John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound

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1. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
2. Central Park West
3. Liberia
4. Body And Soul
5. Equinox
6. Satellite

During John Coltrane’s short but successful period at Atlantic Records (1959–61), the highly underrated album “Coltrane's Sound” was created, recorded in 1960 and released in 1964. “The title could not have been more fitting, as each of the six pieces bears the unmistakable and indelible stamp of Coltrane’s early ’60s style... Despite the lack of attention, these recordings rank among Trane’s finest,” writes AllMusic.

The eight post-bop tracks presented here were recorded during the same two sessions (October 24 and 26, 1960) that also produced parts of “My Favorite Things” and most of the essential “Coltrane Plays The Blues”. It was only the third recording session of pianist McCoy Tyner with Coltrane — and the second for drummer Elvin Jones with the saxophone legend. Yet both contributed exponentially to the success of Coltrane’s musical concepts. Still, it is the tenor saxophone that remains most memorable.

Coltrane’s originals “Liberia,” “Satellite,” and especially the outstanding pieces “Equinox” (featuring a wonderful solo by Tyner) and “Central Park West” (with Coltrane on soprano saxophone) deserve repeated listening, writes AllAboutJazz.com. Even the standards “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes” and “Body and Soul” are delivered with an uncharacteristic fervor that invites even the casual listener to pause, listen closely, and return for another hearing.