"Lush Life" (1958) is among John Coltrane's best endeavors on the Prestige label. One reason can easily be attributed to the interesting personnel and the subsequent lack of a keyboard player for the August 16, 1957 session that yielded the majority of the material. Coltrane (tenor sax) had to essentially lead the compact trio of himself, Earl May (bass), and Art Taylor (drums). The intimate setting is perfect for ballads such as the opener "Like Someone in Love". Coltrane doesn't have to supplement the frequent redundancy inherent in pianists, so he has plenty of room to express himself through simple and ornate passages. Unifying the slippery syncopation and slightly Eastern feel of "I Love You" is the tenor's prevalent capacity for flawless, if not downright inspired on-the-spot "head" arrangements that emerge singular and clear, never sounding preconceived. Even at an accelerated pace, the rhythm section ably prods the backbeat without interfering. A careful comparison will reveal that "Trane's Slo Blues" is actually a fairly evident derivation (or possibly a different take) of "Slowtrane". Don't let the title fool you as the mid-tempo blues is undergirded by a lightheartedness.
John Coltrane - Lush Life [1957]
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Even with comparatively nominal experience in the role of bandleader, John Coltrane ably commands the Red Garland Trio — consisting of Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Taylor (drums) — through five selections on John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio (1958). Here the players are given the perfect platform to demonstrate their respective versatility as performers, combo members, and for Coltrane, as a composer of the project's opener and title track "Traneing In," as well as the masterful "Bass Blues." The former is one of the tenor's best-known works as it not only bears his surname, but also exemplifies some of his trademark performance attributes — namely his abilities as an effective communicator and arranger. Garland takes the front end of the tune before yielding to Coltrane. Once Chambers gets in on the action, he lets loose with references to the children's seasonal favorite "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" in the playful spirit of the moment. Conversely, the bassist's introduction to the earthy ballad "Slow Dance" begins with a brief excursion into formless dissonance that rapidly dissolves into a noir ballad that shimmers in Coltrane's refreshing, robust, and brisk lines.
John Coltrane - Traneing In [1957]
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"Mainstream 1958: The East Coast Jazz Scene" is a 1958 album by jazz musician Wilbur Harden and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane. This outstanding release features the complete collection of recordings made by Coltrane with the trumpeter & fluegelhornist Harden, an intriguing figure in the history of jazz music, whose health forced him to retire at the age of 35. All compositions are by Wilbur Harden, and when you listen to tunes like E.F.F.P.H., one learns that Wilbur Harden could have become a great composer. It is great to hear him on his smooth flugelhorn playing together with the rough tenor of John Coltrane and the piano of Tommy Flanagan. It's also a record which leaves no doubt that Coltrane was an innovator of colossal dimensions.
John Coltrane & Wilbur Harden - Mainstream [1958]
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The sessions that produced this album were recorded in 1958 and have been well-documented on both LP — Dial Africa, Gold Coast, Tanganyika Strut, etc. — and on CD (The Complete Savoy Sessions). When the LPs were issued, much was made of Coltrane's presence on them, as he was at the beginning of his second run with Miles Davis' group and the end of his tenure with Thelonious Monk. He had also just finished his contract with Prestige and was beginning one with Atlantic. it was a hectic time for the saxophonist and, by all accounts, his playing the role of a sideman — no matter what the billing on the record says — was refreshing and liberating for him. In fact, he asked to play on these dates. The real story is Harden, of course, precisely because of the lack of one. Though he achieved some notoriety with Yusef Lateef, as a leader he was rarely heard from after these sessions and virtually disappeared in the 1960s; even the date of his death has not concretely been identified.
John Coltrane & Wilbur Harden - Dial Africa The Savoy Sessions [1958] Rare CD
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In 1958, John Coltrane had yet to take the modal post-bop plunge. He was still a hard bopper, although his "sheets of sound" solos were certainly among the most interesting, creative, and distinctive that bop had to offer in the late '50s. Stardust contains some highlights of two bop-oriented Coltrane dates from 1958: one is a July 11 session with trumpeter/flugelhornist Wilbur Harden, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, the other is a December 26 session with Garland, Chambers, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, and drummer Art Taylor. At both sessions, Coltrane's playing is quite engaging.
John Coltrane - Stardust [1958]
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Vibraphonist Milt Jackson and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane make for a surprisingly complementary team on this 1959 studio session, their only joint recording. With fine backup by pianist Hank Jones, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Connie Kay.
Milt Jackson & John Coltrane - Bags And Trane [1959]
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History will undoubtedly enshrine this disc as a watershed the likes of which may never truly be appreciated. Giant Steps bore the double-edged sword of furthering the cause of the music as well as delivering it to an increasingly mainstream audience. Although this was John Coltrane's debut for Atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with Miles Davis. Within the space of less than three weeks, Coltrane would complete his work with Davis and company on another genre-defining disc, Kind of Blue, before commencing his efforts on this one.
John Coltrane - Giant Steps [1959]
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