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Only one complaint, too short
HIT ME ~~HARD~~ SOFT AND SOFT (It didn't hit me that hard) Edit: changing to a 3 on Oct 5 2025, I like jazz a bit more now
Jazzy jazz I wish I liked jazz more :( I need more instruments :(((
woke me up
Another one that I think would be amazing live, but not something I really want to listen to as an album. 3
Appreciate the artistry. Somewhat disparate from other reviews, I found that each musician was on their on groove but they all met in the middle. It was chaotic and harmonic.
It’s clearly made by some very talented people but I just don’t see myself going back to listen to this ever again. Sorry!
I've tried listening to this numerous times now, but I seemingly always get distracted and it ends up being background noise. It's good and all though.
This is good. I find jazz really cool when I'm calm and relax. It's harder to get into when I'm flustered or working. But given time, this album calmed me down while being flustered. I like the vocals coming in on part 1. And the drum solo and bass solo in part 3 were really cool!
prototypical jazz classic. difficult to find any real shortcomings. maybe just not as transcendently brilliant as peak miles davis/mingus.
No notes needed
Gibt mir gar nichts!
Enjoyed that
Great but cannot listen to it for too long
Can see the artistry, as someone who's sat with a bunch of terrible instrumentalists this shines as something above and beyond. But maybe I'm just not a fan of jazz. Need to put it on with a glass of wine, or maybe at a club, and see if it's different. Oozes creativity, just not my style.
I love this album. Blasting power from Jazz
Super classic jazz album, and one of the ones I listen to the most after probably Kind of Blue. I don't have the jazz savviness to write a more in depth review about how good this is--I'm just an amateur passing fan in this category, but about as near to perfect as you can get for this style. Wild and frenetic but controlled in some chaotic way. Awesome.
Not a jazz expert or even think of myself as a jazz fan, but I do own a lot of Coltrane albums, 30 plus. So yes obviously have this and have heard it many times. Not qualified to give any in-depth analysis worth reading, there are academic books just reviewing this album for that. Can see where if you never listen to any jazz that it may perhaps seem at 1st a little jarring, but if you give it time this is just a fabulous listen, just fall into the music, the scope, the dialogue in the moment. 5 Star.
Wonderful.
Good melody, 3rd song bad stereo
so good really liked it
Absolute bonkery
This, right here, this is the good stuff.
well composed and easy to like
Way more enjoyable to have on in the background than I expected.
To me, it sounds like all the players are playing different things. Somehow it works but I don’t love it.
There's a couple ways to go with the rating. If you understand jazz, I think you'd be nuts to go with anything other than a perfect 5. I don't think this could ever be a 1...everyone on here drips talent. So, it's odd, if you don't really understand jazz, I'm not sure you could give this a 5, and yet something like a 2, 3, or 4 seems kind of insulting. I'm not a huge jazz guy, so I'm going with a 3 + 0.75 for the exceptional talent, rounding to a 4. I hope one day I "get it". Tracks 1 and 3 are the shit though.
Jazz is hard man.
A Love Supreme! A Love Supreme!
9/10? Me agarro en um momento instropectivo (¿o el álbum me hizo estarlo?). Nunca habia escuchado jazz antes y me parece uma belleza. Descansa en paz Flaca, siempre te recordaremos.
92% Best: Acknowledgement; Pursuance Must-Hear? Yes
-wow this is such a phenomenal jazz masterpiece.. I’ve listened to it like twice before this and honestly I like it more every time -a lot of passion and spirituality went into this project obviously and you can really hear it! it’s so easy to lose yourself in the instrumentation. I’d give this a 4.5 with a lean toward 4 -Favorites are Part I - Acknowledgment and Part IV - Psalm
I think this might be my favourite Jazz record - it is almost spiritual. Him or Miles are the GOAT and this is Coltrane at the peak of his powers.
One thing this project has taught me is that I think jazz is really, really shit. There’s a bass solo in this - I didn’t enjoy it when Jason Newstead did a bass solo when Metallica played the Milton Keynes Bowl in 1993 so I’m not likely to enjoy one here. And I didn’t. Because it is shit.
An all-time classic. Love that four-note double bass line that gets the album going.
Don’t listen to jazz much, but that was impressive and very well done.
Coltrane never disappoints.
I am going to rate this as a good album even though it did not do anything for. I've never cared for improvisational jazz. It just seems like everyone is doing their own thing. It's a cacophony of instruments to me. But in the end, it's Coltrane and the musicianship is undeniable.
Not a jazz fan, lo risentirò
I mean, this is A Love Supreme we're talking about here
bangers, one of the best jazz albums ever
Bin froh, dass ich die Rockphase bisschen übersprungen hab, auch wenn Jazz auch nicht immer leichte kost ist. Aber ich find John Coltrane aka the country boy, wie er von seinen Musikkolleg:innen genannt wurde, weil er oft barfuss aufgetreten ist, hat hier eine solide Leistung abgeliefert. Ausserdem ist er ein ganz schöner Bad boy - er wurde nämlich aus der miles Davis band geworfen 👀
Geilooo, macht grad automatisch chli meh spass wenns chli genre mixes git vo tag zu tag, nach de letzte portion einer und zweier woni allne ohni schlechts gwüsse inedruckt han het das album widermal laune gmacht zum vo vorne bis hinde lose (vlt au wills nur 30 minute isch) Ufjedefall spassige jazz, aber doch au ned ganz supreme. Drü sax solos ufs parkett für de saxojohn!
