Columbia – CL 1193Rec. Dates : February 4 and March 4, 1958Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red GarlandTenor Sax : John Coltrane Billboard : 09/22/1958 This is one of Miles Davis’ best to date. In addition to Davis’ fine tone…
Prestige – PRLP 7132Rec. Date : January 3, 1958 Tenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Paul QuinichetteAlto Sax : John ColtraneArranger : Mal WaldronBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Jamil NasserDrums : Art TaylorFlute : Jerome RichardsonPiano : Mal Waldron Listening to Prestige : #262Stream this Album Billboard : 04/28/1958Three stars The “Big Sound” it certainly…
Prestige – PRLP 7131Rec. Date : September 20, 1957 Flute : Frank WessBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Frank Wess Listening to Prestige : #254Stream this Album Billboard : 04/07/1958Three stars A swingin’ four-set album in which all of the principals are featured to advantage.…
Prestige – PRLP 7130Rec. Date : November 15, 1957 Piano : Red GarlandBass : Jamil NasserDrums : Art TaylorTenor Sax : John ColtraneTrumpet : Donald Byrd Listening to Prestige : #259Stream this Album Billboard : 04/07/1958Three stars Red Garland gets a chance on this new disk to lead a small combo, instead of the trios…
Jazzland – JLP 46 / 946SRec. Dates : April 12, 1957, June 26, 1957, July 1957Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Art Blakey, Shadow WilsonTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, John ColtraneTrumpet : Ray Copeland Billboard : 10/16/1961 The highly popular and musically productive combination of…
Impulse! – A-77Rec. Date : December 9, 1964Stream this Album Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Jimmy GarrisonDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : McCoy Tyner Billboard : 02/27/1965 To the world outside (and within, we expect) the jazz artist is not one who closely identifies with God. Coltrane is one who now does, and has…
Prestige – PRLP 7123Rec. Date : August 23, 1957 Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Red Garland Listening to Prestige : #251Stream this Album Billboard : 02/24/1958Three stars Another fine driving session from tenorist Coltrane. The Garland Trio has Paul Chambers on bass, Art Taylor on drums and Garland,…
Prestige – PRLP 7129Rec. Dates : May 11, 1956, October 26, 1956 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red GarlandTenor Sax : John Coltrane Listening to Prestige : #171, #191Stream this Album Billboard : 03/31/1958Four stars A highly informal session by the Davis group, features remarks by the trumpet man…
Impulse! – A-50Rec. Dates : October 8 & November 18, 1963Stream this Album Soprano & Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Jimmy GarrisonDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : McCoy Tyner Billboard : 02/29/1964Jazz Spotlight Pick Three tracks recorded in Birdland (N.Y.) late last year – two others from the studio – all of them customary high-intensity heightened even further…
Atlantic – 1382Rec. Date : October 24, 1960Stream this Album Tenor / Soprano Sax : John ColtraneBass : Steve DavisDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : McCoy Tyner Billboard : 07/21/1962 One of Coltrane’s most provocative albums to date. The set, as the title indicates, is composed of blues tunes, and some of them have an unusual and telling sound. The…
