John Coltrane

2 LPs ON 1 CD + 1 BONUS TRACK

This release contains two classic John Coltrane albums in their entireties: "Standard Coltrane "(Prestige PRLP 7243), which merited a four-star rating in Down Beat, and "Stardust" (Prestige PRLP 7268). Both LPs were recorded during the course of the same two sessions in 1958 and present the leader in a quintet format backed on most of the tracks by the Miles Davis rhythm section of that time, plus trumpeters Wilbur Harden and Freddie Hubbard. One other song from the sessions, which was not included on either of the original LPs, has been added here as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax, on all tracks, plus:

[1-5] & [7]: WILBUR HARDEN (flhrn, tp), RED GARLAND (p),
PAUL CHAMBERS (b), JIMMY COBB (d).
Hackensack, New Jersey, July 11, 1958.

[6] & [8-9]: FREDDIE HUBBARD (tp), RED GARLAND (p),
PAUL CHAMBERS (b), ART TAYLOR (d).
Hackensack, New Jersey, December 26, 1958

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

[1-4]: Originally issued as STANDARD COLTRANE (Prestige PRLP 7243)
[5-8]: Originally issued as STARDUST (Prestige PRLP 7268)

TRACKS:

01 DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME
02 I’LL GET BY
03 SPRING IS HERE
04 INVITATION
05 STARDUST
06 TIME AFTER TIME
07 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
08 THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU
09 BAHIA (*)

Total Time: 78:45

(*) BONUS TRACK: from the same sessions, but not included on the original LPs.