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Saxophone legend John Coltrane's 1964 recording, A Love Supreme is one of the masterworks in the canon of jazz. John Coltrane is one of those rare musical figures who transcend both his time and category. Today, in addition to jazz fans, rockers and rappers, head-bangers and hip-hoppers all swear their allegiance to him. And no album in his catalog reaches a wider audience than A Love Supreme, what he called his humble offering to God. A Love Supreme was the culmination of a period of restlessness and searching for Coltrane, both in his personal and professional lives. Coltrane experienced a period of depression, followed by what he called "a spiritual awakening". Follo