Following the genre-redefining revelations of A Love Supreme in 1965, John Coltrane began a dramatic shift toward spiritual free jazz, abandoning familiar forms in favor of a more abstract sonic palette and bold questions he'd spend the rest of his life and career pursuing. Meditations, released by Impulse! in 1966, continues that emotional throughline while retaining, for the last time in full, the classic quartet that propelled Trane to greatness: pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison an…
1974 US re-issue on Impulse!/ABC of the 1971 double-album with a 1965 live recording featuring Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With original innersleeve.
Original US edition on Impulse!/ABC of the 1970 album with a recording from 1965 featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With original innersleeve.
1968 US re-press on Impulse!/ABC of the 1966 album featuring Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Rashied Ali and McCoy Tyner. With original innersleeve.