A Love Supreme/The Legacy of John Coltrane
Turtle Island Quartet
2007
by Roy Luckett
January 28th, 2008
This quartet, which still includes two of its original members from 1985, pays fantastic tribute to the music of Coltrane and other jazz songs inspired by Coltrane’s 1964 landmark A Love Supreme. What’s fascinating about this album is that this classical string quartet, whose instruments consist of two violins, a viola, and a cello, effortlessly melds classical and jazz disciplines into something fresh, not awkward, a triumph given that Coltrane’s music was created for the most part for a configuration of saxophone, piano, bass and drums. And the track “Naima” is a stunner. What an unexpected delight!
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
1964
by Roy Luckett
January 28th, 2008
And while you are at it, go get this one to fully appreciate the Turtle Island Quartet’s tribute. One of the greatest jazz albums, noteworthy for having brought a new approach to jazz that’s more fluid and more intense. In future selections, it will become clearer how much I love Coltrane.
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