In 1979 I hosted my first radio programs for an all jazz station in Des Moines. My music programs ran on weekdays from 8am until noon and I'll never forget the first morning I played a record by the saxophonist John Coltrane. The album was "A Love Supreme" and after I had aired some of it the phone in the studio rang. A listener was calling to express her appreciation and to say that she had never heard anything quite like it before.
It's true. That record has been life changing for many people. In 2003 I sat down with the Coltrane scholar Ashley Kahn to talk about this astounding recording and the musical genius who made it.
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