John Coltrane
The Coltrane Legacy (LP)
LabelAtlanticGenreJazz & Improvisation
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condition (record/cover): NM / NM
Gatefold sleeve. No obi.
Atlantic kept opening the vaults after John Coltrane died, and this is one of the better results. The Coltrane Legacy gathers material from the 1959 to 1961 period, which is to say the years when he was working out Giant Steps, absorbing Ornette's book, taking up soprano and assembling the quartet that would carry him through the rest of the decade. Alternate takes and unissued pieces, but nothing here sounds like scraps. The band shifts between the Tommy Flanagan and McCoy Tyner eras, and hearing the two side by side tells you more about what changed than most essays manage.
Japanese Atlantic pressing. Compilation, not an original album, and a very good one.
Release notes
"Previously Unreleased recordings by The John Coltrane Quartet, The John Coltrane Sextet & The Milt Jackson-John Coltrane Group."
| A1 | 26-2 | 6:09 | |
| A2 | Original Untitled Ballad | 8:54 | |
| A3 | Untitled Original | 5:20 | |
| B1 | Centerpiece | 7:05 | |
| B2 | Stairway To The Stars | 3:58 | |
| B3 | Blues Legacy | 9:00 |
- John Coltrane
- Alto Saxophone (A2), Soprano Saxophone (A1 to A3), Tenor Saxophone (A1, A2, B1 to B3)
- Art Davis
- Bass (A2)
- Paul Chambers
- Bass (B1 to B3)
- Steve Davis
- Bass (A1, A3)
- Ilhan Mimaroglu
- Compiled By, Edited By [Re-Mix Editor]
- Sam Smidt
- Design [Cover]
- Connie Kay
- Drums (B1 to B3)
- Elvin Jones
- Drums (A1 to A3)
- Geoffrey Haslam
- Engineer [Re-mix]
- Phil Ramone
- Engineer [Recording] (A2)
- Tom Dowd
- Engineer [Recording] (A1, A3, B1 to B3)
- The John Coltrane Quartet
- Ensemble
- The John Coltrane Sextet
- Ensemble
- The Milt Jackson-John Coltrane Group
- Ensemble
- Eric Dolphy
- Flute (A2)
- Jim Marshall
- Photography By [Cover]
- Hank Jones
- Piano (B1 to B3)
- McCoy Tyner
- Piano (A1 to A3)
- Nesuhi Ertegun
- Producer
- Freddie Hubbard
- Trumpet (A2)
- Milt Jackson
- Vibraphone [Vibraharp] (B1 to B3)