Phuaaa A album supreme? Ich bin ja neuerdings es bizli jazzy unterwegs, hust 5star review. Aber die balladene vum john coltrane sind aso gar nix. Basically a boringness supreme. Two stars (not) supreme
a love supreme isch mal eh ahsag füres album, vorallem isch nume 30min gsi! yaay das git natürlich plus pünkt uf minnere brainrott skala hansmer sogar 2x gönnt ah dem tag wells ja so schnell dure isch aber leider isch irgendwie au nüt hänge blibe?! chume nüme drus - ufjedefall müssti ezt es 2 geh mues gar nüt, gibe es 3 ai caramber
hallo zämme ich bin chli trurig und ich verzell eu gern wieso… de jungi noah isch hüt morge ufgwachet, hed sich im tram es basement jaxx review us em ärmel gschüttlet und s‘nächste wo er gsehd isch das er endli dra erinneret wird es john coltrane album z‘lose: hype level through the roof, 5 stern vorprogrammiert de ahgeblich besti jazz-saxophonist allerziite: chan ja nur guet werde… aber fuck me: han die musikalischi struktur teilwiis scho recht fescht müesse sueche :( han ja sehr gern jazz aber anschienend bini doch noni ganz ih dem stadium ahcho bitte bis mer nöd bös johnny boy, ich wird ih de nächste täg ih din musig katalog ineluege und bin überzugt, dass sich da es paar 5-stern-perlene verstecked, aber das hüt hed mi leider wüki nöd vom hocker ghaue :‘(
Not bad
My enjoyment of jazz is growing as I get older (elder millennial here). I still don't love the over indulgent wanking that is the typical improvised solo, but that bass solo in Part III 👌👌👌
Bit repetitive.
Didn't care for it. Apparently I don't like jazz.
Not at all my type of music but it's very good
One of the best of all time.
A stunning spiritual jazz record that has been long overdue a relisten for me. It’s an astounding work from some of the best musicians to ever do it, kicking off from one simple but gorgeous motif and then building and spreading its wings to become a soaring elegy. It flits between gospel-inspired modal jazz to driving free improv with ease, and Coltrane blares out his soul over the whole thing. There’s really not anything like it Also my good pal Harry wrote a far more comprehensive and insightful review of this album here which I’d highly recommend checking out https://medium.com/@harrycaine14/a-love-supreme-60-years-on-why-john-coltranes-ode-to-self-expression-matters-more-than-ever-b48d8665757d
Really good! A jazz album I think everyone should listen to
This list is giving me some exposure to jazz classics which until venturing into the list I have had little or no experience listening to. This record has excellent musicianship but is a touch chaotic for my tastes. I think I tend toward smooth jazz but I will revisit this album in the future. My favotite track here is "Psalm".
Feels like running late to work while sneaking a sip of hot coffee at the crosswalk. Love the crazy high sax and winding low bass ! Good job John Coltrane
Not huge on jazz, but I can appreciate the artistry in the instruments.
Sax arpeggios
...make sure to turn down the volume at the very start. mawp, mawp. Messy jazz without rythm.
Wow. Classic.
Före: har ren lyssna ofta på albumet, e nog getad Efter: ännu också getad
I had been meaning to give this a re-listen. Drum and bass solos are amazing. Even more enjoyable than I remembered. Essential listening for humanity.
Good quality, but for me a little to 'free'
Classic
Jazz Saxophon First: 2/5 Again? 4/5 (Durchaus interessant - braucht vielleicht mehrere Durchgänge)
Powerful and intricate, I could listen to this 100 times and continue to glean something different each time.
Part III is among my favorite drum solos ever. Part II is among my favorite lead melodies ever. This is one of the albums that helped me into jazz. Cannot be overstated. Supreme.
Listened to this 3 times on repeat before knowing it was the and songs
Good jazz Easy to see why “masterpiece” Everything flows well
I have been a fan of the little Coltrane I was familiar with in the past, but I couldn’t get behind this. Great musicianship, but I didn’t feel the soul, personally. Most likely a me problem.
01/01/25 I had no issues with this album. It was a calm and peaceful listen for my drive home.
Something special. It can be background music but it's the type that makes me stop and breathe and relax every so often.
i’ve never said anything bad about jazz, jazz is my friend 4.5
Classic jazz album
It was ok
A sublime classic from the master of his craft.
Jazzy 🎷
Those drums!!
At least it was only 33 minutes
Ég elska að hlusta á djass en samt set ég djass voðalega sjaldan í gang. Ég veit ekki almennilega af hverju. Þessi plata er til dæmis alveg frábær til að hlusta á. Ég mun setja hana aftur á og lofa sjálfum mér því að hlusta meira á djass en ég hef gert
I hate jazz
✔️
Jazz...just jazz. 3/5
I'm sure there are jazz lovers who adore this album....I'm also sure I'm NOT a jazz lover 🤷♀️
What a wonderful album. It's built like a pursuit, reaching its highest intensity with the drums of part 3, before relaxing into the smooth, romantic melodies of part 4. Overall, an excellent jazz experience.
Excellent.
One of my favorite Coltrane albums
A little slow to start and end, but was mostly great with lots of fun detours to complement the swingy brass and drums
Hard to put into words how much I hated this, so I won’t. Herbdienvajabrvqmoahebdnskevdbjssvs sndjcjmwabshilmaveuwiwlbdvejwkandvejsbdhskkssbsbdhwkwobd. You’ve got the letters, build your own review, John. You’ll get a proper one when you put your songs in the right order.
Bored the tits off me and my turkey.
I did like the idea of thinking although i dont really like jazz, I could appreciate it. Not at all true. Cause this was just noise
What a racket.
find this to be an amazing piece of art with wonderful diversity that demonstrate both immense talent and powerful messages that convey deep emotion to the listener.
