52nd anniversary of the recording of John Coltrane’s classic, A Love Supreme

(Recorded 9 Dec 1964, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, US)

A Love Supreme, a suite in four parts (“Acknowledgement”, “Resolution”, “Pursuance”, “Psalm”), is played here by the John Coltrane Quartet (personnel: Coltrane, tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums)

pt. I “Acknowledgement”

pt. II “Resolution”

pt. III “Pursuance”

 pt. IV “Psalm”

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FWD: Chuck Steward on A Love Supreme

John Coltrane – another note of reflection? In the studio to record A Love Supreme

In his recent discovery of photographs he shot during the recording of the John Coltrane Quartet’s (personnel: Coltrane, tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums) masterpiece, A Love Supreme, 49 years ago (Van Geldar Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, US, 9 December 1964), Chuck Steward reminds the world of some of the memorable scenes in the studio during the course of this historic day:

 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/new-photos-john-coltrane-rediscovered-50-years-after-they-were-shot-180950260/?no-ist 

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