Bringing the same fresh and engaging approach to music that characterized his critically acclaimed and "Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, and " Ashley Kahn has written an even more illuminating celebration of saxophone legend John Coltrane's 1964 spiritual opus and masterwork. and "A Love Supreme and " is a passionate and revealing portrait of a timelessly resonant musical statement, artfully balancing biography, analysis, and a palpable enthusiasm that anyone from the casual listener to the avid fan will enjoy. and "A Love Supreme and " was written with the full cooperation of Coltrane's family and features the voices of more than a hundred musicians, producers, and witnesses, including the surviving participants in the album: Elvin Jones, pianist McCoy Tyner, and engineer Rudy Van Gelder. With unpublished interviews with Coltrane and bassist Jimmy Garrison and scores of never-before-seen photographs, and "A Love Supreme and " weaves a rich historical backdrop to the 1964 recording and examines the questions and myths surrounding the album.