2,5
Just not my style
GOAT eu prefiro o giant steps mas arrisco dizer que é o trabalho tecnicamente e sentimentalmente mais complexo dele. coltrane e bandas mandavam pra caralho sou muito fã
A LOVE SUPREME A LOVE SUPREME A LOVE SUPREME A LOVE SUPREME A LOVE SUPREME A LOVE SUPREME A LOVE SUPREME A LOVE SUPREME que absurdo, hein. eu nem sou mto do jazz nao, mas me pegou num humor bão pra bater cabeça pra sax. é isso, caótico e harmonioso. acho que tenho medo de jazz com a falta de barreiras musicais dele. mas tô aprendendo a gostar.
Blissful
I liked listening to this, a bit noodly though
I really like this, an experimental jazz album that remains accessible.
Perfect
Great stuff! Coltrane, Tyner, Garrison and Jones kept my soul warm whilst out on a walk in the -18° Montreal winter. All four pieces were masterful but Psalm spoke to me the most. This absolutely deserves a repeat spin.
The piano solo in Pt 3 - Pursuance was fire but otherwise the album didn't stand out.
There was nothing remarkable about this album, honestly.
Tricky one. I want to believe there's a lot to *A Love Supreme*. I gave it a few listens. On one hand, it doesn't sound groudbreaking, the other tracks of John Coltrane I've heard resonated with me better. But then, I kinda start feeling the magic I'm supposed to. Sadly, only in one place so far. Hesitant 4/5.
Yep its a jazz album
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme I always wanted to listen to this album in the past, it feels like a dream the fact that I was able to have the ability to listen to this. Makes me glad that i'm not deaf so that I can hear this from time to time. This is considered one of (if not) THE greatest albums ever made by any human for a reason. Not a single second is wasted all throughout. Definitely need a second listen for it though, but first listen it's already almost perfect. This is just perfect. 1.- Part I - Acknowledgement = 10/10 2.- Part II - Resolution = 9/10 3.- Part III - Pursuance / Part IV - Psalm = 10/10 FINAL SCORE: 9.7/10
One of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing, that at once compiled all of the innovations from his past, and glimpsed at the future innovations of his final two and a half years. 5⭐️
Smooth.
Slay.
Rolling stanza. The slow heat death of the universe. Experiments in rhyme. Flat intonation and discordant blasts of reverent haiku. Rasping and wheezing and trilling that’s closing and centring diphthongs. Phrases, sentences, wordless arguments (contradiction: “a love supreme”). Essays in mood that need something that can move beyond what words alone can do – impossible meta language. I listened to this album ten times and couldn’t find anything to grab a hold of. It’s the experience of an equilibrium. Something that could run forever and never repeat itself; or an angle in a fractal someone’s only likely to see in extremis. This record contains an infinity. Is an infinity.
This is not really my kind of jazz but I can recognize its importance and influence despite that.
Jazz is not for me
I’ve never understood the adulation for this record, which inspired a lot of self-serious noodling in the world of jazz over the ensuing years.
Liked it but docked a star because one song in the middle gave me anxiety.
John Boretrain more like
How to recreate this album: 1. Get a pianist, saxophonist and double bass player very very drunk. 2. Put them all in different soundproof rooms and ask them to play random notes for a specific length of time, ensuring that the specific length of time is exactly twice as long as it needs to be. 3. Instruct the musicians that time signatures and keys are entirely at their own discretion. 4. While they play, repeatedly throw a drumkit down the stairs. 5. Design a cool black & white cover. 6. Await the muso plaudits.
Yeah no. Not bad but not my style at all
YAYYYYYYYYYYYY 🎉 🎊 🥳 its hard to rate the songs individually cause theyre all parts of one big piece but its 1,000,000,000 out of 5
JAzz. Ion fuh with jazz really atleast not jazz music with no lyrics just instruments ain't what I like
Someone more skilled in music than I can surely hear the beauty in the complexity. However, I just hear chaos. for many, this is a 5/5. For my ears and my untrained brain, this is a 2/5
On another huge streak! Fantastic album, up there with the best Jazz ever put to record. This certainly makes the list for the "Mount Rushmore" of jazz along with Kind of Blue. Coltrane's magnum opus and a must listen if you want to rate and music whatsoever to my face
"do ya like jazz" no not particularly actually
Better jazz, but still doesn’t jazz me too much.
I mean…it’s jazz. It’s Coltrane. It’s a lot of next level improvisation. Supreme? Hard to say. Impressive still? Of course. But…well…it’s jazz.
As far as jazz goes, this is definitely jazz.
Hey daddy-o is that a saxophone in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? This was nice music. 3.25
I listened to this when I went through Apple Music’s best albums of all time gave it a 3. Thought maybe I was too harsh. I mean, it is John Coltrane after all. Naw, still a 3. I just can’t get there with jazz. 3/5
I'm always pleased when I’m handed a jazz album, even more so when it's from a master like Coltrane. I don't know what else to say except that this is a master class in mood and feel. Coltrane exudes emotion through his instrument here, pulling us along through a piece in four movements, as though it were a classical composition. It takes us to upbeat, fun places, dark, intense places, and everywhere in between. All this in just a short 32 minute runtime. This is one I'd love to listen to on vinyl, in a dimly lit room late at night, with a warm cup of tea in hand. Just sink into a couch and listen to a master perform his art. Excellent stuff Five stars. Standout Tracks: Acknowledgement, Psalm
Ja nu er vi i Jazz med stort J, meget teknisk. Lisa Simpson "listen to the notes he's not playing"-agtigt. Det er stadig ikke min kop te må jeg sige. Saxophonen lyder nogle gange meget smooth, men der sker så meget og klaveret nedenunder er så dissonant at jeg ikke kan komme ind i det. Det reddes fra 1 fordi jeg har respekt for det. Måske lidt elitært at have respekt for dette og ikke rap, techno eller country jeg ikke kan lide, men sådan er det.
