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John Coltrane - Coltrane Jazz (1960) Genre: Jazz

Inkblotmagazine.com:

This disc isn't as far out as John Coltrane's later work for Impulse, nor is the writing quite as indelible as on his Atlantic debut Giant Steps. But no matter what John Coltrane did, he he always looked for boundaries to push, and on Coltrane Jazz he pushed his horn itself.

It marks his first use of multiphonics, the practice of extracting more than one tone at a time from the horn. They elevate "Harmonique" from a simple, earthy blues into a harbinger of Coltrane's coming extremity. But this is still the record of a man who was working with Miles Davis. His influence is evident in the concentrated focus of Coltrane's solos, even though he favored dense packed loquacity over Davis's severe, flash-purged lyricism.

Coltrane used his boss's rhythm section on all but one selection. Pianist Wynton Kelly had a lighter touch than Coltrane's later pianists. Kelly gives and effervescent lift to uptempo tunes like "My Shining Hour," a gliding tune that takes off from Paul Chambers' walking bassline and gathers energy from Jimm Cobb's splashy commentaries on the beat. The classic quartet convened for the first time on "Village Blues," a pensive piece bathed in shades of indigo that issue from newcomer McCoy Tyner's heavier-handed piano.

This is a solid work by a master who was about to enter his prime, and Rhino has served it well by giving it a bright but very present-sounding remastering, lavish packaging, and a generous selection of alternate takes that illustrate how Coltrane experimented with tempos and approaches before settling on a final take.

Allmusic.com:

The first album to hit the shelves after Giant Steps, Coltrane Jazz was largely recorded in late 1959, although one of the eight songs ("Village Blues") was done in late 1960. On everything save the aforementioned "Village Blues," Coltrane used the Miles Davis rhythm section of pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb. While not the groundbreaker that Giant Steps was, Coltrane Jazz was a good consolidation of his gains as he prepared to launch into his peak years of the 1960s. There are three standards aboard, but the group reaches their peak on Coltrane's original material, particularly "Harmonique" with its melodic leaps and upper-register saxophone strains and the winding, slightly Eastern-flavored principal riffs of "Like Sonny," dedicated to Sonny Rollins. The moody "Village Blues" features the lineup of McCoy Tyner on piano, Elvin Jones on drums, and Steve Davis on bass; with the substitution of Jimmy Garrison on bass, that personnel would play on Coltrane's most influential and beloved 1960s albums. The 2000 CD reissue on Atlantic/Rhino adds four bonus tracks: alternate takes of "Like Sonny" and "I'll Wait and Pray" that were first issued on Alternate Takes and alternate takes of "Like Sonny" and "Village Blues" that came out on the Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings box.

Rhino.com:

To say that John Coltrane is one of the most important figures in the history of jazz doesn’t quite begin to cover his influence. In producer Joel Dorn’s words, "It’s really very simple. The music on John Coltrane’s Atlantic records changed jazz and the way it is played, forever. The James Earl Jones character in Field Of Dreams speaks about "...an instant when all of the tumblers in the universe are in perfect alignment.’ That was Trane at Atlantic. It’s where he became himself. Everywhere he’d been, everything he’d done and was, where he was headed, all of it and more is in the Atlantic recordings." Coltrane Jazz, originally recorded for Atlantic Records left on the heels of the legendary Giant Steps sessions in 1959, has been newly remastered and features four alternate takes as bonus tracks in this deluxe edition, not to mention new liner notes. Sidemen include McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Steve Davis.

Personnel:

John Coltrane (ts, ss)

Wynton Kelly, McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton (p)

Steve Davis, Paul Chambers (b)

Elvin Jones, Jimmy Cobb (d)

Tracks:

1. Little Old Lady (4:28)

2. Village Blues (5:24)

3. My Shining Hour (4:54)

4. Fifth House (4:44)

5. Harmonique (4:14)

6. Like Sonny (5:54)

7. I'll Wait and Pray (3:36)

8. Some Other Blues (5:40)

9. Like Sonny [Alternate Take] (6:07)

10. I'll Wait and Pray [Alternate Take] (3:30)

11. Like Sonny [Alternate Take] (8:15)

12. Village Blues [Alternate Take] (6:17)

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