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 | John Coltrane: The Classic Quartet- Complete Impulse Studio Recordings (CD: Impulse, 8 CDs)
Price: £69.99
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John Coltrane: Coltrane For Lovers (CD: Impulse)
For those who find the 'Village Vanguard' or 'Ascension' too much, 'For Lovers' compiles some of Trane's warmest and most melodic statements of his sixties work for Impulse. Drawing mainly on the set of 'Ballads' as well as the Ellington and Hartman collaborations (1962-3), this is a fine CD to remind oneself of Trane's delicate and unsentimental phrasing of a song. A sublime introduction to one of the greatest figures in jazz.
Price: £9.99
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 | John Coltrane: Complete Africa/ Brass Sessions (CD: Impulse, 2CDs)
Price: £18.99
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John Coltrane: Coltrane (CD: Impulse Deluxe Edition, 2 CDs)
The first Impulse recordings from 1962 and the first to feature his regular working quartet, 'Coltrane' in its re-mastered and re-packaged appearance is a welcome one as it helps to address some of the unevenness of the original LP, dominated by the monolithic 'Out Of This World', as dramatic an exercise in exploration as 'Soul Eyes' is one of wistful poetry.Discoveries abound on the second disc, which features a wealth of unreleased material. It opens with the soulful F minor riff of 'Not Yet', a preachy number not unlike Bobby Timmons' 'Moanin', unlike anything else in the Coltrane discography and a real find for collectors. Equally so the four alternate versions of 'Tunji', more expansive than the selected LP take and allowing us to hear this elusive composition in all its glory and at varying tempi. Also included are two long-lost studio versions of 'Impressions', an unused piece from the 'Ballads' record- 'Up 'Gainst The Wall'- and another 'Miles Mode'. Too bad that an alternate of 'Out Of This World' remains missing but this is a fine collection of Coltrane curios and rarities, luxuriously packaged and scholarly documented.
Price: £16.99
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John Coltrane: Coltrane (Vinyl LP: Impulse- US Import)
Price: £17.99
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Audiophile remastering, pressed on 180g vinyl, and packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeve.
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 | John Coltrane: Ballads (CD: Impulse Deluxe Edition, 2 CDs)
One of three albums cut by Impulse in 1962, 'Ballads' was instigated by producer Bob Thiele who wanted to broaden the appeal of Trane and show a tender side of his music to counterbalance the furious intensity of his own creations, some of which had met with mixed reception in the jazz press at the time. Dental problems that hampered the saxophonist's articulation may also have contributed to the choice of less demanding material than usual. A celebration of melody, 'Ballads' is Trane at his most accessibly lyrical and concise, accompanied by some of McCoy Tyner's most poignant keyboard work. This latest deluxe version is an essential purchase for Coltrane completists as it contains a second disc of additional material, most of it previously unreleased: a tenor & piano duet of 'They Say It's Wonderful', an alternate take of 'All Or Nothing At All' (the only up-tempo number to make the original album), seven sumptuous alternates of 'It's Easy To Remember' and five takes of 'Greensleeves'. 'Ballads'-and the album with Johnny Hartman taped the following spring- could be seen as the greatest and most explosive quartet in jazz taking a breather in between the great European tours of '62 and '63. And in this glorious re-packaging and re-mastering, the Van Gelder tapes sound more spacious and dynamic than ever before.
Price: £16.99
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John Coltrane: Ballads (CD: Impulse)
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John Coltrane: Standards (CD: Impulse)
Price: £9.99
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 | John Coltrane: Spiritual (CD: Impulse)
Price: £9.99
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John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (CD: Impulse)
Price: £9.99
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John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (Vinyl LP: Disconforme)
Price: £16.99
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140g pressing.
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 | John Coltrane: Crescent (CD: Impulse)
Price: £9.99
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John Coltrane: Impressions (CD: Impulse)
Price: £9.99
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 | John Coltrane: A Love Supreme (CD: Impulse Deluxe Edition, 2 CDs)
'The apotheosis of the Tyner-Garrison-Jones quartet, as well as Coltrane's religious beliefs.' (The Rough Guide To Jazz)A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
Price: £21.99
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John Coltrane: A Love Supreme (CD: Impulse)
Price: £9.99
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John Coltrane: A Love Supreme (Vinyl LP: Disconforme)
Price: £16.99
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140g pressing.
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 | John Coltrane: The John Coltrane Quartet Plays...(CD: Impulse)
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John Coltrane: Kulu Sé Mama (CD: Impulse)
Price: £9.99
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 | John Coltrane: First Meditations (CD: Impulse- US Import)
Price: £13.99
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John Coltrane: Meditations (CD: Impulse)
Price: £9.99
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 | John Coltrane: Transition (CD: Impulse- US Import)
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John Coltrane: Ascension (CD: Impulse)
For thirty-five years Ascension has stood as a monument - either as John Coltrane's supreme, ecstatic statement of his musical liberation from chord changes or as his abandonment of all jazz tradition. Here he has reached the summit. Although the influence of other musicians is evident in his music, it stands apart, now as then, from everything else in jazz. It is of unprecedented force and feeling. (Verve Music Group)A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
Price: £9.99
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 | John Coltrane: Sun Ship (CD: Impulse)
Price: £12.99
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John Coltrane: Sun Ship (Vinyl LP: Impulse- US Import)
Price: £17.99
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Audiophile remastering, pressed on 180g vinyl, and packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeve.
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John Coltrane: Interstellar Space (CD: Impulse- US Import)
'The final masterpiece...With Coltrane on tenor and (Rashied) Ali on percussion, this is the purest sound experience of all the records.' (The Penguin Guide To Jazz)
Price: £13.99
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 | John Coltrane: Expression (CD: Impulse- US Import)
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John Coltrane: The Impulse Story (CD: Impulse)
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