Interesting and enjoyable, but too complex for my everyday listening
unforgiving story telling through jazz at its finest
masteriece
4 songs and 33 minutes, a very different challenge today than yesterday’s 69 songs and 3 hours with The Magnetic Fields. After that I needed the time back. The only issue is 1960s jazz, probably my least favourite genre of music. This is just not for me at all. Hotel lobby music. Favourite song: I couldn’t tell the difference between the 4 songs on this album. I couldn’t pick a favourite or least! Least favourite: Same as above. Album artwork: Serious
John Coltrane: . American jazz artist 1926-67 . Pioneer in the American jazz industry and the history of jazz as a whole . Left a legacy of inspiring musicians across all genres. . In the 1960s he formed a quartet composed of himself, McCoy Turner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones A love supreme thoughts and reflections: 1. A love supreme, pt 1 - Acknowledgement: First song of the album, personally at this point never listened too much jazz but I'm a somewhat fan of this from the opening song, the mix of the bass instruments with the backdrop of one of the band members repeating "a love supreme" gives the opening song a heavy and deep but also a reflective tone to start the album. 2. A love supreme, pt 2 - Resolution: An upbeat tempo starts resolution from the offset, it offers the listener the impression of a high end casino in Vegas in the 1960s, sort of thing you'd expect to hear while a heavy scent of tobacco lingers in the air, alas you could say that about every piece of jazz ever I imagine. The second peice of jazz is characterised by a bass instrument with a backing of a piano/ keyboard perhaps the afformentioned McCoy Turners work pulling through on the piece. 3. A love supreme, pt 3 - Pursuance: Heavy drum sound on this third piece perhaps it helps to set the undertone of the piece, as the piece plays on there is the introduction of a piano which overtakes the piece of music very energetic not as slow as the first piece. - In the end I didn't finish this and I am unlikely to return to it. This stems from a place of not having too much background knowledge on jazz works and maybe in the future I could return to it with a new appreciation for the art.
Smooth!
Calming yet lively Predictable as water Outpouring of jazz
Coltrane is amazing sometimes the free jazz is a little too much though. I really like this album, but it’s just on the border of being overly discordant for me. Still phenomenal though.
Hard to rate a genre that isn't one of my favorites. Certainly respect that a musicianship, overall not something I would seek out later.
Fairly accessible to a non-jazz-lover
Didn't enjoy this at all and I've enjoyed most of the jazz on here
Improv that cannot be improved—this album stands as one of the finest examples of what 4 masters of their craft are capable of when getting in a studio together.
Coltrane's quartet bares all before the higher power of jazz, revealing a collective soul in this supreme meditation on music, faith, and spiritual transcendence.
Made me want to go to New Orleans.
Mercifully short and thank god I had my dog to play with while listening. Certainly other people’s cup of tea but definitely not mine.
Quite intense for the early morning. Will revisit.
a love supreme... a love supreme... a love supreme...
McCoy Tyner's piano is the best part of this album. Not as difficult to listen to as his other albums, but I don't understand the big deal about Coltrane.
I’ve always been a little lukewarm about this album. Seems wrong to say, but I love the rest of the band more than Coltrane.
hey man that's an okay jazz record. i will listen to it again probably, it actually got me going. - dude who dislikes jazz records as a personality trait
Top tier jazz album. However, i am not this type of jazz listener. The musicianship and expression is tremendous, but not what gets me excited for a full album.
Jazz album
Second album like this in a row. I just don't get it. I'm glad so many people do enjoy it and have given it high ratings. Maybe one day I will figure out how to enjoy this kind of music. I feel like I'm missing out somehow given all the high praise in the reviews.
a love: supreme. (⌐■_■)
🎷😎
An amazing Jazz classic, but just not something I would listen to very often
Free Jazz. A bit to much plinkadiplonk tittiteeeee.
Yes?
It’s jazzy. Not my cup of tea
3.5
Very… jazz. Not really my thing but interesting
My first time hearing this album. Words fail me. This album is one a select few that I can say has ever moved me. It evokes emotion without any overt attempt to do so, without the words we usually need to tell us how to feel. I agree with Osama, this is a fully realized piece of true art that I’ve been sending to everyone I know in an effort to have more people to talk to about this music.
I have given this a lot of thought and I think may be the greatest piece of art produced in the 20th century. A fully realized spiritual vision of an artist at his prime. I have so many interpretations and ideas about what the songs, and even some of the individual phrases represent. When o first heard this years ago I enjoyed it; but about 10 years ago I listed again and it brought me to tears. Without a doubt in my top 3 albums of all time and one I revisit weekly.
I don't know much about jazz, but seemed like a good seamless flow.
Modal jazz that should be listened to at least once in your lifetime. Even if you don’t understand what is going on, as a musician, you will be better for it. Highly respected, but honestly not my favorite jazz album.
Literally what else is there to say about it but just wonderful
Technically good but just not my thing
Very nearly lulled me to sleep on the bus.
A supremely awesome jazz album
Not sure I really understand?
Just a solid jazz album from a master. I don't own this one, so it's my first listen. Don't ask me about why, I just dug it's sound overall.
look, i mean there is a reason why this album is regarded as the greatest work in jazz. the musicianship is off the chain, the music is stunningly recorded and is downright beautiful and epic (in the classical sense of the word). it is jazz at its final form. expertly sculpted, crafted, performed. complex but extremely listenable. it gets a lot of hype, and it truly deserves it.
I'm not a jazz guy, just not educated enough in music. But even I can tell this is top level musicianship.
