18 × 18 in. acrylic, goat skin, paper, and found object on wood panel

It is written that the album A Love Supreme was intended to represent a struggle for purity, an expression of gratitude, and an acknowledgement that John Coltrane’s talent comes from a higher power. Coltrane plays tenor saxophone on all parts. A Love Supreme has a lyrical, emotional quality. The suite swells ecstatically and hushes dramatically . It has the conversational cadences of a prayer, and the transcendent quality of a dream. 

To many, the spirituality of A Love Supreme is not so much a statement of any particular religion —Coltrane espoused a universalist philosophy— as an expression of the African American experience.