Coltrane Jazz

by John Coltrane

Overview

The first album to hit the shelves after Giant Steps, Coltrane Jazz was largely recorded in late 1959, although one of the eight songs ("Village Blues") was done in late 1960. On everything save the aforementioned "Village Blues," Coltrane used the Miles Davis rhythm section of pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb. While not the groundbreaker that Giant Steps was, Coltrane Jazz was a good consolidation of his gains as he prepared to launch into his peak years of the 1960s. There are three standards aboard, but the group reaches their peak on Coltrane's original material, particularly "Harmonique" with its melodic leaps and upper-register saxophone strains and the winding, slightly Eastern-flavored principal riffs of "Like Sonny," dedicated to Sonny Rollins. The moody "Village Blues" features the lineup of McCoy Tyner on piano, Elvin Jones on drums, and Steve Davis on bass; with the substitution of Jimmy Garrison on bass, that personnel would play on Coltrane's most influential and beloved 1960s albums. [Some reissues add four bonus tracks: alternate takes of "Like Sonny" and "I'll Wait and Pray" that were first issued on Alternate Takes and alternate takes of "Like Sonny" and "Village Blues" that came out on the Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings box.] ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2025
Label:	Analogue Prod.
UPC:	0753088756276

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Coltrane   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Jimmy Cobb   Guest Artist,Drums
Cedar Walton   Guest Artist,Piano
Wynton Kelly   Guest Artist,Piano
Elvin Jones   Guest Artist,Drums
Paul Chambers   Guest Artist,Bass
McCoy Tyner   Guest Artist,Piano
Lex Humphries   Drums
Steve Davis   Bass

Technical Credits

Jerry Valentine   Composer
George Treadwell   Composer
Greg Allen   Reissue Design
Patrick Milligan   Reissue Supervisor
Shawn Amos   Editorial Coordinator
Harold Arlen   Composer
Neil Tesser   Reissue Liner Notes
John Coltrane   Composer
Daniel Goldmark   Editorial Research
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Stanley Adams   Composer
Tom Dowd   Engineer
Rachel Gutek   Reissue Design,Reissue Art Director
Lee Friedlander   Photography
Zita Carno   Liner Notes
Vanessa Atkins   Editorial Supervision
Gerald Valentine   Composer
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Ray Flerlage   Back Cover
Loring Wutemeyh   Cover Design
Nesuhi Ertegun   Supervisor,Producer
Phil Iehle   Engineer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Sarah Vaughan   Composer
Hugh Brown   Reissue Art Director