John Coltrane

Ballads (21333)

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Ballads

John Coltrane

Masterworks Singles

8436539311669

MSG 139489

21333

JAZZ

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CD 9,95 €

DIGIPACK EDITION

INCLUDES 7 BONUS TRACKS

Presented here in its entirety, the celebrated 1962 LP "Ballads" (Impulse AS-32) was the last word in John Coltrane's ballad playing and became an instant hit. One of the most revolutionary saxophonists in jazz history, Coltrane was also a superb ballad player, capable of creating a very personal and intimate sound. This album features the leader backed by the members of his classic quartet, with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. As a bonus, we have added seven earlier ballad performances by Trane, most of them in a quartet format (an amazing duet with Kenny Burrell is also included), and closing with the saxophonist's ultimate ballad composition, "Naima".

PERSONNEL:

JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax
McCOY TYNER, piano
JIMMY GARRISON, bass
ELVIN JONES, drums

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
[1-5] November 13, 1962
[6] & [8] September 18, 1962
[7] & [9] December 21, 1961. Coltrane plays soprano sax on 9

BONUS TRACKS:

[10] John Coltrane (ss); McCoy Tyner (p); Steve Davis (b); Elvin Jones (d)
New York, October 26, 1960

[11-13] John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Art Taylor (d)
New Jersey, August 23, 1957 (track 11) & February 7, 1958 (tracks 12-13)

[14] John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
New Jersey, May 31, 1958

[15] John Coltrane (ts): Kenny Russell (g) (duet performance)
New Jersey, March 7, 1958

[16] John Coltrane (ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d)
New York, December 8, 1959

TRACKS:

01. Say It (Over And Over Again)
02. You Don'T Know What Love Is
03. Too Young To Go Steady
04. All Or Nothing At All
05. I Wish I Knew
06. What'S New?
07. It'S Easy To Remember
08. Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
09. Greensleeves
10. Ev'Ry Time We Say Goodbye
11. You Leave Me Breathless
12. Theme For Ernie
13. I Want To Talk About You
14. Violets For Your Furs
15. Why Was I Born?
16. Naima

Total Time: 78:50 min