Paris Concert [Original recording reissued, Live]

John Coltrane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 16, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Live
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000YZA
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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COLTRANE JOHN THE PARIS CONCERT

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fine coltrane french broadcast circa 1962., March 28, 2007

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fluffy, the human being. (forest lake, mn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paris Concert (Audio CD)

i've been on a coltrane bender lately. can't stop listening. this is a recording from a 1961-62(?) broadcast capturing coltrane with his relatively new group, featuring mccoy tyner, jimmy garrison, and elvin jones. it opens with a 26 minute workout of "Mr. P.C." which finds mr coltrane blowing his heart out through his sax, distorting notes wildly and twisting the fine melody of this tune into all manner of mad musical shapes. there's a long bowed-bass solo by mr garrison, and mr tyner decorates things with beautiful clusters of piano notes. elvin jones gets in some fine drum solo stuff, as well. "the inch worm," is a quirky and pleasing number, while "ev'ry time we say goodbye," is the most conventional tune on the disc. all in all, this makes a fine addition to any coltrane collection. his discography is so vast, it may take you awhile to arrive at this album, but happy listening when you do.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent and a half, December 15, 2009

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Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paris Concert (Audio CD)

This was a brand new band when Coltrane played with Garrison, Jones and Tyner in 1961. The avant gaurde was years away, and this show works between standards and material from Giant Steps.

Of the three numbers, two are good, but it is Mr. P.C. that rules the album. The quartet jams for twenty minutes on the minor blues, changing it from a compact studio horse race into an improvosation vehical.

The blues changes on P.C. have a lemon bite and while all do well, Jimmy Garrison is king with his symphonic solo. Don't beleive me: listen to the applause when he is through.

Ironically, Garrison's early moment in the sun was named for Mr. Paul Chambers, a bassist Coltrane shared with one Mr M.D. Miles Davis.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Live recording, June 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Paris Concert (Audio CD)

Each of the musicians in this fabulous live concert is given the chance to go with the music in front of a fantasticly appreciative and responsive crowd. Skip over albums that are live versions of the same studio recordings, played in some smoky bar with only background noise to tell you it's live. This album captures the response of the crowd and the musicians feed off of it. A great Coltrane piece.