Jazz bassist Mark Egan (Pat Metheny Group, Gil Evans Orchestra, Elements) introduces Al to John Coltrane’s 1965 classic A Love Supreme. Mark talks about how he first got acquainted with the album and why it’s a significant album for him personally. He discusses playing with devotional musician Krishna Das and how that connects with his affinity for A Love Supreme. Mark also talks about his experience of playing on Arcadia’s So Red the Rose, as well as the process of writing and recording his new album Cross Currents. Keep up with Mark’s music releases and tours at markegan.com... …Or check out Mark’s music on Bandcamp: https://markegan.bandcamp.com/. Al is on Bluesky at @almelchior.bsky.social. This show has accounts on Instagram and Threads at @youmealbum. Subscribe for free to You, Me and An Album: The Newsletter! https://youmealbum.substack.com/ 1:35 Mark joins the show 2:02 Mark talks about the music he listened to in his teen years 5:31 Mark discusses the period where he first immersed himself in jazz 7:25 Mark explains how A Love Supreme changed his life 11:14 Mark highlights some unique aspects of the album 17:47 Mark explains how A Love Supreme influenced his musical development 24:01 Mark recommends Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue as a prerequisite to listening to A Love Supreme 27:06 Mark explains why he revisits jazz records over and over 30:55 How does Mark hear A Love Supreme when he listens to ti now? 33:14 Mark talks about the process of writing songs for Cross Currents with Shawn Pelton and Shane Theriot 40:51 Once the songs were written, Cross Currents came together quickly 43:29 Cross Currents also benefits from multiple listens 45:51 Mark talks about working on Arcadia’s So Red the Rose 58:04 Mark talks about his work with Krishna Das, and how it connects with A Love Supreme 1:05:17 An eclectic Boston radio station laid the foundation for Mark’s love of A Love Supreme Outro music is from “Cross Currents” by Mark Egan. Support the show