EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 1H 31M
'A love supreme, A love supreme, A love supreme..." this week Sean brings in a jazz record! We're listening to A LOVE SUPREME (1964) by saxophonist JOHN COLTRANE
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Send us Fan MailA Love Supreme is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. It was recorded in one session on December 9, 1964, at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with a quartet featuring pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones.A Love Supreme was released by Impulse! Records in January 1965. 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.[2] It was nominated for the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.A Love Supreme is a through-composed[3] suite[4] in 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.[5] 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 devotionA Love Supreme - WikipediaSupport the showCheck out our post-punk band The Alliterates new song The House Came Crashing Down on the Vol 1: Let's Begin compilation from Shift-Ctrl-MusicCheck out our cover of Child's Christmas in Wales (OG by John Cale) on Chaos For Christmas from Rejected Youth RecordsSteve's WebsiteOur InstagramsDaveSteveThe AlliteratesBlueskyDaveSteveFacebookSteveThe AlliteratesLucid FugueBuy our theme songNon-Euclidean Pornography | Lucid Fugue (bandcamp.com)
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Send us Fan Mail A Love Supreme is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. It was recorded in one session on December 9, 1964, at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with a quartet featuring pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones. A Love Supreme was released by Impulse! Records in January 1965. Referred to as the saxophonist's "definitive tone poem", it ranks among Coltrane's best-selling albums and is widely considere...
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'A love supreme, A love supreme, A love supreme..." this week Sean brings in a jazz record! We're listening to A LOVE SUPREME (1964) by saxophonist JOHN COLTRANE
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