinion
In general, jazz is something I always wanted to get into , though I don't know that much about it. Like, wtf makes this one of the best albums ever made? Sounds like jazz to me. Good moments in there, and I bet that if I pay real good attention, I'd get even more out of it. Who knows. It's a fun listen though. And the cool thing about jazz is all the dynamism. Goes all over the place. And hearing where the next place they'll take you musically is cool. It's like an excercise in presence. Most pop songs, it's all about expectation and payoff I think. The bass drops just when it needs to. But with jazz, it's a constant flow. THings come out of nowhere. And most likely when "jazz that's not jazz" is when it tries to prevent that unpredictability. Lol maybe I do like jazz!
Classic.
I didn't realize I liked jazz until I listened to this album. The first track was simply outstanding. There were parts during the latter half of the album that seemed to go on a little long, but it was still phenomenal regardless.
Good jazz. It grew on me. I worked out to this
Наимпровизировал на коленке на один из величайших альбомов жанра, молодец
It’s jazz. It’s got all the required bits in there and they are all jamming their little hearts out, making a decent racket that is pleasant enough. But I’m not quite seeing why this is regarded as such a landmark album. Maybe I’m just not cool enough. And I’m ok with that.
I feel under-qualified to review this album, as I am not a jazz head. But even I can tell this is pretty exceptional work. Coltrane is incredible, and he's not alone. Each of the session musicians are amazing in their own right, and the mix gives so much room for each of them to breathe. It's as if you are sitting front-row in a jazz club and you have Coltrane to your left, the pianist and bassist center stage, and the drummer off to the right. This album truly needs to be listened to on headphones or a speaker setup with proper stereo spacing. I also dig how the whole album is really one song in four parts much like a classical piece.
I get why it's important, but it's not really for me.
it was ok, just not for me.
I like Jazz, but only here and there and I have to be in the mood. For it’s time I’m sure it was awesome, but today, it’s like any other Jazz album.
Practically the definition of jazz! I felt like Bosch as I listened to it and lusted after some Ohm speakers and his place in Brentwood. Maybe this should be four stars...
Correcto
Enjoyable jazz music but not my particular taste for replay value.
7/10 Buen album, muy tranquilo. Capaz medio repetitivo pero bien
måste va på rätt humör för sån här jazzzzz
Muito difícil esse tipo de álbum instrumental ser ruim
Great players, but not sure that I "get" jazz
Listening session: september 5th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: impressive instrumentals, but like most jazz still not something I’d listen for fun Favourite track: A Love Suprème, Pt. II - Resolution
Overall: 6/10 This wasn't a very enjoyable listen for me at first, but once it got going I started to vibe with it a bit. Maybe not for me, but I respect what Coltrane was trying to do here. Fav Song: Pursuance
On a technical level, Coltrane is insanely impressive. Unfortunately I am just a basic cracker white dude who enjoys pop music, so it just doesn't quite tickle that itch for me the same way I'm certain it does for someone with a better ear for jazz. Still gets a 3/5 out of my respect for Coltrane's sheer skill.
This did not grab my attention at all. Perfectly good as background music though
Obviously technically brilliant but I struggled to access it.
I can appreciate Coltrane, although it’s not my thing..but could be. This is a solid 3.5 for me..had to round down.
Hygge jazz. Et hvert album der kan få mig til at smide en Robbie Williams sang på kan et eller andet. Er det godt? Måske.
Good.
Great improvisational Jazz record that captured the raw nature of the talented musicians. My personal fav moment were the drum solos that occurred throughout the second half of the album. They sounded like the drummer was right next to me playing his butt off. Solid listen in the 21st century.
