Tuesday, April 22, 2008

John Coltrane: Olé Coltrane

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Contents: Olé ‪(‬18:05‪)‬ — Dahomey dance ‪(‬10:48‪)‬ — Aisha ‪(‬7:32‪)‬ — To her ladyship ‪(‬8:54‪)‬.
Recorded May 25, 1961 at A & R Studios, New York. Program notes by Ralph J. Gleason inserted.
Personnel: John Coltrane, soprano & tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, flute & alto sax; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; McCoy Tyner, piano; Reggie Workman, bass (tracks 1, 2, 3) ; Art Davis, bass (tracks 1, 2, 4); Elvin Jones, drums.
Tom Gogola, "singer/songwriter/basically everything for New Haven's Blown Woofer," said to Pat Ferrucci of Play: "Ole, John Coltrane — There's almost too much great John Coltrane out there, but this track, from 1961's Ole Coltrane, is a favorite of mine. It's the first Coltrane album I owned, and I turn to it pretty often for inspiration if not outright salvation. There's a yearning beauty, a relentlessness and a certain haunting quality to the melody, all at once" ("Making a Mix with Tom Gogola," 3/12/08, p. 21).

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