First Meditations (for quartet)

For the philosophical treatise, see First Meditation.

First Meditations (for quartet)
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released	December 1977
Recorded	September 2, 1965 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, Free jazz, Modal jazz
Length	52:16
Label	Impulse! AS-9332
Producer	Bob Thiele

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First Meditations (for quartet) is an album by John Coltrane recorded in 1965. 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 saxophone and Rashied Ali on drums. Not released initially until 1977, the album witnesses the final recording of Coltrane's classic quartet featuring bassist Jimmy Garrison, drummer Elvin Jones and pianist McCoy Tyner; later records included other musicians.

Track listing

All pieces written by John Coltrane.

1. "Love" – 8:03
2. "Compassion" – 9:32
3. "Joy" – 8:52
4. "Consequences" – 7:21
5. "Serenity" – 6:12
6. "Joy (alternate version)" – 12:16

Personnel

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Garrison – double bass
• Elvin Jones – drums
• McCoy Tyner – piano