John Coltrane

24 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED

2 LPs ON 1 CD

This release presents John Coltrane’s highly praised 1962 LP Coltrane (Impulse AS-21) in its entirety. It was the saxophonist’s first album for Impulse and the very first on any label featuring the classic quartet with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. As a bonus, the complete classic original album Giant Steps (Atlantic SD1311) in its entirety. One of Coltrane’s best albums, it contains his first versions of such outstanding tunes as “Naima”, “Mr. P.C.” and, of course, “Giant Steps”

PERSONNEL:

[1-5]: COLTRANE  (4 1/2 stars Down Beat Magazine  -  4 1/2 stars All Music Guide)
JOHN COLTRANE, tenor & soprano sax
McCOY TYNER, piano
JIMMY GARRISON, bass
ELVIN JONES, drums
Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Between April 11 and June 29, 1962

[6-12]: GIANT STEPS (5 stars Doen Beat Magazine)
JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax on all tracks, with:
[6-7], [10] & [12]: Tommy Flanagan (p), Paul Chambers (b), Art Taylor (d). New York, May 5, 1959.
[8-9]: Same personnel as above. N.Y May 4, 1959. [11]: Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d).
New York, December 2, 1959.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:
01 Out Of This World
02 Soul Eyes
03 The Inch Worm
04 Tunji
05 Miles’ Mode
06 Giant Steps
07 Cousin Mary
08 Countdown
09 Spiral
10 Syeeda’s Song Flute
11 Naima
12 Mr. P.C.
Total Time: 77:21