Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz; Post-Bop; Hard Bop; Modal Music
Recorded: Nov 16, 1955-Feb 22, 1967
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
with collective personnel:
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Miles Davis - trumpet
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Johnnie Splaw - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - alto saxophone
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone
Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone
Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone
Alice Coltrane - piano
Kenny Drew - piano
Bill Evans - piano
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Red Garland - piano
Wynton Kelly - piano
Thelonious Monk - piano
McCoy Tyner - piano
Mal Waldron - piano
Cedar Waldon - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Art Davis - bass
Steve Davis - bass
Jimmy Garrison - bass
Wilbur Ware - bass
Emanuel Rahim - percussion
Rashied Ali - drums
Jimmy Cobb - drums
Louis Hayes - drums
Roy Haynes - drums
Albert "Tootie" Heath - drums
Lex Humphries - drums
Elvin Jones - drums
"Philly" Joe Jones - drums
Art Taylor - drums
Shadow Wilson - drums
John Coltrane's impact was profound and wide-ranging, not just on jazz but on all music. Even classical composers like Philip Glass and rock artists like Jerry Garcia, Carlos Santana, and Patti Smith have been influenced by Coltrane, and everyone who plays jazz has been touched by his legacy in some way.
These four discs evoke that legacy on an unprecedented scale. Although the heart of this collection comes from the classic sessions Coltrane led for Impulse between 1961 and his death in 1967, it also includes important early recordings he made for the Prestige, Riverside, Blue Note, Columbia, and Atlantic labels, both as the leader of his own groups and as a sideman with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk -- make this the most comprehensive overview of Coltrane's music ever assembled.
Includes a 60-page booklet with liner notes by Lewis Porter.
Disc 1: Harmonic and Melodic - 73:38 min.
Disc 2: Rhythmic 70:23 min.
Disc 3: Elvin and Trane 75:45 min.
Disc 4: Live 72:50 min. |
