John Coltrane’s supreme legacy was celebrated on Friday in Jazz Library, BBC Radio 3’s magnificent series introducing the giants of jazz. It’s based on the deep knowledge and sympa broadcasting style of presenter Alyn Shipton.
The Coltrane programme was enriched by the articulate expertise of contemporary English saxman Soweto Kinch. Together, Shipton and Kinch chose the finest recordings from John Coltrane's huge discography. Unsurprisingly, their top recommendation was A Love Supreme (Impulse)
You can hear the programme again for 7 days after broadcast on the web via the Listen Again button:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3
Playlist:
1. Untitled original 90314 , ARTIST: John Coltrane, COMPOSER: Coltrane, ALBUM: Classic Quartet - Complete Impulse Studio Recordings LABEL: Impulse. Personnel: John Coltrane, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, drums.
2 Lush Life, COMPOSER: Strayhorn, ALBUM: Lush Life, LABEL: Prestige
Personnel: JC, ts; Red Garland, p; Paul Chambers, b; Louis Hayes d.
3 Dial Africa, John Coltrane / Wilber Harden, COMPOSER:Harden, ALBUM: Africa (The Savoy Sessions). JC (ts) Wilber Harden, t fh; Curtis Fuller tb; Tommy Flanagan or Howard Williams, p; Alvin Jackson b, Art Taylor d.
4 Moment's notice, John Coltrane, COMPOSER: Coltrane, ALBUM: Ultimate Blue Train, LABEL: Blue Note, Rec: 15 Sept 1957. Personnel: JC, ts; Lee Morgan, t; Curtis Fuller tb; Kenny Drew, p; Paul Chambers, b; Philly Joe Jones, d. Blue
5 Epistrophy, John Coltrane with Thelonious Monk, COMPOSER: Monk, ALBUM: At Carnegie Hall, Blue Note Rec: 29 Nov 1957. Personnel: JC, ts; Monk, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, b; Shadow Wilson, d.
6 Dr Jackle, ARTIST: Miles Davis, COMPOSER: McLean, ALBUM: Milestones from Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of J Miles Davis and John Coltrane, LABEL Columbia, Rec: April 3 1958 NYC
Personnel: Miles Davis t; JC tnr; Cannonball Adderley as; Red Garland, p; Paul Chambers b; Philly Joe Jones d.
7 Giant Steps, John Coltrane, COMPOSER: Coltrane, The Heavyweight Champion, Rhino, Rec: NYC May 1959
Personnel; JC, ts; Tommy Flanagan, p; Paul Chambers b; Art Taylor d.
8 My Favorite Things, John Coltrane, COMPOSER: Rodgers / Hammerstein, My Favorite Things, LABEL: Atlantic, Rec: 21 Oct 1960. Personnel: JC, ss; McCoy Tyner p; Steve Davis, b; Elvin Jones d
9 Spiritual, John Coltrane, COMPOSER: Coltrane, Live at Village Vanguard (1 Nov 1961), Impulse, Rec: 1 Nov 1961
Personnel; JC ss; Eric Dolphy bcl; McCoy Tyner p; Reggie Workman b; Elvin Jones d.
10 Chasin' the Trane, John Coltrane, COMPOSER: Coltrane, Live at Village Vanguard (1 Nov 1961), Impulse, Rec: 1 Nov 1961
Personnel; JC ts; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, d.
11 Alabama, John Coltrane, COMPOSER: Coltrane, Classic Quartet - Complete Impulse Studio Recordings, Impulse
Rec: 18 Nov 63, Personnel; as above but plus McCoy Tyner p.
12 Psalm (from A Love Supreme), John Coltrane, COMPOSER: Coltrane, Classic Quartet - Complete Impulse Studio Recordings. Impulse, Rec: 9 Dec 1964 Personnel: as above
Gerry Smith
Monday 23 July 2007
Thursday 5 July 2007
Miles Davis: welcome innovation in bargain of the Millennium
Membran, the innovative German discount label, are breaking new ground by offering a disc of 90 Miles Davis tracks in MP3 format. The material is the pre-Columbia stuff, recorded from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. That is: high quality acoustic jazz from the Golden Age.
The format enables you to acquire the content – as MP3 files – without missing out on an artefact to pore over. Great idea. And it’s retailing at the unmissable price of £14. Bargain of the Millennium, I’d say.
www.membran.net
Gerry Smith
The format enables you to acquire the content – as MP3 files – without missing out on an artefact to pore over. Great idea. And it’s retailing at the unmissable price of £14. Bargain of the Millennium, I’d say.
www.membran.net
Gerry Smith
Tuesday 3 July 2007
NOT Music for Grown-Ups… We All Love Ella
Universal are promoting a new Ella Fitzgerald tribute album. Glancing at the performers on track list, I’d much rather spend the time/money on the unutterably wonderful real thing…
Promo:
“Various Artists - We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song - Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless. She could sing sultry ballads, sweet jazz and imitate every instrument in an orchestra with unmatched rhythmic acuity and an unimpeachable sense of swing.
“Ella's 90th birthday would have been April 25th, 2007. Please join us in this year-long celebration! "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady of Song" is an Ella Tribute Album featuring a host of stars including Natalie Cole, Chaka Kahn, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall and many more.”
On reflection, you couldn’t pay me to play such an album instead of, say, the Cole Porter Songbook.
Who on Earth listens to this kind of stuff?
Gerry Smith
Promo:
“Various Artists - We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song - Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless. She could sing sultry ballads, sweet jazz and imitate every instrument in an orchestra with unmatched rhythmic acuity and an unimpeachable sense of swing.
“Ella's 90th birthday would have been April 25th, 2007. Please join us in this year-long celebration! "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady of Song" is an Ella Tribute Album featuring a host of stars including Natalie Cole, Chaka Kahn, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall and many more.”
On reflection, you couldn’t pay me to play such an album instead of, say, the Cole Porter Songbook.
Who on Earth listens to this kind of stuff?
Gerry Smith
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