Released in January 1960, John Coltrane's first album devoted entirely to his own compositions confirmed his towering command of tenor saxophone and his emerging power as a composer. Apprenticeships with Dizzy, Miles, and Monk had helped focus his furious, expansive solos, and his stamina and underlying sense of harmonic adventure brought Coltrane, at 33, to a new cusp--the polytonal "sheets of sound" that distinguished his marathon solos were offset by interludes of subtle, concise lyricism, embodied here in the tender "Naima." That classic ballad is a calm refuge from the ecstatic, high-speed runs that spark the set's up-tempo climaxes, which begin with the opening title song, itself a cornerstone of modern jazz composition. This exemplary reissue benefits from eight alternate takes of the original album's seven stellar tracks, excellent remastering of the original tapes, and an expanded annotation.
1. Giant Steps
2. Cousin Mary
3. Countdown
4. Spiral
5. Syeeda's Song Flute
6. Naima
7. Mr. P.C.
Bonus tracks
8. Giant Steps (Alternate Version, Take 1, Incomplete)
9. Naima (Alternate Version, Take 1, Incomplete)
10. Cousin Mary (Alternate Take)
11. Countdown (LP Version)
12. Syeeda's Song Flute (Alternate Take)
13. Giant Steps (Alternate Version, Take 2, False Start)
14. Naima (Alternate Version, Take 2, False Start)
15. Giant Steps (Alternate Take)
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The old/new Moodswings /by Stefan/
is here again !
thanks for all !
APL
from Dordrecht
Indeed, I'm back... I'm putting a lot of work in reposting a lot of music from the "old" Moodswings... I'll start posting new music in november. ;)
Stay tuned!
Yay!
I'm really glad that Moodswings is still here.
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But please fix the RSS and ATOM links, because they show the latest comments and not the posts. Thanks!
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