For Yous Privy Coltrane - 1966 [1970] Coltrane Plays The Blues

 Coltrane Plays the Blues is an album credited to jazz instrumentalist John Coltrane, released inward 1962 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1382. It was recorded at Atlantic Studios during the sessions for My Favorite Things, assembled later Coltrane had stopped recording for the label together with was nether contract to Impulse Records. Like Prestige Records earlier them, every bit Coltrane's fame grew during the 1960s, Atlantic used unissued recordings together with released them without either Coltrane's input or approval.

Coltrane's sessions for Atlantic inward belatedly Oct 1960 were prolific, yielding the cloth for My Favorite Things, Coltrane Plays the Blues, together with Coltrane's Sound. My Favorite Things was destined to endure the almost remembered together with influential of these, together with spell Coltrane Plays the Blues is non every bit renowned or daring inward material, it is withal a powerful session. As for the phrase "plays the blues" inward the title, that's non an indicator that the tunes are conventional blues (they aren't). It's to a greater extent than indicative of a bluesy sensibility, whether he is playing muscular saxophone or, on "Blues to Bechet" together with "Mr. Syms," the to a greater extent than odd sounding (at the time) soprano sax. Elvin Jones, who hadn't been inward Coltrane's band long, actually busts out on the quicker numbers, such every bit "Blues to You" together with "Mr. Day." [Some reissues add together 5 bonus tracks: 2 alternates apiece of "Blues to Elvin" together with "Blues to You," together with "Untitled Original (Exotica)." All 3 were recorded on Oct 24, 1960.]

An under-appreciated album inward the Coltrane discography. I would fence that Mr. Knight is in all likelihood the "coolest" vocal Coltrane e'er recorded, pregnant that it withal sounds fresh together with innovative fifty-fifty today. Coltrane's playing on this album is non every bit muscular every bit roughly of his other albums, nor every bit beautiful every bit on 'Ballads' or 'with Johnny Hartman', simply its roughly where in-between, together with that is what makes it great. I think this roughly of the quartet's finest work. 

These recordings come upwardly from the same sessions that produced 1961's My Favorite Things. This is 1 of the to the lowest degree good know Coltrane albums, partly because it is an all blues format together with partly because it was released at the destination of his association alongside Atlantic records.
Plays The Blues features the talents of McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones together with Steve Davis. It is the foremost of his locomote alongside Tyner together with Jones inward quartet form. For that lone this recording would endure important.
Although this album is called Plays The Blues, this is past times no agency the solely blues which Coltrane plays. There are blues elements, moods together with feelings inward all of his best-known recordings. Listen to "Slowtrane," "Blue Train," "Bessie's Blues" amid others together with 1 can't aid simply hear the blues vibe.
The master half-dozen tracks are fantastic together with accept that same blues vibe. They hitting the listener correct inward the pump together with individual together with don't allow go. All half-dozen are superb, simply "Blues To Bechet," "Mr. Day," "Mr. Knight" together with "Blues To Elvin" are absolute classics.

Track Listings:

  1. Blues To Elvin
  2. Blues To Bechet
  3. Blues To You
  4. Mr. Day
  5. Mr. Syms
  6. Mr. Knight
  7. Untitled Origional (Bonus Track For CD Only)

Personnel:

    John Coltrane — soprano saxophone on "Blues to Bechet" together with "Mr. Syms"; tenor saxophone on all others
    McCoy Tyner — piano
    Steve Davis — bass
    Elvin Jones — drums