Stardust Sessions

John Coltrane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prestige
• ASIN: B000000ZD6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,129 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rating Coltrane, April 10, 2002

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nadav haber (jerusalem Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stardust Sessions (Audio CD)

Between 1955 and 1967 John Coltrane recorded extensively. Most of his output was astonishing by normal standards. His sound was always special, his phrasing unique and influential. The spiritual power, of always striving for something higher, exists in some measure in all his recordings.
The music on this CD is great. Coltrane already developed a linear approach to his phrasing, that would lead him later to abandon the use of chords. His sound was edgy, his emotional power evident.
To me, the more conservative context of these 1958 recordings was limiting Coltrane from expressing himself more freely. I believe I can hear him trying to go places, while the rhythm section stays back, holding him back. Still, the music is great.
I would recommend this to anyone interested in Coltrane's 50's period, or to anyone who is a Coltrane's collector. However - I do not think this is the best Coltrane from the 50's (try Blue Trane, Soultrane) and the Coltrane of the 60's was a ground breaking experience almost every time he touched his horn.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars mellow coltrane., March 4, 2001

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SIMON AGUILAR-GARCIA (Seattle, Wa. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stardust Sessions (Audio CD)

Has tunes from 3 diferent cds issued on fantasy recorded around the same dates. Most are very mellow and bluesy. Provides insight into the development stage of the future master.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspired lyricism, March 13, 2006

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G. Newman (Riverside, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stardust Sessions (Audio CD)

This album is an amazing collection of ballad playing on the highest level. Those reviewers who claim to hear Coltrane straining at the bit to get a more complex sound are missing what I prefer to his later work, which is a sheer lyricism and beauty that was the first casualty of the next phase of jazz.
Colrane's sensitivy, and yearning romantic spirit are well expressed in a session that is without peer. A great recording
of inspired playing.