9398

    John Coltrane First Meditations

    Impulse!
      • 1. Love
      • 2. Compassion
      • 3. Joy
      • 4. Consequences
      • 5. Serenity
      • 6. Joy (alternate version)

      An amazing insight into a pivotal period in the development of one of the true masters of 20th Century music! This album contains the first recording of John Coltane's 'Meditations' suite of spiritual jazz. recorded in the aftermath of the seminal 'A Love Supreme'. Coltrane's music and approach was developing so rapidly at this juncture that before the album coud be released he had taken his group back into the studio to record a completely different version! The more 'out there' second version was released as 'Meditations', leaving this album (closer in sound to 'A Love Supreme') to be post-humously released as 'First Meditations'. We can't recommend this enough! Beautiful, beautiful music! Don't be put off by the (not very good) cover!

      Other Releases by John Coltrane

      John ColtraneBlue TrainBlue Note
      **Late 50s hard bop! Coltrane's second on Blue Note.** John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, bandleaderPaul Chambers – double bassKenny Drew – pianoCurtis...
      • – Moment's Notice
      John ColtraneMy Favorite ThingsAtlantic
      Released in 1961, My Favorite Things made John Coltrane a star with box-office pulling power previously preserved for the likes of Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz,...
        John ColtraneA Love Supreme: Live in SeattleImpulse!
        A never-before-heard live recording from a private collection! Coltrane’s classic quartet inc. Pharoah Sanders. One of only three known concert performances...
          John ColtraneAnother Side Of John ColtraneCraft Recordings
          This collection showcases some of Coltrane's best recordings as a side artist and features collaborations with such jazz greats as Miles Davis, Thelonious...
            John ColtraneBlue World (1964) [Previously Unreleased]Impulse!
            In 1964, the National Film Board of Canada asked John Coltrane to record the soundtrack for a French-language film titled 'Le Chat dans le Sac' ('The Cat...
            • – Blue World
            John Coltrane1963: New DirectionsImpulse!
            FREE UK SHIPPING ON VINYL BOX SET! John Coltrane 1963: New Directions collects all of John Coltrane’s 1963 Impulse recordings in the order in which...
              John ColtraneBoth Directions At Once: The Lost AlbumImpulse!
              On March 6, 1963, John Coltrane and his classic quartet - McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones - recorded an entire studio album at the legendary...
              • – Untitled Original 11383 (Take 1)
              John ColtraneImpressionsImpulse!
              Classic modal jazz album from the master of deep jazz and one of the most important performer/composers ever! Modal fans will love the tranquil, melancholic...
                John ColtraneThe Last Trane (1965)Prestige
                Last session from the Prestige vaults (released after he signed to Impulse). Featuring Donald Byrd, Red Garland, Louis Hayes, Art Taylor and Earl May....
                • – Lover
                John ColtraneImpassioned Tenor-ManAlto Records
                Four track John Coltrane release from Boris Rose's Alto Records "label". Tracks: "Cousin Mary (version of My Favorite Things)," "Body & Soul," "Interpretations...
                • – Cousin Mary (My Favorite Things)
                John ColtraneLush Life (1961)Original Jazz Classics
                1961 Lp on Prestige assembled from unissued results of three separate recording sessions at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958.
                • – I Love You
                John ColtraneAscension (1965)Impulse!
                Landmark free jazz album! An essential classic for any fan of 'new thing' improvisation! John Coltrane was one of the greatest player/composers the world...
                • – Part I
                • – Part II
                John ColtraneA Love Supreme (1964)Impulse!
                100% essential deep jazz classic! Searching, yearning, BEAUTIFUL spiritual jazz of the highest order! This is considered by many to be his best album and...
                  John ColtraneLive At BirdlandImpulse! (1963)
                  Absolutely definitive Coltrane release ushering in the new sound of radical deepness at the start of the 1960s. 'Alabama' was written and performed shortly...
                    John ColtraneStardustPrestige (1963)
                    This was among the last of Coltrane's Prestige albums to be issued. The saxophonist had stockpiled enough material for the label during his two year contract...
                      John ColtraneAfro Blue ImpressionsCraft Recordings
                      Originally releasd on Pablo Records in 1977.
                        • 2×LP 7235781£31.99
                          (Craft Jazz Essentials Series)
                          In stockAdd to Bag
                        John ColtraneGiant Steps (1959)Atlantic
                        Giant Steps was possibly Coltrane's most consistently outstanding tenor solo statementto date. Of course, Coltrane's own performance on Kind of Blue, just...
                          John ColtraneOle Coltrane (1962)Atlantic
                          Recorded in 1961, this was Coltrane's last album for Atlantic before his seminal Impulse albums. Amazingly this album is the template for the Impulse sound....
                          • – Olé
                          John ColtraneJohn Coltrane (Prestige 7105)Prestige
                          Coltrane's debut on Prestige. John Coltrane recorded so frequently for the Prestige label during '56-'58 that it's tough to figure out where to start....
                          • – bakai
                          John ColtraneMeditations (1966)Impulse!
                          Beautiful, intense, spiritual jazz from the master! This is a landmark album for John Coltrane, recorded in his 'classic period' just after his masterpiece...

