|
Highly recommend it. I have played it over and over since I received it. This is my first John Coltran CD. I love it.
This album will make you want to buy the albums these songs came from. Included is the classic "My Favorite Things". This is a good starting album for those just getting into Coltrane. The album concludes with two of my favorites.
This album is an excellent collection from John Coltrane's Atlantic years, or his middle period. This is more than just a "greatest hits" album. It's great even for us long time fans. It starts off with the complex "Giant Steps".
Equinox, and a wonderful version of "Body and Soul". This is a disc you can play on repeat all day. Other highlights are "Naima" and "My Shining Hour". Also included is a wonderful rendition of "Summertime".
Still, a good pick. The album is great - he is a legend. However, song recording issues (likely due to the poor technology at the time of recording) takes away from the overall experience.
Coltrane's musical style and flavor. When I first heard "Central Park West" is was moved to tears. Victor Goines at The Sheldon here in St. Coltrane.
Coltrane playing if himself. I have purchsed this CD for many friends as gifts because it touched me just that much.For all those looking for a great instrumental piece, you've found your answer.Thanks Mr. I don't claim to be a judge of musicianship by any stretch of the imagination, but it was as close as you can get to Mr. The great thing is that when I heard the Julliard Ensemble cover "Central Park West" and then heard the original, they played it to perfection, note for note.
Having never heard Mr. Great music touches me that way. I had been invited to attend a concert given by the Julliard Jazz Ensemble directed by Mr. I was immediately a fan.
Not knowing what to expect, I began to listen to the CD and was totally blown away by Mr. Louis, MO. Coltrane's work before, I left the concert asking everyone I knew where could I get that CD.
Although I own at least a dozen Coltrane CD's, this one will get repeat play. On Atlantic, you get the best.he is harmonic and inventive, melodic and yet stretching a few solos into unexpected territory. For those not familiar with Coltrane, but not all that adventurous in their jazz tastes, this is a superb introduction, better than the Ken Burns compliation which was issued back during the "Jazz" miniseries on PBS. I have this CD in a Rhino release: same music, same cover photo, same "very best of" tagline, just not the "Greatest Hits" design. The mix of ballads and uptempo tracks is excellent here. In the '50's, Coltrane was a more traditional sax improviser, mainly on the Prestige label, and he produced some lovely things. I think of John's time on Atlantic Records as his most interesting, and all the performances here are from 1959 and 1960. After 1960, he moved more and more into "avant-garde" or "free-form" jazz and lost me as a fan.
|
