{"product_id":"john-coltrane-meditations-377002","title":"John Coltrane - Meditations","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Coltrane's \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e catches him at a genuine turning point. Recorded on November 23, 1965 and released by Impulse! in 1966, it documents the moment Coltrane pushed beyond the language of his classic quartet toward the freer, more spiritually charged sound that defined his final years. That tension is part of what makes the album so compelling: McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones are still here, but the group is expanded by Pharoah Sanders and a second drummer, Rashied Ali.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a suite-like record that feels both structured and volatile. Pieces such as \u003cem\u003eThe Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCompassion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLove\u003c\/em\u003e move as a sustained meditation on transcendence and collective expression, with dense ensemble textures, fierce improvisation and moments of sudden calm. This was one of the final recordings to feature Tyner and Jones with Coltrane, while also introducing key partners in Sanders and Ali who would shape the music that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of Coltrane's late Impulse! period, \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e is often heard as a spiritual successor to \u003cem\u003eA Love Supreme\u003c\/em\u003e, but it is less devotional in a serene sense than searching, intense and openly exploratory. For listeners tracing how Coltrane moved from modal power into full spiritual free jazz, this is one of the clearest and most absorbing documents of that transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerve Vault Series edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut and mastered from the original analog tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Optimal in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGatefold sleeve with original artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eno album better illustrates this than the awe-inspiring Meditations.\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/meditations-mw0000197324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAllMusic.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \u003c!-- Genres --\u003e\n    \n      \u003cp\u003eGenre: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jazz-music-vinyl-records\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jazz-music-vinyl-records\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide A                       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. The Father And The Son And The Holy Ghost\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Compassion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide B                       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Love\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Consequences\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Serenity\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44268938985537,"sku":"1516751","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/199957337434.jpg?v=1785282009","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/john-coltrane-meditations-377002","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}