Jeff Parker on John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (1965)

It doesn't get much more classic than this, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme is a bonafide heat rock. Musician/DJ Jeff Parker sits down with Oliver and guest co-host Jocelyn Brown to discuss this truly iconic album, it's unexpected gospel leanings, and the intentionality behind every aspect of this album.
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The Story of A Love Supreme (NPR)
Seeing Through A Love Supreme to Find John Coltrane (The New Yorker)
A Love Supreme's entry in the Library of Congress
Show tracklisting (all songs from A Love Supreme unless otherwise indicated):
A Love Supreme Pt. I - Acknowledgment
A Love Supreme Pt. IV - Psalm
Tortoise: TNT
Jeff Parker: Fusion Swirl
A Love Supreme Pt. II Resolution
A Love Supreme Pt. IV - Psalm
John Coltrane: Alabama
A Love Supreme Pt. I - Acknowledgment
A Love Supreme Pt. III - Pursuance
A Love Supreme Pt. IV - Psalm
A Love Supreme Pt. III - Pursuance
A Love Supreme Pt. IV - Psalm
A Love Supreme Pt. I - Acknowledgment
A Love Supreme Pt. II - Resolution
A Love Supreme Pt. I - Acknowledgment
A Love Supreme Pt. II - Resolution
A Love Supreme Pt. IV - Psalm
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane: In A Sentimental Mood
Alice Coltrane: The Sun
John Coltrane: Spiral
Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there
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