                            Other Releases on Impulse!

                            Albert AylerThe Village ConcertsImpulse!
                              • Original LP IA-9336/2£40.00
                                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl
                                In stockAdd to Bag
                              Charles MingusThe Black Saint And The Sinner LadyImpulse!
                                • Original LP£70.00
                                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned French Vinyl. Rare original first pressing mono French vinyl, crackback sleeve, some spine wear, name on back.
                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                • LP ERMIT12520£18.00
                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                Chico HamiltonMan From Two Worlds (1963)Impulse!
                                Original issue, first pressing, Impulse copy, 1963. Cat. no. A-59 Thick card gatefold, heavy vinyl
                                • – Little Sister's Dance
                                • Original LP£35.00
                                  Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl, first press Impulse, orig Impulse inner, minor surface marks
                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                Dizzy GillespieSwing Low, Sweet CadillacImpulse!
                                Includes Gillespie's wicked latin jazz dance version of "Mas Que Nada"
                                • – Mas Que Nada (Pow, Pow, Pow)
                                • Original LP£40.00
                                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl, SMAS 9125 first Stereo club edition Impulse
                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                • LP IMPL9149M£26.99
                                Alice ColtraneThe Carnegie Hall ConcertImpulse!
                                This album features Alice Coltrane’s first Carnegie Hall performance as a leader, joined by an all-star band including fellow members of her late-husband...
                                • – Shiva-Loka
                                Sun RaSpace Is The Place (1973)Impulse!
                                Totally essential deep astro jazz with the full twenty minute version of the title track! One-of-a-kind, out-of-this-world, wonky space anthem! This...
                                • – space is the place
                                Irreversible EntanglementsProtect Your LightImpulse!
                                Fusing elements of jazz, hip-hop, global music traditions and spoken word, Protect Your Light sees the quintet (vocalist/poet Camae Ayewa, saxophonist...
                                • – Free Love
                                Pharoah SandersBlack Unity (1971)Impulse!
                                Super-heavy percussive spiritual jazz. Highly recommended!Pharaoh Sanders added groove to foundation of spiritual and free jazz he had explored on his...
                                • – Black Unity Pt. 1
                                • – Black Unity Pt. 2
                                • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 5521236£35.00
                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                Yusef LateefPsychicemotus (1965)Impulse!
                                Superb mid-sixties album featuring a great version of Erik Satie's tranquil classic "First Gymnopedie"!
                                • – Psychicemoyus
                                • – First Gymnopedie
                                • Original LP£10.00
                                  Vinyl condition: GSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, bad mark on Side 1 track 3 rest is fine. CHEAP
                                • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 5521238£35.00
                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                Clark TerryIt's What's Happenin'Impulse!
                                  • Original LP AS-9157£10.00
                                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Orig = Original secondhand UK vinyl Jasmine reissue
                                    In stockAdd to Bag
                                  Brandee YoungerBrand New LifeImpulse!
                                  Brandee Younger will release her second album on Impulse! Records, ‘Brand New Life’. Younger is quite often noted for standing on the shoulders of...
                                  • – You're A Girl For One Man Only
                                  • – Brand New Life (feat. Mumu Fresh)
                                  ShabakaAfrikan CultureImpulse!
                                  Shabaka Hutchings debut release under his own name, Afrikan Culture, was released on Impulse! Records in May 2022. Known for his globally-acclaimed, groundbreaking...
                                  • – Black Meditation
                                  • – Call It A European Paradox
                                  • – Ital Is Vital
                                  • – Memories Don’t Live Like People Do
                                  • – Ritual Awakening
                                  • – Explore Inner Space
                                  • – The Dimension Of Subtle Awareness
                                  • – Rebirth
                                  Ahmad JamalThe AwakeningImpulse!
                                  **As sampled by Nas on 'The World Is Yours'!** By 1970, pianist Ahmad Jamal's style had changed a bit since the 1950s, becoming denser and more adventurous...
                                  • – The Awakening
                                  • – I Love Music
                                  • – Patterns
                                  • – Dolphin Dance
                                  • – You're My Everything
                                  • – Stolen Moments
                                  • – Wave
                                  John ColtraneA Love Supreme: Live in SeattleImpulse!
                                  A never-before-heard live recording from a private collection! Coltrane’s classic quartet inc. Pharoah Sanders. One of only three known concert performances...
                                    Brandee YoungerSomewhere DifferentImpulse!
                                    Performer, composer and educator Brandee Younger is an accomplished ensemble leader who perviously played with Dezron Douglas on the superb 'Force Majeure'...
                                    • – Love & Struggle
                                    • – Olivia Benson
                                    • – Beautiful Is Black
                                    • – Pretend
                                    • – Reclamation
                                    • – Somewhere Different
                                    • – Spirit U Will
                                    • – Tickled Pink
                                    Ahmad JamalFreeflightImpulse!
                                      • Original LP AS-9217£45.00
