John Coltrane

• 180-gram - Quality Record Pressings

• Deluxe high-gloss tip-on album jacket

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Released in 1957 on Prestige Records, this album was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on May 31, 1957. It documents Coltrane's first session as a leader, and has been reissued at times under the title The First Trane!. The line-up includes Johnnie Splawn, Sahib Shihab, Red Garland and Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, and Albert "Tootie" Heath.

PERSONNEL:

• John Coltrane - (tenor sax)
• John Splawn - (trumpet)
• Sahib Shihab - (baritone sax)
• Mal Waldron - (pianist)
• Red Garland - (pianist)
• Paul Chambers - (bass)
• Al Heath - (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1. Bakai
• A2. Violets For Your Furs
• A3. Time Was

• SIDE B:
• B1. Straight Street
• B2. While My Lady Sleeps
• B3. Chronic Blues