John Coltrane
To mark the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's death in July, 1967, Geoffrey Smith plays live recordings by the tenor saxophone legend, from an early session with Johnny Hodges to his seething, sixteen-minute epic "Chasin' the Trane".
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Johnny Hodges
In A Mellotone
- Storyville Masters Of Jazz.
- Storyville.
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John Coltrane
Monk's Mood
- THELONIUS MONK QUARTET WITH JOHN COLTRANE AT CARNEGIE HALL.
- BLUE NOTE RECORDS.
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IN A MELLOTONE
Johnny Hodges
Composer: Duke EllingtonÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title: Storyville Masters of Jazz: Johnny HodgesÌýÌý
Label:ÌýÌýÌý Storyville 101 8510
Duration: 7:08ÌýÌýÌý
Performers: Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Shorty Baker (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone),
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TWO BASS HIT
Miles Davis
Composer: J. Gillespie/J. Lewis
Album Title: Miles & Monk at NewportÌý
Label: Columbia CL 2718
Duration: 4:13ÌýÌýÌý
Performers: Miles Davis Sextet: Miles Davis (trumpet), Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)Ìý The Thelonius Monk Quartet: Thelonius Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Butch Warren (bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums), Pee Wee Russell (clarinet)
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MONK’S MOOD
Thelonius Monk
Composer: Thelonius MonkÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title: Thelonius Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie HallÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Label:ÌýÌýÌý Blue Note 0946 3 35174 2 4
Duration: 7:52ÌýÌýÌý
Performers: Thelonius Monk (piano), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (bass), Shadow Wilson (drums)
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SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE
John Coltrane
Composer: Romberg-HammersteinÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title: Live atÌý the Village Vanguard / The Master TakesÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Label:ÌýÌýÌý Impulse 051 251-2
Duration: 6:25ÌýÌýÌý
Performers: John Coltrane (soprano saxophone), McCoy Turner (piano), Reggie Workman (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)
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I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU
John Coltrane
Composer: Billy EckstineÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title: My Favourite Things: Coltrane at NewportÌý
Label:ÌýÌýÌý Impulse 0602517350540
Duration: 9:41ÌýÌýÌý
Performers: John Coltrane (soprano and tenor saxophones), McCoy Turner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Roy Haynes (drums)
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CHASIN’ THE TRANE
John Coltrane
Composer: John ColtraneÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Album Title: Live atÌý the Village Vanguard / The Master Takes
Label:ÌýÌýÌý Impulse 051 251-2
Duration: 15:55
Performers: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)
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