For decades, the only existing live recording of Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” was from a French festival in July 1965. So, the discovery of this thrilling performance of the full suite in a Seattle jazz club from October that year is a major addition to the saxophonist’s cannon. More than anything, it provides a vivid sense of the astonishingly rapid rate at which Coltrane was evolving in his final years. Less than a year after the original was recorded, it’s transformed into a turbulent, avant-garde maelstrom with additional bassist Donald Garrett adding extra heft and Pharoah Sanders contributing fiery tenor.
Tracklist
Side A 1. A Love Supreme Pt. I – Acknowledgement
Side B 1. Interlude 1
2. A Love Supreme Pt. II – Resolution
3. Interlude 2
Side C
1. A Love Supreme Pt. III – Pursuance
Side D
1. Interlude 3
2. Interlude 4
3. A Love Supreme Pt. IV - Psalm
Recorded - October 2, 1965 at The Penthouse, Seattle
Producer - Ken Druker
Tracklist: 1. A Love Supreme Part I - Acknowledgement 2. Interlude 1 3. A Love Supreme Part II - Resolution 4. Interlude 2 5. A Love Supreme Part III - Pursuance 6. Interlude 3 7. Interlude 4 8. A Love Supreme Part IV - Psalm
Recorded - October 2, 1965 at The Penthouse, Seattle