John Coltrane's albums, especially the ones he recorded in the 1960s, can usually be assessed as either groundbreaking or "ground holding" (that is, Coltrane would develop trails he'd previously blazed).
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About this product
Product Identifiers
ProducerBob Thiele
Record LabelImpulse Records, iMP
UPC0011105021517
eBay Product ID (ePID)7046074017
Product Key Features
FormatRecord
Release Year1997
GenreJazz
ArtistColtrane, John
Release TitleColtrane
Dimensions
Item Height0.30 in
Item Weight0.73 lb
Item Length12.37 in
Item Width12.29 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks7
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 Out of This World 1.2 Soul Eyes 1.3 Inch Worm 1.4 Tunji 1.5 Miles' Mode 1.6 Big Nick 1.7 Up 'Gainst the Wall
Number of Discs1
NotesConsidered by many to be his finest single album, Coltrane finds John Coltrane displaying all of the exciting elements that sparked brilliance and allowed his fully formed instrumental voice to shine through in the most illuminating manner. On tenor saxophone, he's simply masterful, offering the burgeoning sheets of sound philosophy into endless weavings of melodic and tuneful displays of inventive, thoughtful, driven phrases. Coltrane also plays a bit of soprano saxophone as a primer for his more exploratory work to follow. Meanwhile, bassist Jimmy Garrison, drummer Elvin Jones, and especially the stellar McCoy Tyner have integrated their passionate dynamics into the inner whole of the quartet. The result is a most focused effort, a relatively popular session to both his fans or latecomers, with five selections that are brilliantly conceived and rendered. "Out of This World," at over 14 minutes in modal trim, is a powerful statement, stretched over Tyner's marvelous and deft chords, the churning rhythms conjured by Jones, and the vocal style Coltrane utilizes as he circles the wagons on this classic melody, including a nifty key change.