ALBUM HONORS THE PEERLESS JOHN COLTRANE DURING HIS CENTENNIAL YEAR
30 OCTOBER 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — Today tireless composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson releases ANANTA: Spirit Of Coltrane (Impulse! Records), an album that honors the lifelong influence of John Coltrane during his centennial year. The album showcases a 21-piece collective of musicians at the top of their craft, that includes Brandee Younger, Jeff Parker, Flying Lotus, Immanuel Wilkins, Shabaka Hutchings, Azar Lawrence, Joel Ross as well as an original composition by poet aja monet. Listen to ANANTA: Spirit Of Coltrane, here.
At the center of ANANTA: Spirit of Coltrane, is a sweeping new meditation on Coltrane’s music and philosophy, featuring some of the most exciting voices in contemporary and improvised music. ANANTA is a document of gratitude, a tribute grounded in Coltrane’s spiritual legacy, reaching beyond jazz toward cosmic music.
On ANANTA, that means balancing allegiance to Coltrane’s work with translating it to something current. Pieces including “A Love Supreme, Pt. II (Resolution),” “Central Park West” and “My Favorite Things” remain comparatively close to their original forms, trusting the musicians’ individual voices to reveal new dimensions in familiar material. Elsewhere, Atwood-Ferguson opens the music outward. “Naima” is reshaped while retaining traces of its original harmony and feeling, while “Giant Steps” — perhaps the most intimidating composition in Coltrane’s songbook — is transformed from a high-velocity showcase into a ballad, creating space for contemplation and emotional depth.
ANANTA found its home at Impulse!, the label on which the legend released his most celebrated work. On purpose, Atwood-Ferguson didn’t want to demonstrate how far he could pull a Coltrane song away from itself. Instead, he wanted listeners to recognize the music while hearing what it might become when filtered through another generation of extraordinary musicians.
ANANTA: Spirit Of Coltrane, is available worldwide on all formats now.
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