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John Coltrane: A Love Supreme Presentation by Aaron Labin
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John Coltrane Career lasted only 12 years Gained recognition while playing with Miles Davis from 55 to 60 Formed own quartet in 60 Died in 67 at age 40
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John Coltrane Played with legends –Miles Davis –Charlie Parker –Thelonious Monk –Cannonball Adderley Influenced by –Stan Getz –Sidney Bechet
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John Coltrane A Love Supreme was recorded in December, 1964 Released in 1965 Remastered edition released in 2002 as 2 CD set
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John Coltrane A Love Supreme was comprised of a 4 part suite An ode to his faith and love of God His most famous work
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John Coltrane Part 1: Acknowledgement Listening guide provided Album receives name from song with the vocal melody at 6:07 The song you hear now
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John Coltrane Part 2: Resolution Starts with a :20 bass solo :21 gives you a total immersion from the band; smooth and round 1:45 piano solo accompanied with drum and bass 3:55 sax comes smoothly back; original melody repeated and improvised 7:19 song ends
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John Coltrane Part 3: Pursuance Song starts with a 1:30 chaotic drum solo At 1:30 sax comes in with the melody from Part 1; the entire band incorporates Chord progressive piano solo at 1:55 that showcases McCoy Tyners talent Violent reintegration of sax at 4:15 that expands every high and low note on the instrument
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John Coltrane Part 3: Pursuance, contd 7:00 Coltrane returns to the original melody 7:17 sax fades out to another drum solo 7:48 bass solo 10:41 end
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John Coltrane Part 4: Psalm Coincides with a poem he wrote to God Coltrane said I recited the poem to God through my saxophone Song starts with sax smoother than silk; drums and piano accompany 1:45 bass joins in
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John Coltrane Part 4: Psalm, contd 2:55 sax begins to touch on higher range Time is only kept by cymbals and piano 6:41 sax and piano dissolve and only drum is left 7:01 end
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John Coltrane A Love Supreme
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