лав суприм надо понимать мне как обычному слушателю не просто выкупить эти молитвы тем более я не в контексте, я не знаю какая у джаза форма и как этот альбом держится на грани бесформенности. 3.7 авансом потому что такое надо понять, не с первого и не со второго раза, а сидеть с интернетом и разбираться
Sultry, sexy, chaotic. Has a calculated calm chaos. Favourite track was Psalm - doom jazzy, sounds like a storm rolling over. 4/5 not because it's not perfect it's just not my favourite personally
173. A Love Supreme - John Coltrane (1965) 8.14.26 Variety: 2 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 4 Uniqueness: 4 Emotionality: 2 = 3.4 rounded down to a 3 “You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.” - John Coltrane Coltrane is one of those guys I've struggled with. I think I heard some of his later free jazz stuff, and was turned off. Only much later did I try this album after seeing so much written about it being so influential. I remember liking it way more than whatever farty, shrieking stuff I'd previously heard, but it did not completely wow me. I've re-listed to it at least once more in the interim and liked it just a bit more, after I had done a deep dive into the genre and could maybe grasp its intentions a bit better. That was a decade or more back, so I'm very curious where I stand with this now. THE TRACKS Side One Part 1: "Acknowledgement" - I'll start by noting how much more chill this seems to me after having digested many more jazz albums from various subgenres and artists. Instrumentally we're given a loose, very improv forward sound similar to a lot of the modal type stuff I've heard, and the track felt almost like a jazz take on meditation music. The chant at the end only underlines this feeling for me. Elvin Jones's drumming throughout was awesome, and provided my throughline as the other players seemed to go off in weird directions that added a sort of dizzying, nauseous feel. He had a very light touch, and an almost casual, steady approach with the cymbal work that worked to cancel out any of the strange feelings from everyone else. Coltrane's sax wanders in and out seemingly on a whim. This is jazz that would be a fine choice for any cultists wanting to do some summoning. Part 2: "Resolution" - Much jauntier and traditional in flavor to my ears, with Elvin Jones once again providing the guardrails for everyone else to go as loose as they want. But as wobbly as thigs get, the wheels never quite come off and we're treated to a bit more energy as Coltrane spins out down some dead ends, circles back, and runs down several side streets, never really settling into one groove. Love the wrap up on this one. Side two Part 3: "Pursuance" - This track starts with a showcase for Jones, with him running through a solo that let's him maybe exercise some of that looseness and abandon that Coltrane himself has been hogging so far. On this one the quartet sounded much more like a cohesive unit. Everyone is still kind of off in their own universe, but with an eye on what the other is doing. Tyner's piano is more upfront here, and we get my favorite section yet I think with him and Jones seeming to take over as a duo for the first third. So much so that When Coltrane comes in at 4:16, he feels like an intruder in his own house. It was almost jarring to be taken out of the groove those two had going. That said, this run was perhaps my favorite of Coltrane's so far. It had a lot of fire and desperation in it, and felt like it was leading the playing more so ta on earlier tracks, with the piano and drums feeling like they were struggling to keep up. When things peter out around 7:31, Jones takes up the slack and we get some more impressive soloing before FINALLY Jimmy Garrison gets his moment in the sun with a solo of his own to close things down. This felt like a car that's finally run out of gas, after an epic drive. In a good way. Part 4: "Psalm" - Speaking of epic, the bass drum rolls and sizzling cymbals make this feel like one LONG extended and grandiose, and apocalyptic ( appropriate given the title maybe?) finale. All chaos barely restrained, and constantly building. Tyner's piano throwing up discordant hits are the perfect accents. Where as before the drums seemed to be holding everything together, here they are seems that are swelling up, ready to burst while Coltrane himself becomes the calming, guiding presence, making this feel almost like the inverse of where we began things. HIGHLIGHTS - Elvin Jones's drumming was the highlight throughout - Coltrane's playing, while it felt aimless a lot of the times had cool ease and smoothness about it - The structure on display in the album as a whole worked really well, while track to track it felt more chaotic MIDLIGHTS - LOWLIGHTS - Coltrane within the first three tracks especially seems more intent on finding his own way than in complementing