Jazz News

April 28, 2015

Branford Marsalis Quartet to Reissue Coltrane’s A Love Supreme: Live in Amsterdam

This historic Marsalis Music CD/DVD, including a full performance by the Branford Marsalis Quartet at Amsterdam's Bimhuis plus bonus interviews and audio-only disc, will be re-relieased to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original John Coltrane A Love Supreme album, released in February 1965.

For Coltrane's A Love Supreme: Live In Amsterdam, label founder Branford Marsalis and his quartet have been captured in a complete performance of John Coltrane's 1964 recorded masterpiece. This legendary suite, which tenor saxophonist Marsalis included on his label's premier release, Footsteps of Our Fathers, was performed at Amsterdam's Bimhuis during a European tour in March 2003.

This reissue is out now in Europe and internationally, and will be released May 26 in the United States. The audio portion of this performance will be available on 180 gram audiophile vinyl on May 25 via Music on Vinyl.

CD/DVD pre-orders are available at Amazon.com.