John Coltrane – A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle (LP Vinyl) Vinyl Record

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle (LP Vinyl) Vinyl Record

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Experience the extraordinary artistry of jazz legend John Coltrane with A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle on LP Vinyl. This live performance brings Coltrane’s visionary approach to jazz into a powerful concert setting, delivering intense improvisation, spiritual depth, and the adventurous musicianship that continues to inspire generations of listeners.

Perfect for longtime John Coltrane fans, jazz enthusiasts, saxophone lovers, live recording collectors, and vinyl fans exploring essential works from one of music’s most influential artists, this LP is a remarkable addition to any collection.

Why You Need It Now

A Love Supreme holds a legendary place in jazz history, and this live Seattle performance offers collectors another compelling way to experience Coltrane’s musical vision. Vinyl gives you a lasting physical release to spin, display, and revisit as part of a serious jazz collection.

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Review

A Love Supreme, arguably considered John Coltrane’s pinnacle work, first was issued in January of 1965. It was a startling, groundbreaking achievement for the saxophonist; a musical prayer signaling a tectonic shift away from the prominent jazz-as-pop scene- including Coltrane’s own contributions to the trend, such as 1961’s My Favorite Things- into more experimental and spiritual terrain. Coltrane, in his genius, could just as easily entertain with dalliances in more commercial fare, and remain an outlier and a vanguard for something new; his modal work with Miles Davis, his stylistic “sheets of sound,” and his Africa/Brass sessions, also in ’61 and marking the debut of his most illustrious solo era with the Impulse! Label, were but three of the evolutionary leaps that coincided with his concurrent and resultant steps as a popular jazz artist.

1965 would be a year for one of the bigger leaps as Coltrane debuted A Love Supreme, as an album, (scoring a bigger hit than My Favorite Things), and in concert as a complete piece. This particular performance comes from an October ’65 date at The Penthouse in Seattle. It’s a recording, according to the album’s insightful liner notes, captured by two microphones bookending the stage, feeding onto ¼” tape reels, vulnerable and fortunate to have survived 55 years. As such, it’s quite raw sonically as opportunities for any subsequent mixing of the masters is limited; drummer Elvin Jones’ prominence but one consequence.

As for the performance itself, it’s a measure of Coltrane’s exquisite acumen and predilection for daring improvisation. His legendary three supporting him are present- Jones, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison- as well as, on this occasion, an additional bassist, Donald Rafael Garrett, and a pair of saxophonists, Pharoah Sanders and Carlos Ward, welcomed into the ensemble. What follows is less a genteel recitation and more like 12 rounds of emotional, philosophical, and aural sparring, as the group dances with the suite as much as it uppercuts, jabs, and knocks it out.

It’s volatile and intimate, and sometimes brutal listening, but beautiful in its skill and dexterity; Tyner’s crystalline runs circuitously curling through the cacophony; Trane’s theme emerging as both an earthbound, faithful foundation and hypnotic magnet pulling upward to the heavens; his guests searching and discovering, simultaneously contributing to and benefitting from the onstage epiphany.

This is an historic set, and its existence now as a proper release will preserve it as such, but what is most alive and prevalent in this album today is how scathing and liberated it still sounds. A Love Supreme reflects a man’s spiritual gratitude amidst personal and professional quests for evolution, during a time in America rife with poverty, racial conflict, and war, over five decades ago. Yet, this provocative live performance from Coltrane and his collaborators, much like the idea of faith, is also a living art work; one that should be examined, appreciated, if perhaps not fully understood.

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Product Details

This newly discovered live-recording of a performance of the Love Supreme suite is a revelation. Recorded at The Penthouse in Seattle on October 2, 1965, this recording transports the listener to a prime seat for piece of musical history. While not studio-quality audio, the power of the performance shines through. This version is also of the full suite and features an expanded band that includes the same Classic Quartet and Pharoah Sanders in his first official gig as part of Coltrane’s group.