Jazz
Disc 1 : John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman,
Disc 2 : Impressions,
Disc 3 : Live at Birdland,
Disc 4 : Crescent,
Disc 5 : A Love Supreme.
John Coltrane - Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Elvin Jones - Drums
Eric Dolphy - Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Johnny Hartman - Vocals
McCoy Tyner - Piano
Reggie Workman - Bass
Roy Haynes - Drums
* A.B. Spellman - Liner Notes
* Bill Levenson - Reissue Supervisor
* Bob Ghiraldini - Photography
* Bob Thiele - Cover Photo, Photography, Producer
* Cameron Mizell - Production Coordination
* Charles Stewart - Cover Photo
* Chuck Stewart - Cover Photo
* George Gray - Cover Design
* Hollis King - Art Direction
* Isabelle Wong - Package Design
* Joe Alper - Cover Photo, Photography
* Joe Lebow - Liner Design, Liner Notes
* Kevin Reeves - Mastering
* Lee Tanner - Photography
* LeRoi Jones - Liner Notes
* Robert Flynn - Cover Design, Design
* Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
* Viceroy - Cover Design, Design
* Victor Kalin - Paintings
This second volume in UniversalImpulse's reissuing of the albums of John Coltrane contains some choice titles. For those who love the early Impulse Trane, there is certainly something here for you in the John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman collection of ballads. There's also the excellent quartet era with Live at Birdland, Crescent, and the seminal A Love Supreme, the record that changed everything ever after for him. In addition, there is the 1963 album Impressions, a compilation of sorts. There is a long quartet selection called "Up 'Gainst the Wall" (1962), a beautiful but brief "After the Rain" with drummer Roy Haynes sitting in for Elvin Jones from 1963, the title cut, and opening number "India," recorded with Eric Dolphy on bass clarinet and Reggie Workman as an additional bassist. A classic but seldom discussed collection. The sound is terrific and the price is certainly right for this box if you don't have these tiles.
---Thom Jurek, All Music Guide |
