{"product_id":"john-coltrane-meditations-verve-vault-series","title":"JOHN COLTRANE - Meditations [Verve Vault Series]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1966 on \u003cstrong\u003eImpulse! Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, captures \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e’s late-period quartet in transition - expanding into new sonic territory while retaining the core intensity of his classic lineup.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded on November 23, 1965, at \u003cstrong\u003eRudy Van Gelder\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Englewood Cliffs studio with producer \u003cstrong\u003eBob Thiele\u003c\/strong\u003e, the session includes both Coltrane’s long-standing quartet and new collaborators who would shape his music’s final phase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe personnel unites pianist \u003cstrong\u003eMcCoy Tyner\u003c\/strong\u003e, bassist \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Garrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e with additional voices: tenor saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003ePharoah Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eRashied Ali\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis expanded ensemble offers a denser, more turbulent soundscape, foreshadowing Coltrane’s move toward freer and more spiritual explorations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross the suite-like program - including \u003cem\u003eThe Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCompassion\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLove\u003c\/em\u003e - the music flows as a continuous meditation on transcendence and collective expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e pushes Coltrane’s spiritual jazz into heightened realms of energy and abstraction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt marks one of the final appearances of his \"classic quartet\" members Tyner and Jones before they departed, leaving Coltrane to pursue new directions with Sanders and Ali.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album remains a powerful document of transformation, intensity, and devotion in Coltrane’s recorded legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VERVE","offers":[{"title":"180g Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58401592672601,"sku":"SDZ-47865","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/JohnColtraneMeditationsLP.png?v=1782409708","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/john-coltrane-meditations-verve-vault-series","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}