anyone else's playing, even though I think he more than makes up for this on that last track - Tyner and Garrison got lost in the mix too often FINAL THOUGHTS I have to say my thoughts on this one have not changed too much. It's all very interesting, with a lot of very chill moods, and thorny textures, but it's still a bit too unstructured and loose for my tastes. With the Miles Davis albums we've had, I was able to soak in the atmosphere and feel like the minimalist playing was building an almost cinematic world for me to inhabit. Coltrane's playing by comparison seems too unfocused and exploratory, like Phillip the Hyper Hypo from the Mike Myers SNL sketch, forever tugging at his harness wanting to go off on every tangent, and barely restrained by Elvin Jones's exasperated drums. This was never a chore, and was impressive throughout, I just never felt like I was given the space to sit in the music log enough before moving on to a new idea. The playing by all involved was great, as was expected, but I do think that McCoy Tyner's piano and Jimmy Garrison's bass got short shrifted by the recording, being barely audible at times. All in all, happy to revisit at least this one last time, but my time with Coltrane likely won't amount to much more after this. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Would be kind of pointless to listen to this as anything other than one piece I think FURTHER LISTENING - Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock - Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter - Mode for Joe by Joe Henderson - Matador by Grant Green ( also featuring Elvin Jones on drums)
I highly suspect there is something I'm not getting but I struggled with the lack of melody, or perhaps I just was struggling to find it. Likely need to give it another listen or two
I realise it is an important album. I love the deep bass tones, and I enjoyed the listen, but there are much better Jazz albums on the list in my opinion. 3 stars
Enjoyed it. I like that it’s short and sweet. Long jazz albums can get tiring.
jazzy, nothing special
I really wish I got this type of Jazz. As always, it pivots between great and infuriating. It's pleasant enough for the most part though.
Musique jazz cool avec beaucoup de saxo, album assez court très sympa pour faire des activités à coté
I still can't get into jazz music, but it wasn't a bad album
I like it when he comes in chanting "a love supreme" during Pt. I. That's all I've got here.
It was fine, jazz is ok.
A Love Supreme is something special to John Coltrane; the premise of his spiritual awakening to God. His jazz accompaniments work very well in that favour where it's a conversation, a search to find that in his arrangement. It's a beautiful piece but I am not much of a jazz person; so it didn't really emit the same wavelength as a jazz lover would. But I see why it can be a grand arrangement. I personally love all trumpet work in this; replacing all signs of vocal melodies this record does not need.
This album would be better if the musicians all tried harder to play the same song at the same time.
Really good background music
Fine but instrumental jazz is not my thing.
I don't know much about jazz, but when I think of jazz music, this is exactly what I hear. I don't know that I've heard this before, but it felt like I had. Feels like a pinnacle of the form. Not something I'll frequent, but would be great background music while working. Track 2 was likely the weakest.
The drums in this are really good and he saxophone parts were amazing, definitely not something I would go to to listen normally but it a very enjoyable!
It was good, brief, I didn’t quite understand it
jazz mit saxofon...
It's good, but get's a little samey after hearing the same sax run for the 28th time. I enjoyed the piano focused parts a little more.
Onhan ne taitavia soittajia, mutta en saanut tästä oikein muuta irti. Tokassa biisissä mieleenpainuva teema. Haluaisin tykätä tästä enemmän, mutta noh, sue me!
Not for me
jazz good 3/5
Clear talent on display - but a bit outside my comfort zone. I guess I need more exposure to Jazz. I will keep listening.
quite annoying genre or album or whatever. absolutely wouldn't recommend it if you're doing something stressful (like writing a dreadful work report, for example) but if you're not in a rush, it's probably not so bad.
Yeah it sounded nice, i liked the first song
can't deny it's a very influential album and some consider it the best jazz of all time, but doesn't quite do it for me. i like my jazz to be a tiny bit more structured and with a lot more brass (biased opinion but whatever) and maybe more dancey too. i want my jazz to be stuck in my head for the rest of the week. john was rippin it though
cool jazz but not really the type of music i would go out of my way to listen to. But from someone who listens to lots of other music it seems good.
