John Coltrane

DE-LUXE DIGI-SLEEVE EDITIONS

INCLUDES 1 BONUS ALBUM

"Giant Steps" (Atlantic SD-1311) is one of John Coltrane’s best albums, and contains his first versions of such outstanding tunes as “Naima”, “Mr. P.C.” and “Giant Steps”. That album is complemented here with "Coltrane Jazz" (Atlantic SD-1354), Trane’s subsequent album following Giant Steps. He is backed onmost of this LP by the Miles Davis rhythm section of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb.

PERSONNEL:

JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax on all tracks, with:

[1-5] & [7]: TOMMY FLANAGAN, piano; PAUL CHAMBERS, bass; ART TAYLOR, drums
New York, May 4-5, 1959.

[6]: WYNTON KELLY, piano; PAUL CHAMBERS, bass; JIMMY COBB, drums
New York, December 2, 1959.

(*) BONUS ALBUM: COLTRANE JAZZ

[8] & [10-15]: WYNTON KELLY, piano; PAUL CHAMBERS, bass; JIMMY COBB, drums
New York, November 24 & December 2, 1959.

[9]: McCOY TYNER, piano; STEVE DAVIS, bass; ELVIN JONES; drums
New York, October 21, 1960.

TRACKS:

01 GIANT STEPS
02 COUSIN MARY
03 COUNTDOWN
04 SPIRAL
05 SYEEDA’S SONG FLUTE
06 NAIMA
07 MR. P.C.
08 LITTLE OLD LADY (*)
09 VILLAGE BLUES (*)
10 MY SHINING HOUR (*)
11 FIFTH HOUSE (*)
12 HARMONIQUE (*)
13 LIKE SONNY (*)
14 I’LL WAIT AND PRAY (*)
15 SOME OTHER BLUES (*)

Total Time: 76:53