Coltrane's Sound
Coltrane's Sound is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, recorded in 1960 and released in 1964 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1419. It was recorded at Atlantic Studios during the sessions for My Favorite Things, assembled after Coltrane had stopped recording for the label and was under contract to Impulse! Records. Like Prestige and Blue Note Records before them, as Coltrane's fame grew during the 1960s Atlantic used unissued recordings and released them without either Coltrane's input or approval.
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| Released | Late June/early July 1964[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | October 24 & 26, 1960 Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:18 original LP 50:33 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1419 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (favorable)[3] |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
On February 16, 1999, Rhino Records reissued Coltrane's Sound as part of its Atlantic 50th Anniversary Jazz Gallery series. Included were two bonus tracks: "26-2" had been previously released on the 1970 album The Coltrane Legacy; and the alternate take of "Body and Soul" had been released on the 1975 album Alternate Takes.
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" | Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin | October 26, 1960 | 6:51 |
| 2. | "Central Park West" | John Coltrane | October 24, 1960 | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Liberia" | John Coltrane | October 26, 1960 | 6:53 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "Body and Soul" | Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green | October 24, 1960 | 5:40 |
| 2. | "Equinox" | John Coltrane | October 26, 1960 | 8:39 |
| 3. | "Satellite" | John Coltrane | October 24, 1960 | 5:59 |
1999 reissue bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 7. | "26-2" | John Coltrane | October 26, 1960 | 6:17 |
| 8. | "Body and Soul" (alternate take) | Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green | October 24, 1960 | 5:58 |
Personnel
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone on all except "Central Park West" soprano saxophone on "Central Park West" and "26-2";
- McCoy Tyner — piano except “Satellite”
- Steve Davis — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
Production personnel
- Nesuhi Ertegün — production
- Tom Dowd — engineering
- Marvin Israel — photography
- Ralph J. Gleason — liner notes
- Bob Carlton, Patrick Milligan — reissue supervision
- Dan Hersch — digital remastering
- Rachel Gutek — reissue design
- Hugh Brown — reissue art direction
- Kenny Berger — reissue liner notes
- Steven Chean — reissue editorial supervision
- Elizabeth Pavone — reissue editorial coordination
References
- Liner notes to The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
- Billboard July 11, 1964
- All About Jazz review
- Allmusic review
- "Acclaimed Music - Coltrane's Sound". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- Rolling Stone review
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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