I get it, this is classic John Coltrane, supremely sophisticated syncopation, rampant rattling rhythms. It's subversive to the wholesome big bad era that preceded. The jazz aficionados are lined up, looking down their noses, obliging me to rate this a 5. To me this is just jazzy, in the pejorative sense. It's like having an annoying squeaking sound in the car you try to root out and can't find, then you try to ignore it, but it wears out your subconscious mind. It's like cacophonous, chaotic traffic in Kathmandu. I do love horror-infused music, like Skinny Puppy, so maybe I should listen again and reframe it as intentionally terrorizing droning.
I don't know anywhere near enough about jazz to articulate what I like and dislike about it, but I really like this. That's all you're getting 4.5 Highlights: Part 2, Part 1
Thoughts before listening: This is one of the most universally praised albums of all time and an absolute classic of jazz. I have definitely heard this before. Review: This album sounds like organized chaos, but in a good way. All the musicians are seemingly off in their own worlds creating a cacophony of noise that is nevertheless engaging throughout. I also like how it all works as a single piece with Acts I and IV providing the intro/outro. My favorite act however is "Act III - Pursuance" as that is when the cacophony reaches its peak. This album is definitely deserving of its praise so I'll give this 5-stars.
This is fun! One of the better albums on this list – certainly one of the better jazz albums. There's a good balance between experimentation and radio-friendliness (or as radio-friendly as you can reasonably get with extended jazz tracks). The intense, complex, mostly drumless atmosphere on the fourth/final track Psalm is a huge standout and brings this album up from a 3-4 tossup to an easy 4-star pick. In fact, the whole album is kind of an "experience" that I wouldn't listen to very often, but that I'd keep on for the whole 33 minutes each time. Comparable to The Wall. The Jazz Wall? Coltrane's Enclosure? Davis's Dam? There's a real sense of plot and adventure, with points of tension and release – such as the intense yet lonely drum solos in Pursuance, or the playful bass breaks in Resolution. Coltrane's saxophone playing is consistently fantastic, though I would've liked to hear a greater variety of horns (or even different sax players/types of sax) showcased, particularly for close listening purposes. It's easy to lose focus on the music even when there's so much harmonic and rhythmic complexity to focus on. In fact, the complex melodic rhythms – first seen in the opening track, Acknowledgement – are a little hard to catch onto, and the drums don't make this task easier. There are definitely arguments for Acknowledgement being the weakest track here. Regardless, A Love Supreme is a huge musical feat, and easily deserves its spot on this list. Key tracks: Psalm
4,50
She coltrane on my john.
Toot toot doodle toot. Very relaxing as background music while I work. Not something I would seek out.
5/10…free Jazz / bepop
Do you like jass music? If you do then this album is for you. This album has a song with no lyrics just the beat and other stuff. That kinda sucks to be honest.The rest of the songs suck I would not recommend this album just beacause theres no lyrics.
I dont like it no lyircs 0 out 5.
Are you a big fan of Jazz? A Love Supreme by John Coltrane would be the album you would like. It has no lyrics which I'm not really used to but its nice. The saxophone sounds great its kinda like the voice in this album. Its the leader of the song. I would not recommend it though, its very bland there is little to nothing going on but if you like calm music go ahead and listen to this album.
have you ever heard a album and didn't like it because it had no lyrics that's how I felt about this album A Love Supreme I think that the album A love supreme isn't good because it lacks any lyrics and doesn't really have much emotion and when I listen to him playing the instrument it doesn't really sound good to me I think this album is not good and recommend listening to something better than this album
Do you like Jazz? If so then this is the album for you! The songs only have instruments, and I think that is a little annoying to me because I like music/songs with words in them. I think they play well though, and keep the beat good. But the songs are reallyyyyy long. So that is why I recommend that you don't listen to this album.
1st song; its ok i rate it like 1/10 2nd song; idk but i rate like it 5/10 3rd song- its ok i like it but i rate like 7/10
sounds great like the instrumentals. I highly recommend to jazz fans. 8.1/10
Very chaotic jazz. Not much to say, but great playing throughout. Low 5.
Loved this album from start to finish. 4⭐️
4.35
A perfect Sunday morning album; one of my favorite John Coltrane albums. Worshipful and beautiful.
♥️♥️
I know nothing about jazz. But I know enogh to know this and 'kind of blue' by Miles Davis are considered the genre's benchmark. In fact, i love 'kind of blue'. I get it and get down to it. This is harder. Absolutely the technical proficiency of the individual musicians is undisputed, apparent and phenomenal. I need to listen to it more but my gut feeling tells me it isn't the emporer's new clothes.
Over recent years I have developed an appreciation for Jazz, but I really don’t like this. Music should have a beginning, a middle and an end. But this just goes on and on, never getting anywhere. I’m stuck on a treadmill with musicians constantly warming up
One of their best
Jazz is just not my cup of tea, but I'm sure it's great!
I don’t love jazz, but I can often times put it on a background music while I’m doing something else. I couldn’t handle this. I know Coltrane is considered a legend, but I tapped out after about 10 minutes.
Horn man blows horn very good
Got exactly what I wanted, good album.
Some very enjoyable jazz. Gets a bit jangly occasionally and the chanting wasn't my favorite, but overall a big winner.
I wanted to love this, mainly because I think it'd make me intelligent, but I just couldn't.
No. This is not enjoyable for me.
Context is everything. If I'm chilling in a coffee shop or a bookstore, then this is great stuff to have on the overhead speakers. But other than that, I can take it or leave it. Also, I prefer the trumpet to the saxophone. The sax has become a bit of a cliche.
