Meditations - John Coltrane - Music - VERVE - 0199957337434 - August 14, 2026
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John Coltrane
Meditations Verve Vault Series edition

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"Meditations", released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, captures John Coltrane's late-period quartet in transition — expanding into new sonic territory while retaining the core intensity of his classic lineup. Recorded on November 23, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs studio with producer Bob Thiele, the session includes both Coltrane's long-standing quartet and new collaborators who would shape his music's final phase.

The personnel unites pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones with additional voices: tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and drummer Rashied Ali. This expanded ensemble offers a denser, more turbulent soundscape, foreshadowing Coltrane's move toward freer and more spiritual explorations. Across the suite-like program — including "The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost," "Compassion," and "Love" — the music flows as a continuous meditation on transcendence and collective expression.

"Meditations" pushes Coltrane's spiritual jazz into heightened realms of energy and abstraction. It 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. The album remains a powerful document of transformation, intensity, and devotion in Coltrane's recorded legacy.

The Verve Vault Series is an exclusive vinyl reissue collection that brings the golden era of jazz back to life. Curated by Verve Label Group and UMe, this series offers audiophile-grade pressings of iconic jazz albums. Each release is meticulously mastered from original analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal in Germany.

Media Music     VINYL     LP   (Vinyl)
Number of records 1
To be released August 14, 2026
EAN/UPC 0199957337434
Label VERVE 019995733743
Genre Jazz
Dimensions 320 × 325 × 6 mm   ·   225 g

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