56 Years After its Release, John Coltrane Masterpiece Certified Platinum
Recorded in one session on Dec. 9, 1964, at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with Coltrane's classic quartet – pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones —the iconic album is the first jazz LP of the 1960s to achieve platinum status.
Released in 1965 "A Love Supreme" was an instant best-seller for Impulse! Records and received a Grammy nomination.
In celebration of the accomplishment, Impulse! Records/UMe today has released a digital-only collection titled "A Love Supreme: The Platinum Collection," which brings together all commercially released versions of the suite of music. The collection begins with the original album, continues with a live 1965 recording from Antibes, France, followed by the newly released A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle, also recorded in 1965. The package ends with outtakes and alternative takes from the previously released A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters from 2015.
"John Coltrane is one of the most important artists of the 20th century and A Love Supreme, is his masterwork," UMe President & CEO, Bruce Resnikoff, said, "We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone and that the album continues to find new listeners more than five decades after its release."
"John Coltrane is one of the most important artists of the 20th century and A Love Supreme, is his masterwork," UMe President & CEO, Bruce Resnikoff, said, "We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone and that the album continues to find new listeners more than five decades after its release."
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