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- Date Released: October 24, 1960
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Bebop, Classic Jazz
- Label: digitalpressure
An excellent introduction to Coltrane's early-'60s sound.
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We Say...
Despite the title, this live album isn't the celebrated 1960 Atlantic release that was one of the first and finest exhibitions of what Coltrane was capable of with his own quartet. Nonetheless it's an excellent introduction to Coltrane's early-'60s sound, comprising six pieces that were typical of the visionary tenorman's concerts of the period. (Eric Dolphy's presence hints that the recordings may date close to the time of Coltrane's immortal November 1961 Village Vanguard recordings.) The musicianship is of the highest calibre. Coltrane opens with another of his mystical meditations on Rodgers & Hammerstein's "My Favourite Things," a tune that was curiously well suited to his fascination with Eastern modalities, and then carries "Blue Train" several evolutions beyond his original 1957 recording. The weightless, shimmering "Spiritual," with its oblique Buddhist temple drumming supporting the leader's yearning phrases, was a foretaste of explorations to come.
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Although seemingly impossible to comprehend, this landmark jazz recording was made in less than three days. All the more remarkable is that the same sessions which yielded My Favorite Things would also inform a majority of the albums Coltrane Plays the Blues, Coltrane's Sound, and Coltrane Legacy. It is easy to understand the appeal that these sides continue to hold. The unforced, practically casual soloing styles of the assembled quartet -- which includes Coltrane (soprano/tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Steve Davis (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums) -- allow for tastefully executed passages à la the Miles Davis Quintet, a trait Coltrane no doubt honed during his tenure in that band. Each track of this album is a joy to revisit. The ultimate listenability may reside in this quartet's capacity to not be overwhelmed by the soloist. Likewise, they are able to push the grooves along surreptitiously and unfettered. For instance, the support that the trio -- most notably Tyner -- gives to Coltrane on the title track winds the melody in and around itself. However, instead of becoming entangled and directionless, these musical sidebars simultaneously define the direction the song is taking. As a soloist, the definitive soprano sax runs during the Cole Porter standard "Everytime We Say Goodbye" and tenor solos on "But Not for Me" easily establish Coltrane as a pioneer of both instruments.
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| 01. |  |
My Favorite Things |
10:36 |  |
| 02. | |
Blue Train |
9:05 | |
| 03. | |
Impressions |
7:27 | |
| 04. | |
Spiritual |
12:02 | |
| 05. | |
Naima |
7:09 | |
| 06. | |
Traneing In |
11:33 | |
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