A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album by Ashley Kahn

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A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album

by Ashley Kahn

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Info:	Penguin (Non-Classics) (2003), Paperback, 288 pages
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This book lacks the fascination of Kahn's story of the making of the Miles Davis masterpiece, Kind of Blue, but perhaps that is more related to the music itself than to anything under Kahn's control. Kind of Blue has an elegant, immediate simplicity that lulls the listener into a special place. A Love Supreme is much more challenging, reflecting Coltrane's deep spirituality near the end of his life, and I suspect it will take a few more listens before I really begin to appreciate it. It is a far cry from his more accessible work of the late 50s and early 60s. (

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Few albums in the canon of popular music have had the influence, resonance, and endurance of John Coltrane's 1965 classic A Love Supreme-a record that proved jazz was a fitting medium for spiritual exploration and for the expression of the sublime. Bringing the same fresh and engaging approach that characterized his critically acclaimed Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, Ashley Kahn tells the story of the genesis, creation, and aftermath of this classic recording. Featuring interviews with more than one hundred musicians, producers, friends, and family members; unpublished interviews with Coltrane and bassist Jimmy Garrison; and scores of never-before-seen photographs, A Love Supreme balances biography, cultural context, and musical analysis in a passionate and revealing portrait.

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