First Meditations
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For the philosophical treatise, see First Meditation.
| First Meditations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Studio album by John Coltrane | ||
| Released | 1977 | |
| Recorded | September 2 and September 22, 1965 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Label | Impulse! Records | |
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |
First Meditations (for quartet) is a 1965 album by John Coltrane. It is a quartet version of a suite Coltrane would record as Meditations two months later with the additions of Pharoah Sanders as a second tenor and Rashied Ali on drums.
[edit] Track listing
- "Love" – 8:04
- "Compassion" – 9:30
- "Joy" – 8:49
- "Consequences" – 7:21
- "Serenity" – 6:10
- "Joy" – 12:14
[edit] Personnel
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone, leader
- McCoy Tyner — piano
- Jimmy Garrison — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums

