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From his last days as a sideman with Miles Davis to his final recordings, saxophonist John Coltrane built a reputation for extended, explorative solos and fierce, sometimes even ferocious playing. So it’s both refreshing and illuminating to hear his quartet succinctly play eight softer standards. “Say It (Over and Over Again)” opens the album, and it's as much a showcase for pianist McCoy Tyner’s elegant chordal accompaniment and solo as the bandleader’s expressively urbane tone. Drummer Elvin Jones’ masterful brushwork is a highlight of “Too Young to Go Steady,” while his unaccompanied introduction to “All or Nothing At All” is
| 1 | Say It (Over and Over Again) | ♡ | 4:18 | Frank Loesser / Jimmy McHugh | John Coltrane Quartet / John Coltrane |
| 2 | You Don’t Know What Love Is | ♡ | 5:14 | Gene de Paul / Don Raye | John Coltrane Quartet / John Coltrane |
| 3 | Too Young to Go Steady | ♡ | 4:23 | Harold Adamson / Jimmy McHugh | John Coltrane Quartet / John Coltrane |
| 4 | All or Nothing at All | ♡ | 3:32 | Jack Lawrence / Arthur Altman | John Coltrane Quartet / John Coltrane |
| 5 | I Wish I Knew | ♡ | 4:53 | Mack Gordon / Harry Warren | John Coltrane Quartet / John Coltrane |
| 6 | What’s New? | ♡ | 3:46 | Bob Haggart / Johnny Burke | John Coltrane Quartet / John Coltrane |
| 7 | It’s Easy to Remember | ♡ | 2:47 | Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart | John Coltrane Quartet / John Coltrane |
| 8 | Nancy (With the Laughing Face) | ♡ | 3:12 | Phil Silvers / Jimmy Van Heusen | John Coltrane Quartet / John Coltrane |
Links
- Folder:
R:\__Jazz\_J\John Coltrane\1963. John Coltrane Quartet – Ballads – (Reel-to-Reel, 7½ ips) [DSD128] - Explorer: Open folder
- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000649453
Credits
Bass — Jimmy Garrison Drums — Elvin Jones Engineer — Rudy Van Gelder Mastered By — Ryan Smith Piano — McCoy Tyner Producer — Bob Thiele Supervised By — Chad Kassem Tenor Saxophone — John Coltrane
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