The Essential

~ Release by John Coltrane (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Note:
A simple repackaging of Blue Note's Trane's Blues.
Copy controlled.
There is a doubt if this is released by Blue Note, or by its parent company.

Annotation last modified on 2007-05-19 11:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Trane's Blues
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-03-02)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1956-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-03-02)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
John Paul Jones (on 1956-03-02)
writer:
Phil Charig, Milton Pascal and Dan Shapiro
recording of:
Trane's Blues (on 1956-03-02)
composer:
John Coltrane (in 1956)
is based on:
Vierd Blues
6:57
2Locomotion
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-09-15)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-09-15)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1957-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-09-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1957-09-15)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-09-15)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-09-15)
recording of:
Locomotion (on 1957-09-15)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
7:15
3Sonny's Crib
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-09-01)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-09-01)
piano:
Sonny Clark (on 1957-09-01)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-09-01)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1957-09-01)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-09-01)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-09-01)
recording of:
Sonny's Crib (on 1957-09-01)
composer:
Sonny Clark
13:31
4Just for the Love
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-09-21)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-21)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-21)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-09-21)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1956-09-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-09-21)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-09-21)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-09-21)
recording of:
Just for the Love (on 1956-09-21)
composer:
John Coltrane
3:45
5Blue Train
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-09-15)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-09-15)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1957-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-09-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1957-09-15)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-09-15)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-09-15)
recording of:
Blue Train (on 1957-09-15)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
10:43
6One and Four (a.k.a. Mr. Day)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: original session) and Terry Reig
bass and double bass [bass]:
Steve Davis (post-bop contrabassist who played with Coltrane) (on 1960-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-09-08)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1960-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-09-08)
recorded at:
United Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-09-08)
recording of:
Mr. Day (on 1960-09-08)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
7:38
7Smoke Stack
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-04-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-04-06)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-04-06), Johnny Griffin (on 1957-04-06) and Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1957-04-06)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-04-06)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-04-06)
recording of:
Smoke Stack (on 1957-04-06)
composer:
Johnny Griffin
10:17
8Shifting Down
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-13)
recording engineer:
Fernando Vargas (on 1958-10-13)
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
double bass [bass]:
Chuck Israels (on 1958-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Louis Hayes (on 1958-10-13)
piano:
Cecil Taylor (on 1958-10-13)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-10-13)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1958-10-13)
recording of:
Shifting Down (on 1958-10-13)
composer:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer)
10:39