John Coltrane

• 180 gram VINYL –AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

• The Complete Album + 2 Bonus Tracks

• 4 STARS DOWNBEAT

Presented here in its entirety, the celebrated 1962 LP Ballads album (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.

PERSONNEL:

• JOHN COLTRANE - (tenor sax)
• McCOY TYNER - (piano)
• JIMMY GARRISON - (bass)
• ELVIN JONES - (drums)

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
A1-A4 & B1: November 13, 1962.
B2 & B4: September 18, 1962.
B3 & B5: December 21, 1961

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• A5: John Coltrane (soprano sax), McCoy Tyner (p), Steve Davis (b), Elvin Jones (d). New York, October 26, 1960.
• B6: John Coltrane (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d). New York, December 2, 1959.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1. SAY IT (OVER AND OVER AGAIN)
• A2. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
• A3. TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY
• A4. ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
• A5. EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE (*)

• SIDE B:
• B1. I WISH I KNEW
• B2. WHAT’S NEW?
• B3. IT’S EASY TO REMEMBER
• B4. NANCY (WITH THE LAUGHING FACE)
• B5. GREENSLEEVES
• B6. NAIMA (*)