A beautiful jazz album, the drums are incredible
nice
Decent. I go back and forth on whether I like jazz or not, or I just like the idea of jazz rather than the execution. A lot of high level jazz can usually feel spastic to me and sometimes stresses me out. I always appreciate it though.
Notable Textzeile: ||: A Love Supreme :|| Ich spüre eine Dramaturgie. Ich frage mich aber auch, was andere Menschen tun, während sie diese Musik hören. Einfach nur zuhören und überrascht werden? Was machen deine Gedanken beim 3-minuten Kontrabass-„Solo“ (Plug, Plugplug, Dumdum, Plug, Kränk, Dem, Plugplug, Plugplugplug)? Meine freuen sich, dass sie Wäsche zusammen legen können und dramaturgisch schon auch sehr über die gestreichelten Becken und das dann endlich mal ein gefälliges Saxophone kommt. Andere finden die zweite Hälfte wahrscheinlich schon viel zu gefällig, da quietscht es nicht mehr so doll und hat nicht mehr so viel Tempo- und Lautstärkewechsel. Entweder ich wurde jetzt so viel damit konfrontiert, dass es einen Gewöhnungseffekt gibt oder ich komme langsam rein oder es ist Zufall oder die Beschäftigung dabei. Das gefällt mir jedenfalls okay bis gut und ich fühle mich mitgenommen.
Too chaotic for more than one listen.
High quality but nothing stood out
One day I should get faded and listen to it. Not my style, but I like how complex and interesting it is. Lots and lots going on at the same time. Still, without lyrics, not my style. Pt.4 psalm was my favorite from the four tracks.
I'm not a big jazz person, but his was alright. First half felt a bit too chaotic, while the second half wasn't chaotic enough. Wish there could have been a better middle ground
Might listen again
Great but jazz not rlly my style
Perfectly paced, I was surprised when it came back around to the start
Short and sweet
I'd love to able to enjoy this as much as the rest of the world does, but right now it's far from supreme
Jazz
Always good to hear good music. Great to hear very unpredictable. Solid and soft just very different but amazing
Gefällt mir gut, aber nicht so sehr, dass ich das gezielt raussuchen würde, um es wieder zu hören.
06/19 Not bad, but not as good as Blue Train
I am partial to a bit of jazz when the mood takes me and there were moments here that I enjoyed but it was hard to fully appreciate this from one listen.
6/10
This is definitely a very emotional album. The second track is a highlight for me, but I feel like I am not at the level of comprehension where I can confidently follow the music. Overall, I like this album, but it is an acquired taste.
Listened on: Spotify Listening experience: Commute home - almost finished the final track but didn’t get there I really was not in the right mood for jazz. I don’t really enjoy it at the best of times - too chaotic. If I didn’t know this was an influential album I wouldn’t have picked it. The musicianship is impressive. Obviously supremely talented but I probably wouldn’t reach for it again unless in the right setting.
I’m not a big fan of jazz but I get why people would like this. Nice background type of vibe.
JAZZ! The first of hopefully many on this list. Although an enjoyer of jazz, i found this album to be striking in its way, and was just okay.
More Jaaaaazzz
Jazz Recording, pleasant enough but not really my thing. 3
I am not adept at judging how good/bad one is at saxophone but this bit of jazz was easy to listen too.
I respect it but I don’t feel a desire to relished and relished. It is fantastic though
Nice
Decent album
Enjoyable jazz album.
5/10
It was def good, but I wasn’t super moved.
A nice jazz album
The album is quite diverse, I liked the sound of these jazz tracks, it's not usual for me, it wasn't usual that the tracks went for 7-8 minutes, which, as I understand it, is typical of jazz.
Its nice but I prefer big band jazz
One of the greats! I don’t normally listen to a lot of jazz, but can appreciate it in the right atmosphere. Part three was my favorite by far, I loved the drums.