Sublime
Eu gostei do album, bem energético. Bom para ouvir no trabalho, mas me deu um pouco de vontade de assistir um show de jazz.
jazz realmente não é minha praia, ainda mais sendo um jazz quase nada "cantado".
Absolutely awful
Amazing! For the most part - the saxophone can get a little crazy sometimes, but in general, this is just great music with a great vibe
#1
I can enjoy some free-form Jazz, but after a few listens this one didn't land for me. Not bad—not by a long shot—but it didn't suck me in, and it just became background music while I worked on something else. It's not something I expected of something from a legend like Coltrane.
I continue to be unable to fully appreciate jazz, and today I realized it's at least in part due to how I listen to the albums on this list: while working, usually. This is usually a detriment for albums where the *lyrics* are a big part of the draw, but I think it's also a problem for jazz despite the lack of lyrics. Jazz can be fine as background music, but it can probably only be appreciated at a 4 or 5 star level if you're really paying attention to it. A few times during this album, I'd devote attention to it and think "oh, that was a nice little ditty in the middle of this 8 minute track" but then the rest of it would just be pure background noise. I didn't dislike any of this, but I also don't think I'd like it enough to just sit and listen to it.
An all time great record!
Some of this music really pulls you in.
Jazz. Pleasant to listen to. Would make a good soundtrack.
I had gotten this album during a personal jazz craze and had remanded it to second tier status for being too busy in comparison to albums like "Coltrane + Hartman" and "Lush Life". But coming back... it's good. It's working for me. I will be coming back for more.
Look - I'm sure listening to this makes me 11% more intelligent.
Not everyone’s thing I can imagine, but definitely mine. Beautiful, loved it.
Excellent album to work by. Love the atmosphere.
Quite annoying
Best wel nice jazz
Not a fan of Jazz, but this was a nice relaxing listen 3/5
Im surprised anyway made music after this cuz its the best album ever
Too highbrow for me! Undoubtedly proficient, and a fine example of its genre, but I prefer the sort of jazz that has a nice smoky vocal over the top and/or makes me want to dance/smooch (sorry for that cringey word), rather than just nodding earnestly while Bob* indulges in a drum solo and a sax squawks in random fashion. It has to be a 3 for sheer proficiency, but I didn't enjoy it. *this may not actually be his name
The saxophone is an under appreciated and under utilized instrument these days. Coltrane shows the power of the instrument and put together an excellent jazz album. Jazz in general doesn't seem to get the love it deserves any more but most people will recognize it's influence for music. I can understand why Jazz can be hard for some people but when that moment clicks and you hear it come together, few other music genres can even compare.
I'm not a jazz fan. At all. Just can't get anything out of it.
“It’s just one song” me “It always has been” John Coltrane, standing behind me wearing an astronaut suit holding a saxophone like a gun. 7/10
Holy cow, there is literally nothing to hold on to. How do you "write" a record like this? Or do you just meet in the Studio:"Boys, we don't know each other but a one, a two, a three, a four or five or seven, whatever you like. Let's go."?
Pracht album! Mooie experimentele jazz en wat ik zo vet hieraan vind is dat het een relatief kort album is. Dit is een album wat ik een aantal keer op een dag luister, puur omdat ik telkens iets nieuws ontdek erin. Muzikaal natuurlijk absolute top, met ook echt de kracht van dingen weglaten en stilte. Ik ken dit album als 1 van de grote jazz klassiekers, maar had het nog nooit geluisterd. Blij dat ik het nu wel heb gehoord. Ik kan niet echt een favoriet nummer aangeven, omdat dit echt een album album is. Het vloeit in elkaar over als 1 groot geheel in plaats van dat dit losse nummers zijn. Denk ook niet dat het de bedoeling is om even een nummertje te luisteren, daar doe je het groter geheel te kort mee. Uiteindelijk vind ik het wel net iets te experimenteel om 5 sterren te geven, daarvoor vind ik bijvoorbeeld Kind of Blue gewoon beter, maar dit is een zeer sterke 4 sterren voor mij!
Not bad, just not really my thing. "Just play the notes!"
Whew - I’ve enjoyed other John Coltrane albums but this one just didn’t work for me. Maybe it was my mood but it was just hard to listen to.
This album stressed me out a bit and at the end I had the feeling that the sax was trying to give me a lecture. Well, it turns out that was the point. It's wild that music can give you its own interpretation without explicitly telling you. I was at a 3 for this, but I would revisit. Let's make it a:
A perfect album!
Master of his craft!!! Saxophone >>>
Hasn't everything been written about this album, which is worth mentioning? I guess so. As with most great music, this is not an album most music lovers like or love from the beginning. This is like a tree which grows and every time you look at it, it gets bigger and more beautiful. And sometimes the tree takes leaps in growing and you wonder why you didn't notice something before, which is obvious and so nice now. You need to look and you need some patience but you will be rewarded. Certainly one of music history's masterpieces!
not a bad album, just not for me.
Great Album
nothing like a little jazz to brighten up the day. this one is very listenable and i found myself a toetappin’ on more than one occasion during this listen.
Does this sound good to the masses? I guess. Does it sound good to me? Nope. I’m just not a jazz guy.
not the jazz trauma
grooooovy jazz, loved it, great background for working
I don't really get the substantial appeal of jazz like this. It simply sounds like randomly generated notes, you know? When someone tells me they like this kind of jazz I just think they're an elitist who wants to convince themselves they are cooler than you.
I enjoyed this. When I need lyric-less music in the future I hope to return to it (I'll be able to ignore the few repetitions of "a love supreme" in the first track). I can't claim that I fully get this yet, but I enjoyed a first exposure. I would be very proud of myself if I could evolve into being a Coltrane guy.
