The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions

~ Release by John Coltrane Quartet (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

Issued in four-leaf Digipak with 28 page booklet.
20-Bit Super Mapping
Tracks 1-1 and 2-3: Originally issued on Africa/Brass 1961.
Tracks 1-3 and 2-1: Originally issued on Africa/Brass Sessions - Volume 2 1974.
Tracks 1-4 and 1-5: Originally issued on Trane's Modes 1979 (cat# IZ 9361).

Annotation last modified on 2017-12-20 14:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Greensleeves
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-23)
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass:
Reggie Workman (on 1961-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-05-23)
euphonium [horn]:
Charles Greenlee (on 1961-05-23) and Julian Priester (on 1961-05-23)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1961-05-23), Donald Corrado (on 1961-05-23), Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1961-05-23), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-05-23) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-05-23)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-05-23)
piccolo [Flute] and reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1961-05-23)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-05-23) and Booker Little (on 1961-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-05-23)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
arranger:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-23)
instrumental recording of:
Greensleeves
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Jowcol Music
10:01
2Song of the Underground Railroad
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-23)
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass:
Reggie Workman (on 1961-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-05-23)
euphonium [horn]:
Charles Greenlee (on 1961-05-23) and Julian Priester (on 1961-05-23)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1961-05-23), Donald Corrado (on 1961-05-23), Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1961-05-23), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-05-23) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-05-23)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-05-23)
piccolo [Flute] and reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1961-05-23)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-05-23) and Booker Little (on 1961-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-05-23)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
arranger:
John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-23)
instrumental recording of:
Song of the Underground Railroad
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Jowcol Music
6:45
3Greensleeves (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-23)
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass:
Reggie Workman (on 1961-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-05-23)
euphonium [horn]:
Charles Greenlee (on 1961-05-23) and Julian Priester (on 1961-05-23)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1961-05-23), Donald Corrado (on 1961-05-23), Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1961-05-23), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-05-23) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-05-23)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-05-23)
piccolo [Flute] and reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1961-05-23)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-05-23) and Booker Little (on 1961-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-05-23)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
arranger:
John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-23)
instrumental recording of:
Greensleeves
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Jowcol Music
10:53
4The Damned Don't Cry
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-23)
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass:
Reggie Workman (on 1961-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-05-23)
euphonium [horn]:
Charles Greenlee (on 1961-05-23) and Julian Priester (on 1961-05-23)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1961-05-23), Donald Corrado (on 1961-05-23), Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1961-05-23), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-05-23) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-05-23)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-05-23)
piccolo [Flute] and reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1961-05-23)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-05-23) and Booker Little (on 1961-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-05-23)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
arranger:
Romulus Franceschini
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-23)
instrumental recording of:
The Damned Don't Cry
composer:
Cal Massey
publisher:
Charill Music Publishing Co.
7:35
5Africa
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-23)
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1961-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-05-23)
euphonium [horn]:
Charles Greenlee (on 1961-05-23) and Julian Priester (on 1961-05-23)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1961-05-23), Donald Corrado (on 1961-05-23), Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1961-05-23), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-05-23) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-05-23)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-05-23)
piccolo [Flute] and reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1961-05-23)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-05-23) and Booker Little (on 1961-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-05-23)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-23)
instrumental recording of:
Africa
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
14:07
▼CD 2
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1Blues Minor
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-06-04)
producer:
Creed Taylor
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1961-06-04)
double bass:
Reggie Workman (on 1961-06-04)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-04)
euphonium [horn]:
Carl Bowman (on 1961-06-04)
French horn:
Donald Corrado (on 1961-06-04), Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1961-06-04), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-06-04) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-06-04)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-06-04)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-06-04)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-06-04)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-06-04)
instrumental recording of:
Blues Minor
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
7:24
2Africa (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-06-04)
producer:
Creed Taylor
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1961-06-04)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-06-04)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-04)
euphonium [horn]:
Carl Bowman (on 1961-06-04)
French horn:
Donald Corrado (on 1961-06-04), Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1961-06-04), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-06-04) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-06-04)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-06-04)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-06-04)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-06-04)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-06-04)
instrumental recording of:
Africa
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
16:06
3Africa
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-06-04)
producer:
Creed Taylor
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1961-06-04)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-06-04)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-04)
euphonium [horn]:
Carl Bowman (on 1961-06-04)
French horn:
Donald Corrado (on 1961-06-04), Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1961-06-04), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-06-04) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-06-04)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-06-04)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-06-04)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-06-04)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-06-04)
instrumental recording of:
Africa
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
16:29

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
liner notes:Dom Cerulli
David A. Wild (jazz musician and writer) (in 1995-06)
producer:Michael Cuscuna
alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute:Eric Dolphy (from 1961-05-23 until 1961-06-04)
rights society:BMI (USA rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by:GRP Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label!)
distributed by:Uni Distribution Corp.
copyrighted (©) by:GRP Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label!) (in 1995)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1214790 [info]
ASIN:US: B000003N7U [info]