This album is
probably as close to perfect as any jazz album is likely to get. It pulls off
the rare trick of being uncompromising and yet completely accessible. The composition begins with a gong, followed by a four-note motif that structures the entire first movement. Coltrane's saxophone solos pick up this motif and he repeats it in different variations until he eventually turns it into a vocal chant ("a LOVE su-PREME").
"Resolution" is his more familiar upbeat territory, complete with a flailing drum solo by Elvin Jones. The album ends with a musical interpretation of a poem that is included in the liner notes. The poem ends with the cry “Elation. Elegance. Exaltation. All from God. Thank you God. Amen.”
I can't imagine any jazz collection without this in it.
Track Listing:
01. Acknowledgement, Pt. 1
02. Resolution, Pt. 2
03. Resolution, Pt. 3
04. Psalm, Pt. 4
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