Recorded November 11, 1966 Artist John Coltrane Label Impulse! Records | Language Instrumental, English Release date 23 September 2014 Genre Free jazz | |
Released September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23) Venue Mitten Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Awards Grammy Award for Best Album Notes Similar John Coltrane albums, Free jazz albums, Other albums | ||
John coltrane offering live at temple university documentary
Offering: Live at Temple University is a 2014 live album released posthumously by John Coltrane on Resonance Records. The album was recorded from original master reels stored by WRTI-FM. Proceeds from the album benefit the John Coltrane Home.
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Reception
The album was given a mixed review by Geoff Dyer of The New York Review of Books, calling the moments of extreme experimentation "a bit daft—which is not to say they are without value". Mark Richardson of Pitchfork Media gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, praising the experimentation, calling it "almost unbearably intense" but with beautiful solos by percussionist Rashied Ali. AllMusic reviewer Matt Collar placed the album in context of Coltrane's career, calling it "a live culmination of Coltrane's musical journey, a homecoming and spiritual communion with the deep, creative forces that drove him right until the end of his life".
Track listing
All songs written by Coltrane, unless otherwise noted
- "Naima" – 16:28
- "Crescent – 26:11
- "Leo" – 21:29
- "Offering" – 4:19
- "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rogers) – 23:18
Personnel
Operating at equivalent levels of invention and energy are three members of his working quintet of one year’s standing his wife, Alice Coltrane, on piano; Pharoah Sanders on reeds and flute; and Rashied Ali on drums.
Songs
1Naima16:28
2Crescent26:11
3Leo21:29