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Coltrane: A Love Supreme, 9—Bassists on "Acknowledgement," All Takes
In my last essay on A Love Supreme, we listened closely to what Coltrane and Archie Shepp played on Acknowledgement.” (See the Index on the home page…
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For Dr. King: Coltrane, Hidden Texts, and "Alabama," 2—Coltrane's Text
Last time I gave you a very detailed introduction to Coltrane’s uses of texts, including “hidden” texts, in his music during 1964 and ‘65.
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For Dr.King: Coltrane, Hidden Texts, and "Alabama," 1—Background Information
It’s been over 60 years since Coltrane’s profound recording of “Alabama,” and in recent years I have made some progress toward understanding it.
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Coltrane: A Love Supreme, 8— "Psalm" and Its Text
(Please use the Index to find the previous essays in this series.
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Coltrane: A Love Supreme,7—"Acknowledgement," All Takes
Now that we’ve examined what Coltrane had planned, by examining all of his handwritten sketches, let’s examine how the recording of A Love Supreme…
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Coltrane, A Love Supreme, 6—The Last of His Note Pages
(Please use the Index to find the previous essays in this series.
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Coltrane: A Love Supreme, 5—His Drafts of the Album Notes
Looking now at Coltrane’s other note pages, there are several drafts of the album notes (known as “liner” notes).
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Coltrane: A Love Supreme, 4—Back to His Notes (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you will find a very interesting paper analyzing A Love Supreme.)
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Coltrane: A Love Supreme, Part 3, for his Birthday—Overdubbing
In honor of Coltrane’s birthday (September 23), let’s continue our in-depth study of his most famous recording.
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Coltrane: A Love Supreme, Part 2—Coltrane's Written Plans
We continue now with my new series about A Love Supreme. There is quite a bit of new material in these essays, things that I have only recently…
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Coltrane: A Love Supreme, Part 1—Background Information, and My Personal Memories
THIS IS the first of what will be a series of many detailed essays exploring the beloved album A Love Supreme. This recording is very important to me…
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Coltrane Projects That Never Happened, 3B: A documentary film in France, Concluded
The previous part is here. Let’s continue with the open letter that Alain Corneau and Daniel Berger published when Coltrane, through his manager and…
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