Coltrane managed to combine extraordinary technical mastery with a profound spiritual quest. Not for me.
Starts off very strong, but gets too repetitive for my liking in terms of timbre and melody. But how do you even rate an album like this against the others? Faves: Acknowledgement
3/5
I can get why it’s considered one of the influential jazz records, but I’m not a fan.
Listened to this whilst playing Metroid Fusion because I lost my headphones so I had to play it out loud. It's a good time, but I don't really connect with it in any meaningful way, I don't feel the emotion. Clearly other people do though. I can still appreciate the talent though.
ja pff jazz ma vf de saaie
Sounded great throughout. Nothing more to say.
I really did my best, I even listed to this album multiple times, but I just don't get jazz. The instruments are clearly well played and I can appreciate the skill involved. It sounds good, but I just don't get what is so amazing about it. Oh well.
This is indeed very good. I'm not a jazz expert but I found this album really enjoyable. 4 stars (I particularly enjoyed the first track).
Honestly, inflated expectations played a cruel trick on this album. I've read so many rave reviews about it, and the ratings on this site are way above average. What I personally heard was classic jazz busyness—skillfully performed, but nothing more
Not one of my favorite things, but that sax sure can still tell a story.
A fine jazz album, I'm happy to see stuff like this on the list. Did it blow me away? Not really. I might just be a little inexperienced when it comes to listening to Jazz, so i don't have the ability to appreciate nuances here. But it was a good time.
Number: 140 Date: 05/23/2026 Artist: John Coltrane Album: A Love Supreme Year: 1965 Style: Jazz Familiarity: Aware (2) Rating: 3 Before: ======= Not a huge fan of Jazz. Obviously John Coltrane is important and should be on this list. Let's see how this goes. During: ======= I think this type of Jazz is something you have to immerse yourself in, without distraction to really get it. That's a hard thing for most people to do nowadays. I can see listening to this on a long drive or while lounging by the pool or on the beach. However, I don't think I will ever do that, at least anytime soon. After : ======= 3 my personal rating 5 suitability for this list 5 impact ----------------------------------------------- 4.3 composite rating
Kinda made me anxious
I thought it was okay
I'm not the target audience for this but I gave it a shot. It didn't blow my skirt up. I'll try again later -
I just don't love jazz. As far as jazz goes this seems good though. He's quite talented.
Solid jazz album, enjoyable listen.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, my only exposure to John Coltrane is Giant Steps and that being the whole 2-5-1 thing. Its probably a bit too intense for Ambient listening so not really sure when I would actively Listen to it. I think I got more into it as it went along and because I don't really have a "Jazz" ear I probably didn't get as much out of it as a more experienced person of the Jazz ouvre.
It's ok to say that jazz is too overstimulating for me
Modal jazz, post-bop, spiritual jazz.
Soulful, whimsical, tiptoeing jazz.
My husband has this album on vinyl so it was a pleasant treat to listen to there. I can't say this album converted me to a jazz fan but it's definitely the one I hated the least.
I just don’t get jazz. I’m sure this is amazing, but I don’t care for it. (3)
Lindo para viajar y trabajar. Muy Simcity. Nota: 3.4
I'm sure this is way better than I give it credit for, but it just didn't grab me on my listen. Favorite Song: Part IV - Psalm
Classic jazz album from Coltrane
3/5 Reminds me of the "free-form jazz" scene from Spongebob. Nice Sax
Not mine
A friend recommended to listen to this a year ago, and I remember it being very good. Revisiting it, it was still very fun to listen to. Part 2 is probably my favorite, although there are very good bits sprinkled throughout. 6.9/10
I am fairly new jazz listener. I really enjoy piano and guitar-based jazz music. I think I’m still trying to get there with horn and saxophone-based jazz. This was a great background record for work. But I don’t know if I can quite say it’s something I felt strongly towards. I can absolutely tell the musicians are world class. But it’s a little too freeform for my personal taste. A very high 3/5.
