John Coltrane - Meditations (1965)
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This CD reissues what was arguably the finest of the John Coltrane-Pharoah Sanders collaborations. On five diverse but almost consistently intense movements ("The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost," "Compassion," "Love," "Consequences," and "Serenity"), the two tenor saxophonists, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and both Elvin Jones and Rashied Ali on drums create some powerful, dense, and emotional music. Unlike some of the live jams of 1966, the passionate performances never ramble on too long and the screams and screeches fit logically into the spiritual themes. This would be the last recording of Coltrane with Tyner and Jones.
The year 1965 was a turning point in the life of John Coltrane. It was at this point that he crossed the line into the free jazz arena that he had been approaching since the early '60s. Besides his landmark Ascension, no album better illustrates this than the awe-inspiring Meditations. Coltrane's regular quartet – McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums) – is expanded here with second drummer Rashied Ali (who assumed Jones' spot after this album) and saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. This conglomeration produces some dense textures, especially in the epic first track "The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost." This sonic hurricane is a 13-minute outpouring of spiritual emotion that is at once compelling and exhausting. Elsewhere, the group delicately follows Coltrane's lead on the passionate "Love" and swings with abandon on the raucous "Consequences" as Sanders and 'Trane battle like warriors above the churning rhythm section. Finally, the aptly titled "Serenity" is a swirling free-form improvisation gently touching back down to earth after an adventurous ride through the heavens.
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Tracklist:
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01 - The Father And The Son And The Holy Ghost
02 - Compassion
03 - Love
04 - Consequences
05 - Serenity
*1965, 2009 Impulse! / Verve / UMG | Verve Originals Series | 0602517920378 | LP A-9110
Personnel:
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, percussion
Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, percussion
McCoy Tyner – piano
Jimmy Garrison – bass
Elvin Jones – drums
Rashied Ali – drums
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