- Record Label: Universal Music
- Release Date: Sep 23, 2014
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MagnetDec 10, 2014A gravity-defying 23-minute take of "My Favorite Things" shows how far Coltrane had come in such a short time. [No. 116, p.57]
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MojoSep 23, 2014On this recording--as well as his body of work--Trane proved that music is the superior language. And that there is only one John Coltrane. [Oct 2014, p.100]
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Sep 23, 2014You want immaculate structure and production, there are plenty of albums available. You want the sound of life, of a voice summoning all its powers to shake a room and be heard, this recording is waiting.
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Sep 23, 2014Offering works as a live culmination of Coltrane's musical journey, a homecoming and spiritual communion with the deep, creative forces that drove him right until the end of his life and, based on the music here, one can only assume beyond.
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Oct 29, 2014Offering passes that test, it’s both an “important” jazz release and one that’s actually enjoyable to listen to.
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The WireDec 2, 2014While it might be hard to hear this music as revolutionary now, there's no denying how commanding and demanding both the tuneful and flat out noisy sections are on modern ears. [Oct 2014, p.70]
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Oct 29, 2014Much has been made of these vocals, and they certainly do stand out on the recording. That said, any serious listener has heard both precedents and antecedents (Leon Thomas, AMM, about half of both the Nonesuch Explorer and ESP-Disk catalogs) for Coltrane's approach.
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Sep 23, 2014It’s the sound of longing unbound.