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Artist:
John Coltrane
Title:
Complete 1963 Copenhagen Concert

Tracks:

CD 1
1. Mr P.C.
2. Impressions
CD 2
1. The Promise
2. Afro-Blue
3. Naima
4. My favourite Things



Details:
This Gambit mid-price double CD presents a long hard to find concert by the classic Coltrane Quartet - with McCoy Tyner Jimmy Garrison Elvin Jones - recorded on October 25 1963 at Tivoli Konsertsal Copenhagen - performing extended versions of Coltrane's compositions "Mr. PC" "Impressions" "The Promise" And "Naima" plus versions of Mongo Santamarfa's "Afro Blue" And Rodgers & Hammerstein's "My Favourite Things". These are all absorbing versions with incredible improvisation And interplay in which the musicians seem fully immersed. There are three tour de force tracks around Or over the 20 minute mark. Roland Kirk was also in town And after the concert the two saxophonists went to Copenhagen's famous CafT Montmartre to play during a well remembered (but unfortunately not recorded) jam session backed by Kirk's band. Coltrane's playing is risky And adventurous as always. To quote the great man "Whenever I make a change I'm a little worried that it may puzzle people. And sometimes I deliberately delay things for this reason. But after a while I find there is nothing else I can do but go ahead"

Label: Gambit

This item was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 April, 2008