Soultrane

John Coltrane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000Y12
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #256,326 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally satisfying time with the mid-career Coltrane..., April 29, 2003

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William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soultrane (Audio CD)

I submitted a review of this two months ago pointing out that the track listing is completely wrong for this CD. It has not been published, so I am resubmitting. This album actually contains the following five tunes: Good Bait; I Want to Talk About You; You Say You Care; Theme for Ernie and Russian Lullaby. Fellow players are Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Arthur Taylor on drums. It lasts 40 minutes and was engineered by the legendary Rudy Van Gelder in early 1958. At that time Coltrane was not into the "free jazz" and dissonance which marked his 1965-67 releases on the Impulse label. The sounds here are adventurous but melodic and won't scare away the non-avant garde jazz lover at all. This is one of the best of his releases from the late 50's as a leader, and was created just a year before he showed up as a vital part of Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" production. If you like saxophone, buy this. You won't be sorry.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early Trane, August 6, 1999

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This review is from: Soultrane (Audio CD)

John Coltrane was about as close as one could get to being a musical god, there is no question about that. His music was mostly improvised, yet maintained a level of consistently high quality. I love this album. I truly think that it could be a contender for one of his best, (quite a feat for such a prolific artist.)His soloing on this album is superb, a lot of it vertical, (harmonically based rather than melodically.)Every song on here is great and even though they are all covers, Coltrane manages to make a bold personal statement with each one of them. From the beautiful Billy Eckstine ballad "I Want to Talk About you", to Irving Berlin's "Russian Lullaby" played at breakneck speed, this is most simply one of the greatest jazz albums I have ever heard. Fans of Coltrane for some reason seem to discount his earlier albums as inferior to later works such as "A Love Supreme" and "My Favorite Things" but this album is one of his best. After he ditched the "Hard Bop" movement but was not yet overcome by the Avant Garde free jazz movement. An excellent album. Deserves every one of those five stars and more. Also much easier to digest than some of his later experememental works.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unrivaled and Peerless., October 26, 2002

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soultrane (Audio CD)

What made John Coltrane such a great musician is that he used the saxaphone not as an instrument but rather as a voice. He could scream loudly, whisper softly, or emote convincingly through all his tracks. "Soultrane" provides ample evidence of his mastery of expression through his remarkable playing. The 12-minute rendition of "Good Bait" has Coltrane in smooth form, and is well supported by Paul Chambers on bass and Arthur Taylor on drums. "I Want to Talk About You" is a slow number that Coltrane brings to life with his soft touches, making it all the more romantic and tender. Then, there's "Russian Lullaby," which is a fast and furious rush of jazzed-up energy; it's amazing to see Coltrane keep up with the hurried tempo of this track. He seems to master it without ever breaking a sweat. Immeasurably talented and cool beyond measure, Coltrane's mark on music is tremendous, and this album is another stellar entry in his extensive line of work.