John Coltrane Plays Only Live Performance of A Love Supreme

In late 1964, the John Coltrane Quartet (featuring McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and Trane himself) recorded A Love Supreme in one session. Often considered Coltrane’s masterpiece, the album has influenced jazz musicians far and wide. It has been deemed an American national treasure by the Smithsonian. And no jazz collection should go without a copy.

Apparently the quartet only performed A Love Supreme once in public — in Antibes, France in the summer of 1965 — and the performance has been captured in some vintage video. You can watch the segment “Resolution” above, and ”Acknowledgement” below. We’ll be adding these clips to our Cultural Icons media collection.

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  1. Gianpiero Addis says . . . | November 30, 2011 / 1:27 pm

    Thank you so much for this great gift!! :)

  2. Liiiii says . . . | November 30, 2011 / 5:25 pm

    I really would like to see “Psalm” from the same album. It is an amazing music. Unfortunately, I think it’s lost in time.

  3. fabio says . . . | November 30, 2011 / 11:47 pm

    “…You can skip to the end…”????
    YOU FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Matthias Rascher says . . . | December 1, 2011 / 8:07 am

    Neither video plays in Germany: http://twitpic.com/7hymx0

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