This week's discussion will focus on John Coltrane's 1964 jazz album A Love Supreme, which is still considered one of the best jazz albums ever made and Coltrane's masterpiece. The blog describes who Coltrane was and key musical elements of the album, which has four tracks meant to be listened to as a whole work. It discusses Coltrane's search for a deeply spiritual music that could reach many people during a time of rapid change, as well as his dedication to his instrument and composition. Listeners are asked to listen to the first track and discuss repetition and expectation in this new context, or ideally listen to the full album.

1. We’ve been talking about repetition and expectation in music. This
We’ve been talking about repetition and expectation in music. This week, we’ll look at
something completely different: John Coltrane’s innovative jazz album from 1964, A Love
Supreme. This album is still recognized as one of the best jazz albums of all time, and
Coltrane’s masterpiece. This blog on the album Links to an external site.describes who
Coltrane was, detailing different musical events in the work. The album has four tracks,
which are meant to be listened to as one whole. The author describes Coltrane’s search for a
deeply spiritual music, and his attempt to create music that can reach everyone in a time
when life is rapidly changing. It also describes his dedication to his instrument and to
composition. You’ll see a picture of Coltrane’s hand-written score at the top of the block.
Listen to the first track, Acknowledgement, linked in the blog, thinking about repetition and
expectation and how they operate in this new context.Post about that; if you can, listen to
the whole album and see what the experience is like.