John Coltrane
At BirdlandJohn Coltrane Label: Charly SNAP060CD Price: £ 8.80 (£7.65 outside EU)
Recorded at the legendary jazz venue in 1962, with both the classic quartet of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones and the quintet with Eric Dolphy. John Coltrane was at the height of his considerable musical powers when he made these recordings at New York's legendary jazz venue in 1962. ;'Body And Soul' was recorded in June of that year and features the classic quartet line-up of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones. This collection's three other extended tracks feature the short-lived John Coltrane Quintet which included Eric Dolphy. These sides were recorded earlier in February of that year, just prior to Dolphy's departure to form his own band .Since there are few recordings of Coltrane and Dolphy playing together from this time, this reissue is a most welcome addition to what is a slim discography of a band led by two kindred jazz spirits.
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