Although musically excellent, jazz is just not my thing
hypnotic and one of my favourites 5
I can't really say anything worthy here. John Coltrane is a master. Here, he is a master at work. It really doesn't get any better than this. This is THE master class in jazz perfection. There are a few people in a few life genres that master their craft and reach a level where there are no worthy comparisons. There may be other masters doing equal work, or even the occasional brilliant protoge, but there is nothing about pecking order to argue. This is a gift to everyone who hears it.
Jazzy but bored after 5 minutes. One star 🌟
Oh yeah, that’s the stuff.
A truly profound piece of Jazz music. It’s an emotional rollercoaster. Full of Coltrane’s signature tenor sax, but he always plays in a way that doesn’t feel overbearing. Every member of the band is clear as a bell, and they’re all equally important to the overall tone and wonderful freedom expressed through music here. This is the sort of suite that one can listen to multiple times, and pick up on different beautiful details every time. I don’t believe the almost avant-garde/free jazz sections are for everyone, but it’s incredible to anyone who finds joy in that smoky post war jazz sound.
8/10
Assolutamente no
riconosco l'importanza monumentale, perchè è uno dei pochi artisti jazz che avrei saputo nominare anche prima di ascoltare questo album, ma non lo so, non mi ha coinvolto come altri album jazz che abbiamo ascoltato. comunque molto molto bello.
i dont like jazz! there were several instances where I could dig the sound, but not enough to not make me wish the album was over sooner. I did it, I don't think i'll ever do so again.
Veliki sam fan jazza generalno, ali modalni me nekad zna ispilat. Dobar mi je album, vrlo dobar i koliko god ljudi govore da je ovo remek djelo, za mene postoje jazz albumi koji su mi bliži i više me diraju. Volim Coltranea, ali ovo mi je više bilo za pozadinu. Svidja mi se koncept mistike i bozanstvenosti na ovom albumu, svidja mi i zvuk, ali jedino sto me zna malo smoriti... 8/10
Ma tooooo! 😁 Veselje kao da nisam preslušala album već 1500 puta. Aaaapsolutno zasluženo mjesto na listi, u usporedbi sa zadnjih par albuma, ovo je raketa za na Mjesec. Remek-djelo, predivan lik, pretužna priča. Kako on može prenijeti emociju, rijetko tko može. Giant Steps mi je možda mrvicuuuu draži album, ali to su već nijanse ukusa i settinga, tako da je to kao da uspoređujem zlato sa zlatom. Tople preporuke za doku "Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary". Jedan od boljih glazbenih koji sam gledala. Bez razmišljanja 5/5, 10/10.
10/10 Dosta sam biased oko ovog albuma. Ne znam koliko puta sam ga poslušao, zadnji put prije 2 tjedna Ne znam kad je točno moj fanatizam za Coltraneom krenuo. Mislim negdje prije 5 godina kad sam pogledao doku o njemu (Chasing Trane) Iako je on vjerojatno Britney Spears u jazz svijetu (po tome koliko je popularan), to me stvarno ne smeta. Znači ono što mi Jerry Garcia napravi s gitarom, coltrane mi napravi sa svojim puhačkim sposobnostima. Kad se uzme u obzir da je cijeli album, kao što je često slučaj kod starijeg jazz-a, snimljen live, u jednom tejku, u jednom sessionu, u jednom danu.. sledi mi se krv u žilama 6 minuta u album, ja sam već otišao do centra sunca i nazad, samo te prizemlje s ovim laganim mantranjem "a love supreme, a live supreme, a love supreme" Uff Ne smeta me čak niti što je ovo de facto religiozni album, a love supreme je ljubav božja, ista ljubav koja mu je pomogla da se skine s dopa (zbog kojeg je izbačen iz Miles Davis superstar benda) Ali coltrane nije ovo pisao za jednog specifičnog boga, kao mnogi ovisnici, morao je priznati postojanje nečega većeg od sebe kako bi se uspio izliječiti. Sad, koji je to Bog nije ni bitno. Potrebno je samo pogledati imena pjesama da bi se skužio religiozni kontekst. Ono što je bitno je ova melodija na početku druge pjesme. .. Ma stvarno je remek djelo ovaj album. Tko zna koliko puta ću još ovo preslušati u životu. Jao ovo rolanje oko šeste minute treće pjesme, kakav pank jebote, totalni pank. Ma da, to je to. Prvi 10/10
8.5/10 Jazz mi je moram priznat zanr kod kojeg mi je neki put tesko opisati zasto mi se svidja. Jednostavno nesto klikne, dok kod nekih njegovih drugih podvrsta i ne toliko. Ako je npr. previse free jazza zna mi biti bas naporno, dok kod nekog bop-a poput ovog mi stvari odmah bolje sjednu. Iako bi se moglo reci da ovdje ima free jazza, i spiritual, i modal, i post-bopa, i svaceg neceg kako ga kriticari opisuju, na kraju je to mozda i manje bitno jer ga je ponekad tesko i definirati. Uho valjda samo odluci. Jazz je, eto, svijet za sebe kojeg, bez obzira koliko sam ga slusao u zivotu, mi je i dalje nedovoljno istrazen i tesko ga znam kategorizirati. I tu krenu konfuzije i problemi. Ali nikako na los nacin. Bilo kako bilo, Coltrane je srediste zbivanja jazza u drugoj polovici 50ih i 60ih i uvijek mi je fino sjedao. Iskreno se ne sjecam da li sam cuo ovaj album prije (Blue Train i My Favorite Things pamtim), ali sam ga odslusao u komadu prakticki zureci u strop, bez ikakvih usputnih aktivnosti i bilo mi je bas odlicno. A Love Supreme je "oda" Coltrainove ljubavi prema svom bogu, njegov mozda najintimniji ali i najprodavaniji album, remek djelo jazz muzike i jos svasta nesto. Veselim se cuti jos jazz albuma ovdje, svaki (dobar) od sada zapisujem sastrane. Vrlo dobar kick-off!
