July 26, 1965--A Love Supreme Live

November 9, 2017 5:54 AM

The surviving footage of the only time Coltrane performed of A Love Supreme live. (Previously, 6 yrs ago, broken link)
posted by OmieWise (14 comments total)

I think Jean Christophe Averty shot this. I you like the music played at this festival you're in for a treat because there many more excerpts on the French INA website.

And : cool ! Thanks for the link.
posted by nicolin at 6:50 AM on November 9, 2017

St. John Will-I-Am! This makes my day.
posted by Bob Regular at 6:59 AM on November 9, 2017

Thanks for this, quite a treat.
posted by Maecenas at 7:08 AM on November 9, 2017

Tyner on fire.
posted by OHenryPacey at 7:21 AM on November 9, 2017 [3 favorites]

In high school in the early 90s, I had a Coltrane CD of indeterminate origin. I can't remember the title, but the cover was black and gold, and it appeared to be a low budget best of compilation that one would find in the cutout bin. However, there was a live performance of A Love Supreme on there and I'm 99% certain that this is it. Unfortunately my copy of the CD is long gone. Thanks for sharing!
posted by montbrarian at 8:34 AM on November 9, 2017 [1 favorite]

Outstanding! Thanks for posting.
posted by Malingering Hector at 8:57 AM on November 9, 2017

Wow! Thanks for posting this.
posted by homunculus at 9:22 AM on November 9, 2017

I've listened to A Love Supreme countless times on CD. I've been immersed in it many times at St. John's African Orthodox Church in San Francisco. It's always revelatory. This video is beautiful.

I try to refrain from smothering music in accolades and laudation, but if this particular arrangement of musicians doesn't qualify as legendary, then I guess nobody does.
posted by vverse23 at 9:31 AM on November 9, 2017 [3 favorites]

This is awesome. Many thanks!
I trust everyone saw the Independent Lens documentary Chasing Trane on PBS?
posted by Thorzdad at 11:25 AM on November 9, 2017 [2 favorites]

July 26, 1965

one day after Bob Dylan tore sh** up at the Newport Folk Fest. The zeitgeist was busy that week.
posted by philip-random at 11:12 PM on November 9, 2017 [1 favorite]

In high school in the early 90s, I had a Coltrane CD of indeterminate origin. I can't remember the title, but the cover was black and gold, and it appeared to be a low budget best of compilation that one would find in the cutout bin. However, there was a live performance of A Love Supreme on there and I'm 99% certain that this is it. Unfortunately my copy of the CD is long gone. Thanks for sharing!

Is it this?
posted by kersplunk at 7:43 AM on November 10, 2017

Just realised the Discogs page says it's from 2002 but I could have sworn I owned it earlier than that.
posted by kersplunk at 7:44 AM on November 10, 2017

Just realised the Discogs page says it's from 2002 but I could have sworn I owned it earlier than that.

The 2002 CD is a remastered reissue
posted by thelonius at 8:06 AM on November 10, 2017 [1 favorite]

I love you
posted by Freelance Demiurge at 10:39 PM on November 10, 2017 [1 favorite]