1 Blues To Elvin 7:51
2 Blues To Bechet 5:45
3 Blues To You 6:27
4 Mr. Day 7:55
5 Mr. Syms 5:21
6 Mr. Knight 7:32
Bonus Tracks
7 Untitled Original (Exotica) 5:19
8 Village Blues 5:20
9 The Late Late Blues 9:33
10 Some Other Blues 5:34
11 Blues Legacy 9:02
Bass – Paul Chambers (tracks: 9 to 11), Steve Davis (tracks: 1 to 8)
Drums – Connie Kay (tracks: 9, 11), Elvin Jones (tracks: 1 to 8), Jimmy Cobb (track 10)
Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: 9, 11), McCoy Tyner (tracks: 1, 4 to 8), Wynton Kelly (track 10)
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: 9, 11)
Written-By Elvin Jones (track 1), John Coltrane (tracks: 2 to 8, 10), Milt Jackson (tracks: 9, 11)
Tracks 1 to 7 recorded New York, October 24, 1960.
Track 8 recorded New York, October 21, 1960.
Tracks 9 and 11 recorded New York, January 15, 1959.
Track 10 recorded New York, December 2, 1959.
This release includes the complete original album Coltrane Plays the Blues (Atlantic SD1553), a thematic LP consisting of six tunes based on the blues. Pianist McCoy Tyner sits out on "Blues to Bechet" and "Blues to You", reducing the band to a trio on these tracks. Another tune recorded that session and four extra blues form the same period presenting Coltrane as the only horn have been added as a bonus. |