Jazz is awesome. Coltrane is awesome. 9.5/10
This album to me is something like a mood ring - whatever feeling I bring into it, it reflects back to me in countless shades, and because of this it sounds new and different every time. At times frenetic, at times meditative, always cool as fuck. Timeless and unequivocal. 10/10
Always been a fav.
Excels on all levels.
Enjoyed this, especially the front half.
I'm sorry, as I'm going to offend some people here, but at times this sounded like three siblings, each with an instrument, desperately trying to get their mother's attention, before falling, as one, down a metal fire escape and into a metal rubbish bin. I just didn't get it
I like jazz. Very calming and chill, good for focusing at work or for background music on a date or while reading. No complaints but I also probably wouldn’t choose it just to blast in the car. Very impressed with the artists instrumental talent!
A certain Brazilian musician once said that in music "You have to be gentle as a lamb and quick as a rattlesnake". I couldn't find a better phrase to define the perfect mix between subtlety and lightness that exudes from this album. All the instruments are very well intertwined, as if they were tied with a sailor's rope. Everything is very subtle and fast, which makes me believe that this is one of the most sonically sophisticated albums I've ever heard from the 60s. Although the instrumentals are perfect, that's all! I have a rule that makes me never give an instrumental album full 5 stars, as I believe that vocals are a vital part of the connection between the artist and the listener. Be it the simplest vocals to the most orgasmic screams in the style of Pink Floyd's The Great Gig In the Sky, vocals are essential on any album, even if it has instrumental tracks. However, I'm going to leave this stupid rule of mine aside for a day, because everything I said will fall apart in front of this album. 5 Stars!
Really good chill saxophone jazz. A nice relaxing listen.
Brother, 30 minutes of peak saxophone play has healed my soul.
Reminds me of the SF airport
Incredible musicianship, just pretty chaotic to listen to, not sure if it's for me.
Jazz is fun, but wasnt in love with this album
It's jazz, what can I say. I'm not supposed to get it.
The first time I listened to this album I was about 15 and trying really hard to like the jazz records I was supposed to, and looking back I understand I just wasn't ready to listen to something so left field that requires context to really appreciate. But I kept listening and every single time I listen to this album the experience feels more profound than the last. I believe the day that Coltrane truly clicked for me was when I read two things, "when he plays I hear him speaking to god" and "I watched him in black and white but when he plays I saw colours". And I don't think there's a better encapsulation of why this is so important than those, this is spiritual music. So sure, maybe there's some weird kind of religious guilt that made me internalise the god statement, but this album changed the way that I understood music. I started thinking about it as simply another medium for art instead of something to immediately please me. A tool to understand the world around me and worlds I will never be a part of, and I dare say in the years since I suffered through this record for the first time it and its flow on effects have imbued my life with more colour than I understood to be possible.
Chaotic, magical, masterful. Part 1 is my favorite.
Jazz ist nicht unbedingt mein Genre. Diese Challange gibt einem die Chance, die Musik-Komfortzone zu verlassen. Aber dieses Album macht es einem sehr leicht diese Zone zu verlassen. A Love Supreme! A Love John Coltrane.
Jazz will never be something I enjoy. The technical ability is off the charts, but I really don't enjoy the combined product.
I understand why this is an all time great. Not my style, but clearly amazing.
Absolutely not for me. I can understand it's highly thought of in the big scheme of things, but it's really not designed for me. I only made it through the whole thing by turning it down low and pretending it was background movie soundtrack to my day.
Rating is based upon my likelihood of listening to it again, not Coltrane's obvious talent.
Jazz Classics
Only jazz album I’ve heard that I didn’t want to skip through. Still didn’t love it, but 4 stars.
Det finns jazz och så finns det jazz. Det här är jazz som inte är vazz. Jag tycker den är kazz och borde spolas ner på dazz.
2/5 not my cup of tea
One session. One idea. One thought, flawlessly executed.
Jazz is awesome.
One of the most important jazz albums ever made Or..... The sound of people all playing different songs at the same time in varying time signatures. Both can be true.
Good
If you don't rate this a five I don't want to know you bc you know nothing about music and have terrible taste.
I don't like traditional jazz, so not my thing. The rating given is for the genius of John.
Gash
I’ll shit on your face
I love Chicken supreme
Pure joy
This album requires your full attention but it’s worth it
The raw emotion and power conveyed in this masterwork is astounding. It is a prayer, a conversation, a deeply spiritual vision quest. And it has a humility about it that gives it gravitas while inviting you to come along. I feel bad for the people that can’t appreciate it, as I do for myself and my inadequate understanding of what was created here. 6
I found it pretty easy to get into a groove and just vibe my way through the album, on my first listen through the double bass really stood out. First album i'll probably return to and listen through again to see if i get different results.
Das ist ein Jazz Album. Das habe ich an der Musik erkannt. Für jemanden der Jazz mag, mag das ja begeistern. Da ich nicht zu der Gruppe der Jazz-Sager gehöre kann ich weder erkennen das es das best Nachkriegsjazzwerk sein soll, noch irgendwas tolles erkennen - vielleicht nur das ich nur einmal geskippt habe und das Album hilfreich kurz ist.
I own it on vinyl
I don’t often listen to jazz (I think this would be classed as jazz?), but this might make me listen to it more. I really enjoyed it, it felt raw, spontaneous, alive. I kind of wish the album was longer, though!
Amazing album!!! One of the greatest piece of music of human kind!!!!
Ambling but a great vibe