John Coltrane: Coltrane (Prestige 7105) - (Japanese Pressing) CD Track Listing

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John Coltrane Coltrane (Prestige 7105) - (Japanese Pressing) (1957)
Coltrane (Prestige 7105) - (Japanese Pressing)\n\nOriginally Released 1957\nPrestige USA CD Edition Released July 7, 1987\nOriginal Jazz Classics CD Edition Released October 7, 1991\nReleased as ''First Trane'' July 15, 1992\nK2 Remastered CD Edition Released March 13, 2001\nJapanese K2 Mini LP CD Edition Released January 23, 2002\nJVC Victor Japanese Remastered CD Edition Released March 31, 2005\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: This CD reissue, Coltrane, brings back the music originally released as First Trane. The classic of the set is the emotional and eerie "While My Lady Sleeps," but all six selections (including "Violets for Your Furs") are notable for tenor saxophonist John Coltrane's passionate solos. This was his first full session as a leader (as opposed to heading jam-session dates), and it also features either Mal Waldron or Red Garland on piano, bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Al "Tootie" Heath, and on some numbers trumpeter Johnny Splawn and baritonist Sahib Shihab. As with 'Trane's other Prestige sessions, this valuable music is also available in his huge box set; recommended in one form or another. -- Scott Yanow\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nFine Early Coltrane But....., August 20, 2004\nReviewer: Andrew Stevenson "Drew" (Union Springs, New York)\nIn hindsight we know where Coltrane's musical/spiritual quest would take him over the years. What I find fascinating is hearing seeds of his final intense phases planted in his early playing. And so, of course, "Coltrane," listed here as "First Trane," is worth owning. Trane plays hard and well (as always) with the able support of pianists Red Garland & Mal Waldron, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Al "Tootie" Heath. In particular I enjoy Trane's ballad work (here represented by "Violets For Your Furs" and the mysterious "While My Lady Sleeps.) It's refreshing to hear ballads interpreted with a harder tone and less sentimentality than other tenor saxophonists often bring to them. What's somewhat odd about this session is the addition of trumpeter Johnnie Splawn and baritone saxophonist Sahib Shihab. Each only gets to solo twice; otherwise they simply play in the ensemble. On "While My Lady Sleeps" Splawn plays just one note! Their playing is OK here but I would much rather have Trane fill their space. Coltrane collectors will want this CD; those with limited shelf space or funds might want to consider "Traning In," "Soultrane," or "Settin' the Pace" (all with the magnificent Red Garland trio) for a fine taste of early Trane. Also don't mistake this CD for a later Impulse release also titled "Coltrane." That's how I ended up with this CD in the first place! \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nColtrane in swinging, hard-bopping mode, June 16, 2001\nReviewer: G B (Connecticut)\nJohn Coltrane recorded so frequently for the Prestige label during '56-'58 that it's tough to figure out where to start. This May 1957 recording, coming just after his departure from the Miles Davis Quintet, is a pretty good initiation; it doesn't reach the heights of Blue Train (the indisputable classic from Trane's early period, recorded for Blue Note) but is still a great session of hard bop with plenty of Coltrane's powerful, intense playing. The album's peaks are two ballads ("Violets for Your Furs", "While My Lady Sleeps" -- Coltrane was already an incredible ballad player by this time) and the tense "Bakai". The other tracks are all prime hard bop. My only real complaint is about the rest of the players: the rhythm section (Mal Waldron and Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Al Heath on drums) is excellent, but Johnny Splawn (trumpet) and Sahib Shihab (baritone sax) pale in comparison to some of the other horn players Coltrane recorded with around this time. Nevertheless, First Trane is a great purchase for any Coltrane fan; the 20 bit remaster by Fantasy has crystal clear sound. One final note: this album is actually titled "Coltrane" on the CD. There's another (excellent) album of the same name which John Coltrane recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label in a very different style. Be aware which one you are buying.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nPrestige 7105: Coltrane not acting on Impulse, May 27, 2006\nReviewer: Stuart Calton "T.H.F. Drenching" (Manchester, UK)\nSome of the Amazon.com reviews for this CD are very useful and accurate if you're considering buying the album "Coltrane" on Impulse!, recorded in 1962. But this is actually the 1957 album "Coltrane", which came out on Prestige. \n\nColtrane's career didn't begin when he signed to Impulse! (contrary to what the label sometimes tries to imply), nor did it begin when he signed to Atlantic. \n\nBefore both of these labels, he was on Prestige recording a bunch of albums which tend to get overlooked nowadays. The assumption that these albums are "merely" orthodox hard bop is a stupid slander. \n\nThere's some great Coltrane stuff on Prestige, "Settin' The Pace" (with a ridiculous Trane solo on "Little Melonae", and some great work by Red Garland), "Lush Life", with a lovely Milesish statement of "Like Someone in Love" and some brilliant drum performances from Art Taylor, particularly on "I Love You". \n\nAnd this album is a nice one too, the opener is beautifully orchestrated, reminding me of some of Dolphy's orchestrations on the "Far Cry" album with Booker Little. "Straight Street", a tune with some nicely executed metrical chopping and a head doubled by Trane and Johnny Splawn swings like a bastard. And with Mal Waldron and Paul Chambers in tow, you can't go wrong. \n\nHalf.com Details \nContributing artists: Albert Heath, Johnnie Splawn, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Red Garland, Sahib Shihab \nProducer: Bob Weinstock \n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Sahib Shahab (baritone saxophone); Johnnie Splawn (trumpet); Mal Waldron, Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Al Heath (drums).\n\nRecorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on May 31, 1957. \n\nOriginally released on Prestige (7105). Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler and Chris Albertson.\n\nDigitally remastered using 20-bit K2 Super Coding System technology.\n\nRecorded one month after DAKAR, COLTRANE explores many similar directions, and again features the tenor saxophonist as part of a three-horn front line, albeit with baritone saxophone and a trumpeter. It also showcases Texan Red Garland on the first three cuts, while DAKAR pianist Mal Waldron is featured on the final three.\nThe rhythm team of Albert Heath and Paul Chambers gives COLTRANE a more centered rhythm feel than its predecessor, as the bass player's huge beat and elegant harmonic sense set the pace on both ballads and hard hard-driving swing pieces. Drummer Heath introduces "Bakal" with an African rhythm motif supported by bass and baritone counterpoint, as Coltrane and trumpeter Johnnie Splawn essay the chanting melody before breaking into a swinging bridge that is pure Max Roach-Clifford Brown in its steely articulation and sweet voicings. Garland's spacious, laid-back statement sets the stage for Coltrane's swaggering solo, in which he constructs long melodic refrains from splintered thematic scraps.\nAgain, Coltrane's balance of ruminative and expressive materials is a sign of his growing maturity as an improviser. "While My Lady Sleeps" is given a haunting treatment, sleepwalking between an Arabic-flavored vamp and a dancing two-beat release, while "Violets For Your Furs" is a classic, one of Coltrane's most sumptuous and tender performances. "Time Was" finds the tenor alone, strolling along with the rhythm section at a jaunty medium tempo, leading to some of Coltrane's most expressive, probing solos of the date, even as the stop-time devices of "Chronic Blues" mirror the laid-back intensity of "Blue Trane."
This jazz cd contains 6 tracks and runs 41min 43sec.
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