This is some good jazz
It's just a jazz album. some of it I enjoyed, and some of it sounded like noise to me.
As I've said in my previous reviews, I like an album that has a structure or a theme that it is centered around, especially in the case of an experimental jazz album like this. In addition to The track titles as movements , the album was also structured by. It's transitions and probably some recurring melodic themes that I couldn't pick up on one listen. The base solo at the end of the third track leads perfectly into the last one, and the drum solo that track opens with feels natural after the drum playing that closed the previous track. That sums up most of my favorite aspects about this album, but overall, this was a bit too chaotic for me as far as jazz goes, so due to that bias It will settle at 3. Still, this album has an ethereal quality whose intrigue cannot be denied.
No riffs?! Still good
Liked this
Sometimes unmelodic, but chill
the more i listen to jazz, the more i seem to realise why i cannot appreciate it. to me jazz is overstimulating, without any continuous structure and uniformity, it always sounds very crowded and distracting and i always end up feeling exhausted after listening to any jazz albums. to me jazz is like a mental exercise, requiring most of my mental focus, even when put on minimal volume and played mostly as background music. which is such a shame.
great to listen to while reading, love the vibe
I could get in to jazz I think. For some reason it makes me anxious though.
I’ve had this album a while, but don’t play it much, and listening yesterday, it’s decent and I know JC was superb, but ok
Jazz 🎷 Easy to listen to while working. Happy rainy days vibes. Matt: drinking coffe in London on a misty day, early 70s.
Now this! This is something I have no idea how to rate! I had to give this album my full attention because I don't understand how to appreciate jazz yet. But i think this album helped me get a little closer. It is a meticulously arranged piece and as a baby musician I can't even begin to understand how you would write, perform or jam on this piece, amazing. Every element dances around each other with feverish intent making it sound quite chaotic at times, and yet Coltrane frequently directs the pieces back to some form of harmony. My favorite track was "Part III - pursuance". Musically this feels like a 5. But for me In my context, I feel like I can only give this this a three. I look forward to listening to this again, probably the live set too. Bring on more Jazz!
3/5 not really going to turn on myself Prob bad listen on headphones (teveel stereo, werkt prob beter met mix van channels) Had wat warming up nodig I feel like the bringing your friend to his first jazz performance meme
jazz be jazzing. not smart casual jazz kinda jazz
Not too bad. Not my kind of jazz tbh I prefer the big band stuff or jazz fusion (still kinda jazz) but I didnt mind listening. My favourite was Resolution by far, and I also liked Psalm a bit. Not sure I 100% vibes with the other ones. While I appreciate it my problem is that there is a slight lack of a tune or musical direction at points, which is just intrinsic to the type of jazz. Doesn't stop Coltrane being one of the best sax players and musicians ever.
I liked this album a lot. I love a short album but this felt more like one piece of music which was released as an album. Not necessarily a bad thing but idk if an album it makes.
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!
Test
Pure jazz.
-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 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.
I'm not a connoisseur of jazz, i found this listenable and great for work. I really can't offer much more than that.
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
Pursuance
I think jazz is just getting a 3 from now on
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.
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: ★★
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
интересно, довольно динамично для джаза, интересеое развитие. идеально на фон, но все равно требует достаточного внимания
A very solid jazz album.
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
Not a jazz dude but this had some good grooves in it.
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.
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
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
meg
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.
It's alright. Not used to this
decent
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.
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
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.
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
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
You have to like saxophone. Not my style but i understand why this album is considered as epic.
I fear jazz
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
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
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!
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
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.
Very jazz. Objectively good, but I don't understand music theory enough to be able to get super into it
Love Coltrane, this one is a classic, I tend to prefer more fusion-like jazz but this is so peak
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.
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
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.
Lijep ali izuzetno intenzivan jazz. Malo previše za potpuno uživanje.
