Spiritual jazz

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Spiritual jazz · In December 1964, John Coltrane recorded A Love Supreme with his quartet, a suite in four parts that he dedicated to God. The album appeared in 1965 on Impulse! and gave direction to what has come to be called spiritual jazz: music as prayer or meditation, with long modal improvisations, repeated bass lines and an intense, searching tone. After Coltrane's death in 1967, his widow Alice Coltrane and the saxophonist Pharoah Sanders continued the line. Alice Coltrane brought in harp and organ and influences from Indian music; in 1969, Sanders recorded The Creator Has a Master Plan, with the singer Leon Thomas. The label Strata-East, founded by musicians themselves in 1971, released much of this music. Around 2015, there was renewed interest thanks to Kamasi Washington and the new scene in London.

Listening

• 
  Acknowledgement · John Coltrane, 1964
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  The Creator Has a Master Plan · Pharoah Sanders, 1969
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  Journey in Satchidananda · Alice Coltrane, 1970

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Jazz Map^NL Map
• After Hours: Session 3^NL Reader
• After Hours: Session 4^NL Reader

See also

• McCoy Tyner
• Elvin Jones
• Don Cherry
• Albert Ayler
• Sun Ra
• Shabaka Hutchings
• Nubya Garcia
• Archie Shepp
• Charles Lloyd
• Gil Scott-Heron
• Modal jazz
• Free jazz
• New London jazz
• New jazz from Los Angeles