The Music of My Youth

The one Coltrane album that anyone who's not into jazz and hasn't heard the saxophone master before should make every effort to get into. The music not only communicates a joyous energy that lifts you up, but also radiates a glow of spiritualism that affects you in the profound way only sublime art does.

The original release with its four largely improvised pieces — they actually sound more like modal incantations — is all you need, though the Deluxe Edition is worth checking out, if only to get a feel of Coltrane's fiery "sheets of sound" experience on the live renditions of the tunes.

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