Standards

John Coltrane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B00005M1BL
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,981 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not really a must for any Coltrane Fan!!!!, October 25, 2001

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Stephen (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Standards (Audio CD)

I wasn't going to touch this one, but a previous review is somewhat wrong. Coltrane fans already have all of this music (probably vinyl, old MCA cds and the newer digipacks). The truth is- this is a fairly well chosen set of impulse recordings. It would have been nice to have included wonderful standards from Atlantic like My Favorite Things and Every Time We Say Goodbye.

I would caution those looking to buy this and other recent compilation releases- These contain nearly all of the material from Ballads, HArtmann and Ellington sets. If you even think your collection should include more than one Trane disc- get the originals. Trane carefully planned his sessions so that the albums were cohesive statements.

This or the (I think more interesting) Spiritual compilations are definetly nice introductions.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trane keeps rolling, September 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Standards (Audio CD)

A must have for any Coltrane fan. Coltrane takes old standards from the Great American Songbook and makes them his own. Soft and lyrical. The album also has the added bonus of two cuts with Johnny Hartman on vocals, probably one of the best collaborations ever between musician and singer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a nice introduction, September 8, 2001

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p dizzle "p dizzle" (augusta, georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Standards (Audio CD)

this collection feautures mr. coltrane from his period with impulse records, a time that saw the tenor giant move from his sheets of sound into his great quartet of himself, mccoy tyner on piano, jimmy garrison on bass, and elvin jones on drums. this quartet began expanding the form and sound of jazz into revolutionary directions that would culminate in mr. coltrane's great experiments in free jazz. here, the emphasis is on hearing mr. coltrane's work with standards, timeless popular songs used as the foundation for expressing oneself bending and playing within the tune. mr. coltrane shows his ability to give straight interpretations full of the feeling and emotion of the original songs, highlights being "lush life" and "autumn serenade" with johnny hartman on vocals. there also is the instrumental gem "what's new" from the "BALLADS" album. but mr. coltrane could also get inside a song, find a phrase or rhythm that intrigued him and use it for an exploration that would explode the original form and create music of blistering intensity and incomparable feeling, getting at the spirit and soul of the artist. highlights of that are "inch worm" and "greensleeves." all in all, this is an admirable compilation that gives snapshot of the genius that was john coltrane. great for starters.