A Love Supreme

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A Love Supreme is a landmark 1965 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane, revered for its spiritual depth, modal innovation, and profound influence on modern jazz.

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A Love Supreme canonical 7
John Coltrane – “A Love Supreme” 1

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instanceOf jazz album
studio album
artist John Coltrane
composer John Coltrane
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception universal acclaim
culturalSignificance milestone of 1960s jazz
dedicatedTo God
describedAs landmark jazz album
spiritually themed suite
featuresMusician Elvin Jones
Jimmy Garrison
John Coltrane
McCoy Tyner
followedBy The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
genre jazz
modal jazz
spiritual jazz
hasPart Acknowledgement
Psalm
Pursuance
Resolution
hasSpiritualTheme devotion to God
includedIn Grammy Hall of Fame
influenced generations of jazz musicians
influencedGenre modern jazz
spiritual jazz
label Impulse! Records
language instrumental
length 32:47
notableFeature quasi-vocal chant of the title phrase
recurring four-note motif
use of modal improvisation
partOf John Coltrane discography
performer John Coltrane
personnelRole Elvin Jones – drums
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
linked to: John Coltrane

McCoy Tyner – piano
linked to: McCoy Tyner
precededBy Crescent
primaryInstrument tenor saxophone
producer Bob Thiele
rankedOn Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
recordingDate 1964-12-09
recordingLocation Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
recordingStudio Van Gelder Studio
releaseDate 1965-02
structure four-movement suite

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John Coltrane notableWork A Love Supreme
Impulse! Records notableRelease A Love Supreme
Van Gelder Studio notableRecording John Coltrane – “A Love Supreme”
linked to: A Love Supreme
Elvin Jones notableWork A Love Supreme
Jimmy Garrison notableWork A Love Supreme
John Coltrane Quartet notableWork A Love Supreme
John Coltrane notableWork A Love Supreme
subject linked to: John
McCoy Tyner notableWork A Love Supreme
subject linked to: Tyner