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What is spiritual jazz?

Spiritual jazz is a style of Jazz music which emerged in the 1960s. It is closely associated with the musical and spiritual philosophy developed by John Coltrane in the mid-1960s (manifested as early as his seminal A Love Supreme album) which was passed on to his collaborators Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders.

Artists to start with

  1. Leon Thomas
  2. Kamasi Washington
  3. Shabaka
  4. Shabaka And The Ancestors
  5. Lloyd Miller
  6. Eddie Gale
  7. Build An Ark
  8. Pharoah Sanders
  9. The Lyman Woodard Organization
  10. Ill Considered

Albums to hear first

  • Journey in Satchidananda by Alice ColtraneJourney in SatchidanandaAlice Coltrane
  • The Epic by Kamasi WashingtonThe EpicKamasi Washington
  • New Blue Sun by André 3000New Blue SunAndré 3000
  • Karma by Pharoah SandersKarmaPharoah Sanders
  • Pharoah by Pharoah SandersPharoahPharoah Sanders
  • Love in Us All by Pharoah SandersLove in Us AllPharoah Sanders
  • Liminal Space by Ill ConsideredLiminal SpaceIll Considered
  • Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de couleur libres by Matana RobertsCoin Coin Chapter One: Gens de couleur libresMatana Roberts

Spiritual Jazz songs

  1. Zaytoun by Maruja
  2. Askim by Kamasi Washington
  3. Sun, I Rise by McKinley Dixon
  4. Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord by Pharoah Sanders
  5. Greeting To Saud (Brother McCoy Tyner) by Pharoah Sanders
  6. Shiva-Loka by Alice Coltrane
  7. The Creator Has A Master Plan by Pharoah Sanders
  8. A Love Supreme, Pt. IV - Psalm by John Coltrane
  9. A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement by John Coltrane
  10. Dreams Once Buried Beneath The Dungeon Floor Slowly Sprout Into Undying Gardens by André 3000

Neighbouring genres

In the jazz & blues family. All genres

bluescool jazzbossa novaacid jazzblues rockbebopavant-garde jazzdelta blueschicago bluesdark jazzcountry bluesdesert blues

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What is spiritual jazz?
Spiritual jazz is a style of Jazz music which emerged in the 1960s. It is closely associated with the musical and spiritual philosophy developed by John Coltrane in the mid-1960s (manifested as early as his seminal A Love Supreme album) which was passed on to his collaborators Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders.
Who are the best-known spiritual jazz artists?
By Last.fm listening: Leon Thomas, Kamasi Washington, Shabaka, Shabaka And The Ancestors, Lloyd Miller and Eddie Gale.
What genres are similar to spiritual jazz?
On Risocast it sits with blues, cool jazz, bossa nova, acid jazz, blues rock and bebop.

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