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Article: A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
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- Black Issues Book Review
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- May 1, 2003
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by Ashley Kahn Viking, October 2002 $27.95, ISBN 0-670-03136-4
Undoubtedly, 1968 was one of the most turbulent periods of the twentieth century, but 1965 was easily a harbinger of things to come, with the assassination of Malcolm X, the riots that engulfed the Watts section of Los Angeles, and the escalation of war in Vietnam. But out of the chaos came John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme." For a world gone mad, the venerable saxophonist produced an album that both praised and cried out to God. It sparked a revolution, changing the tone of jazz and the world forever.
When Coltrane recorded "A Love Supreme," he was a man in transition. He finally quit heroin ...