Gold Coast is a compilation album by jazz musicians John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden, released in 1977 just after Dial Africa: The Savoy Sessions, featuring pieces recorded during the two 1958 sessions that produced Tanganyika Strut and Jazz Way Out.[2][3]
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1977 |
| Recorded | May 13 and June 24, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Savoy Records SJL 1115[1] |
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena |
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "John Coltrane's Savoy recordings with fluegelhornist Wilbur Harden are enjoyable but not particularly innovative... Despite all of the emphasis on Africa in the song titles, the music is essentially American bebop featuring Coltrane, Harden and trombonist Curtis Fuller; Harden and Fuller contributed two originals apiece. This album is a companion of Dial Africa."[4]
Track listing
edit- "Tanganyika Strut" – 9:57
- "Dial Africa" – 8:42
- "Gold Coast" – 14:34
- "B.J." – 4:32
Personnel
edit- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Wilbur Harden – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Tommy Flanagan – piano (tracks 1-3)
- Howard Williams – piano (track 4)
- Alvin Jackson – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
References
edit- ^ Weinstein, Norman C. (May 16, 1993). A Night in Tunisia: Imaginings of Africa in Jazz. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879101671 – via Google Books.
- ^ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. p. 518.
- ^ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. p. 527.
- ^ a b "Gold Coast - John Coltrane | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 48. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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