                                        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl
                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                      Alice ColtraneKIRTAN: TURIYA SINGSImpulse!
                                      Deep, spiritual material from 1982 by Alice Coltrane!!!! INCREDIBLE LOST ALBUM!! 'Kirtan: Turiya Sings' features Alice Coltrane at peak spirituality and...
                                      • – Krishna Krishna
                                      Sons Of KemetBlack To The FutureImpulse!
                                      Second Impluse! records release for cult UK jazz psychonauts, Sons Of Kemet! Frenetic, spiritual, cosmic jazz energy from Shabaka Hutchings, Theon Cross...
                                      • – Hustle feat. Kojey Radical
                                      Impulse Records: Music, Message And The MomentImpulse!
                                      UNBELIEVABLE new compilation of deep spiritual music by John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Oliver Nelson, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp and other groundbreaking...
                                      • – The John Coltrane Quartet — Africa
                                      • – Max Roach — Garvey's Ghost
                                      • – John Coltrane & Alice Coltrane — Reverend King
                                      • – Alice Coltrane — Blue Nile
                                      • – Pharoah Sanders — Astral Traveling
                                      • – Archie Shepp — Blues for Brother George Jackson
                                      • 1. – The John Coltrane Quartet — Africa
                                      • 2. – Max Roach — Garvey's Ghost
                                      • 15. – John Coltrane & Alice Coltrane — Reverend King
                                      • View full info and tracklisting
                                      • 4×LP Box Set (2kg) 3567187£160.00
                                        • 4xLP box set is housed in a high-quality archival portfolio cast with a museum drop front.
                                        • Magazine style booklet featuring original impulse! ads and artist photos
                                        • Impulse! vinyl slipmat.
                                        • Free UK shipping!
                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                      • 2×CD 3567186£20.00
                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                      Thelonious MonkPalo AltoImpulse!
                                      'Palo Alto' is a previously unknown and unreleased live Thelonious Monk recording from 1968! After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in...
                                      • – Epistrophy
                                      Shabaka and The AncestorsWe Are Sent Here By HistoryImpulse!
                                      It's the bomb! Just landing! Release date brought forward! WILL SELL OUT!! Don't miss out! Comet Is Coming band leader Shabaka is back with The Ancestors...
                                      • – Go My Heart, Go To Heaven
                                      John ColtraneBlue World (1964) [Previously Unreleased]Impulse!
                                      In 1964, the National Film Board of Canada asked John Coltrane to record the soundtrack for a French-language film titled 'Le Chat dans le Sac' ('The Cat...
                                      • – Blue World
                                      John HandyCarnival (1977)Impulse!
                                        • Original LP 28 691 XOT£10.00
                                          Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: NM-Original Pre-Owned UK Vinyl
                                          In stockAdd to Bag
                                        John Coltrane1963: New DirectionsImpulse!
                                        FREE UK SHIPPING ON VINYL BOX SET! John Coltrane 1963: New Directions collects all of John Coltrane’s 1963 Impulse recordings in the order in which...
                                          The Comet Is ComingTrust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep MysteryImpulse!
                                          Futurist jazz voyagers (lead by Shabaka Hutchings) The Comet Is Coming release their anticipated 2nd album via Impulse! A propulsive, kaleidoscopic trip...
                                          • – Summon The Fire
                                          John ColtraneBoth Directions At Once: The Lost AlbumImpulse!
                                          On March 6, 1963, John Coltrane and his classic quartet - McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones - recorded an entire studio album at the legendary...
                                          • – Untitled Original 11383 (Take 1)
                                          John ColtraneImpressionsImpulse!
                                          Classic modal jazz album from the master of deep jazz and one of the most important performer/composers ever! Modal fans will love the tranquil, melancholic...
                                            Sons of KemetYour Queen Is A ReptileImpulse!
                                            Sons of Kemet’s third studio album, and first under the impulse! label! Shabaka Hutchings and his band incorporate sounds of spiritual jazz music, while...
                                            • – My Queen Is Ada Eastman
                                            • – My Queen Is Mamie Phipps Clark
                                            • – My Queen Is Harriet Tubman
                                            • – My Queen Is Anna Julia Cooper
                                            • – My Queen Is Angela Davis
                                            • – My Queen Is Nanny Of The Maroons
                                            • – My Queen Is Yaa Asantewaa
                                            • – My Queen Is Albertina Sisulu
                                            • – My Queen Is Doreen Lawrence
                                            Louis BellsonThunderbird (1966)Impulse!
                                              • Original LP£25.00
                                                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, first press Impulse Records
                                                In stockAdd to Bag
                                              Pharoah SandersKarma (1969)Impulse!
                                              Over half an hour of "The Creator Has A Master Plan"! Leon Thomas on vocals joins the Pharoah for one of the greatest collaborations in deep, spiritual...
                                                John ColtraneAscension (1965)Impulse!
                                                Landmark free jazz album! An essential classic for any fan of 'new thing' improvisation! John Coltrane was one of the greatest player/composers the world...
                                                • – Part I
                                                • – Part II

