description Meditations – John Coltrane Overview
John Coltrane's *Meditations* (1966) is a landmark jazz album notable for its intensely personal and spiritual saxophone performances. The recording features lengthy, unaccompanied improvisations within a modal style, demonstrating Coltrane’s innovative approach to free jazz. It remains essential listening for serious jazz fans and students seeking to understand the evolution of avant-garde music and Coltrane's profound artistic vision.
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When was John Coltrane's Meditations recorded and released?
Meditations was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs on November 23, 1965. It was released on Impulse! in 1966.
Who plays on Meditations with John Coltrane?
The album features John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, and Rashied Ali. It expands Coltrane's classic quartet into a sextet with a second tenor saxophone and a second drummer.
Why is Meditations important in Coltrane's catalog?
It is often heard as a spiritual follow-up to A Love Supreme from 1965, but with a more turbulent free-jazz language. It was also the last Coltrane studio album to include both McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones.
What is First Meditations, and is it the same album?
First Meditations is not the same release. It contains earlier quartet recordings from 1965, without Pharoah Sanders and Rashied Ali, and was issued later in 1977.
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