Very good jazz.
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.
Jazz/5
hard to just sit and listen to but good
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 love the stages format, how you feel entrenched in the acceptance of love up to the end of it. Favourite track: Acceptance
Jazzzz
favourite track - A Love Supreme, Pt. III - Pursuance No strong feelings on this.
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.
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.
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!
God help me, I just don't like this kind of jazz.
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.
načelno dosta dobro, ali na nekim trenutcima kao da je prepusto, dakle nije mi dosljedno
Steady, deep
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.
Smooth and easy to listen to. I have no real understanding of jazz, but I didn't hate this.
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.
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.
Jazzy
I liked it and can appreciate the level of talent these fellas have. 3.5.
This needs more McCoy Tyner…
Did I know prior: No Favorite song: Resolution Easy to listen to, but not very memorable.
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.
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.
Not my type of music but it sounded pretty!
Better than Wobbie's Love Supreme.
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 like jazz, and this is some good jazz. But I like other things more.
Whiplash coded
Enjoyed more than “Kind of blue”, why exactly - I have no idea
2.5 just not my thing
Fine.
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.
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.
Musically speaking, it’s great. I hear that. I just don’t like jazz.
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
Good album, nice introduction to Jazz music, loads of great grooves.
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!
While I love Coltrane, I understand that this gets a little too scatty at times. I love the sound of that sax though.
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.
Didn't really speak to me personally.
Not my type of music, but pretty good still
saxophone, jazz, very long songs, no lyrics, possibly good for studying, pt. IV is my favourite
Cool. I’m not a jazz person but I could get through this album feeling good
Très bon album
Ist mir zu unruhig
Jazz is ok
So nice! I could really hear the storytelling behind all 4 songs, highs and the lows. Brilliant
Favorite songs: A Love Supreme, Pt 1: Acknowledgement
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
Beautiful honestly it reminded me of whiplash movie ,classic jazz with absolute drums that was an exceptional 32mins
Cool, smooth jazz
not really into the jazz, but a good album to sit back to and relax
***an ok trumpet instrumental.
Soo good
Great songs but not really enough happening to be presented as an album like this
I love jazz but I think that’s not one of my favorite albums. 10/6
Good background music, harder dedicated lesson for me
Not a huge fan of jazz but this was 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.
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
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.
безоговорочно классика. легендочка. хотя я ни одной песни до сих пор не послушал. 6/10
JAZZ. Enough said.
A very nice jazzy album
Pt.IV was definitely my favorite song in the album. A nice smooth jazz
Bit too experimental for me.
Good background music, but I don't see what really interests everyone else
Jazzy man jamming on a sax with drums, piano, bass, etc. Basically no lyrics. Pretty good, but not really my style.
nesu dziazo megeja, bet manau klausysiu kitu sio atlikejo gabalu. geri tembrai
I understand it's important and high quality, but I'm too dumb to fully appreciate it
First song gave me visions of the pink panther. I can see be used in a movie where it’s a bunch of montages.
Another relisten for me. I'm mixed on this album; the second half of this record is legitimately great. Very intense, almost oppressive jazz. But I find the first half of be kind of emotionally cold; it's hard to find any element of it to grasp onto (aside from the drum solo towards the end of part 2 which is stunning). I lean more towards positive than negative, but I almost feel unequipped to evaluate this. It's one of jazz's holy grails and it left scratching my head for parts of it.
Not the genre I’m the most well versed in or my favorite, but I appreciated the dynamics of this album. There is something intriguing to me about the authentic narrative of a song/album recorded in one take.
I find it difficult to get into Jazz but enjoyed having this on whilst I was reading. Have heard a lot about John Coltrane and had heard of the album before, so good to listen to it. 7/10
Oui c'est effectivement du jazz.
Good, but feel like I don’t know enough about the genre to know what I’m listening to. Edit three hours later: “a love supreme, a love supreme” is still stuck in my head. Effective simplicity. Amazing