                                                People also bought

                                                Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The TrinityStreetnoise (1969)Atco
                                                Hardcore Funked up Auger and Driscoll double album. USA pressing on Atco
                                                • – Tropic Of Capricorn
                                                • – Czechoslovakia
                                                • – Indian Rope Man
                                                • Original 2×LP£30.00
                                                  Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG-Original USA Vinyl thick gatefold sleeve, wear/splot spine/taped at bottom of sleeve
                                                BocoRunning The Mardi Gras / SmileBig Crown Records
                                                Big Crown Records is proud to present the reissue of this uber rare underground cult classic Running The Mardi Gras by Boco. Those lucky enough to find...
                                                • – Running The Mardi Gras
                                                • – Smile
                                                Chico HamiltonThe Dealer (1966)Impulse
                                                Chico Hamilton left-field jazz with Arnie Lawrence, Archie Shepp, Richard Davis and Larry Coryell.
                                                • – the dealer
                                                • – for mods only
                                                • Original LP£30.00
                                                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl, 2nd press Impulse
                                                Horace AndyEarth Must Be Hell / Slaving In BabylonDub Store
                                                Killer mid 70s roots tune from Horace Andy taken from the album "The Kingston Rock"
                                                • Horace Andy – Earth Must Be Hell
                                                • Winston Jarrett – Slaving In Babylon
                                                John ColtraneHis LIfe And MusicUniversity Of Michigan Press
                                                This is a definitive assessment of the life and work of jazz musician John Coltrane, based on new interviews with his colleagues and never-before-published...
                                                  Albert Ayler TrioSpiritual UnityESP
                                                  The first recording issued by the iconoclastic ESP-Disk, and considered by many to be Ayler's finest studio work, Spiritual Unity is a giant of free jazz....
                                                    UpsettersReturn Of DjangoMusic On Vinyl
                                                    Absolutely classic reggae! Wicked organ instrumentals, flawless Lee Perry production - Essential. Limited edition 180g re-press!
                                                    • – Return Of Django
                                                    • – Drugs And Poison
                                                    Max RomeoOne Step ForwardBlack Art
                                                    Roots anthem recorded at the Black Ark in 1976 with Lee Perry at the helm.
                                                    • Max Romeo – One Step Forward
                                                    Lee PerryBathroom SkankBlack Art
                                                    Great twisted funky reggae cut from 1975 recorded at his studio " Black Ark" now wash your face!! Check other Black Art label releases now in stock...
                                                    • – Bathroom Skank
                                                    Toots And The Maytals54 46 Was My NumberBeverleys
                                                    Stone cold jump up classic with Pressure Drop on the b-side
                                                    • – 54 46 Was My Number
                                                    • – Pressure Drop
                                                    Dizzy GillespieSwing Low, Sweet CadillacImpulse!
                                                    Includes Gillespie's wicked latin jazz dance version of "Mas Que Nada"
                                                    • – Mas Que Nada (Pow, Pow, Pow)
                                                    • Original LP£40.00
                                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl, SMAS 9125 first Stereo club edition Impulse
                                                      In stockAdd to Bag
                                                    • LP IMPL9149M£26.99
                                                    Betty DavisThe Columbia Years 1968-1969Light In The Attic
                                                    One can hardly imagine Prince, Erykah Badu, or Outkast without the influence of Betty Davis. Her style of raw and revelatory punk-funk defies any notions...
                                                    • – Hangin' Out
                                                    • – Politician Man
                                                    • – Down Home Girl
                                                    • – Born On The Bayou
                                                    • – I'm Ready, Willing, & Able (Take 1)
                                                    • – I'm Ready, Willing, & Able (Take 9)
                                                    • – It's My Life (Alternate Take)
                                                    • – Live, Love, Learn
                                                    • – My Soul Is Tired
                                                    Bootsy's Rubber BandAhh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby (1977)Warner Bros
                                                    Funked up Bootsy in the groove 1977.
                                                      • LP (180 gram) MOVLP1404£20.99
                                                      • Original LP£20.00
                                                        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA Vinyl ,
                                                        100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!