John Coltrane
John Coltrane: 1963: New Directions 5LP
Impulse!, 2018
This lavish 5-LP box set documents every single performance recorded by John Coltrane in the pivotal year of 1963, beginning with every take from the previously unheard “Lost Album” studio session and the heart-stopping collection of songs recorded the very next day with singer Johnny Hartman. It also features Roy Haynes sitting in for regular drummer Elvin Jones in the studio, and at a stunning live performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, before ending with the classic quartet on blazing form at the Birdland jazz club. Presented in chronological order, these timeless cuts reveal the unstoppable evolution of a fearless artist.
Tracklist
Side A:
- Vilia
- Vilia
- Untitled Original 11383
- Nature Boy
- Impressions
- Impressions
- Impressions
- Impressions
- Untitled Original 11386
- Untitled Original 11386
- Untitled Original 11386
- One Up, One Down
- One Up, One Down
- Slow Blue
- They Say It's Wonderful
- Lush Life
- My One And Only Love
- Autumn Serenade
- Dedicated To You
Side F:
- You Are Too Beautiful
- After The Rain
- Dear Old Stockholm
- I Want To Talk About You
- My Favorite Things
Side H:
- Impressions
- The Promise
- I Want To Talk About You
- Afro-Blue
- Your Lady
- Alabama
- Recorded - March 6 and 7, April 29, November 18, 1963 at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey; July 7, 1963 at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport; October 8, 1963 at Birdland, New York City.
- Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder
- Producers - Michael Cuscuna, Ravi Coltrane, Ken Druker