John Coltrane’s masterpiece A Love Supreme has been certified platinum in the United States by the RIAA 56 years after its release. Universal Music announced the news today (November 10) in a press release, noting that A Love Supreme is the first jazz LP of the 1960s to achieve platinum certification by reaching one million album sales. It marks Coltrane’s first platinum record.
A Love Supreme was recorded in one session in late 1964 at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Coltrane enlisted drummer Elvin Jones, pianist McCoy Tyner, and bassist Jimmy Garrison for the iconic recording, which was originally released by Impulse! in 1965. Earlier this year, Impulse! and UMe released A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle—a rare private recording of Coltrane’s quartet performing selections from the LP in 1965.
Today, Impulse! Records and UMe have also released a digital-only collection titled A Love Supreme: The Platinum Collection, in celebration of Coltrane’s milestone. The collection includes all commercially released versions of the LP: the original album, a live 1965 recording from Antibes, France, A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle, and outtakes and alternative takes from A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters.
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