John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" is probably one of the top 10 or so pieces of art by an American. Ironically, Coltrane himself couldn't sit at just any lunch counter or drink from just any water fountain in many parts of the country.The most compelling part of listening to this album is reading the linear notes which includes, on my copy (a live rendition in France), a little write up from noted jazz enthusiast and French painter Jacques Chesnel. The short essay is printed in French on one side and English on the other. Fortunately, they put little effort into translating the French and it comes off like French prose in English and, needless to say, the two don't gel together.
It's an interesting read for sure even if the translations are a bit skewed. And the spelling haphazard.
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