The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. IV: Trane's Modes is a compilation album by American saxophonist John Coltrane, released as a double LP in 1979. It features pieces recorded in 1961, two in studio and the remainder live.[1] All the tracks were previously unissued, at the time of release. At present, "Africa (First Version)" and "The Damned Don't Cry" may be found on the two-disc reissue of Africa/Brass, while all the live pieces have been included on The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings.
| The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. IV: Trane's Modes | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1979 |
| Recorded | May 23, 1961 (#7–8) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs November 1, 1961 (#1–2, 6) November 2, 1961 (#3, 5) November 3, 1961 (#4) Village Vanguard, New York City |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 79:32 |
| Label | Impulse! IZ 9361/2 |
| Producer | Bob Thiele |
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "this two-LP set will be well worth searching for. These six performances from the Vanguard do not duplicate any other recordings. There are two more runthroughs on 'Impressions,' a 15-minute 'Chasin' Another Trane,' 'Greensleeves,' 'Miles' Mode' and a strange version of 'Naima' in which Coltrane purposely plays the melody sideways... This two-fer is rounded out by two previously unissued performances... from the Africa/Brass sessions in which Coltrane is backed by a medium-size orchestra for some stirring music."[2]
Track listing
edit- "Impressions" (Take 1) – 8:50
- "Miles' Mode" – 10:00
- "Chasin' Another Trane" – 15:34
- "Greensleeves" (Take 2) – 4:50
- "Impressions" (Take 2) – 10:55
- "Naima" – 7:39
- "Africa" (First Version) – 14:06
- "The Damned Don't Cry" – 7:38
Personnel
edit- John Coltrane – tenor and soprano saxophone
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, Reeds
- Booker Little (7–8), Freddie Hubbard (7–8) – trumpet
- Donald Corrado (7–8), Jimmy Buffington (7–8), Julius Watkins (7–8) – French horn
- Charles Greenlee (7–8), Julian Priester (7–8) – euphonium
- Garvin Bushell (7–8), Pat Patrick (7–8) – Reeds
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Jimmy Garrison (1–2, 5), Reggie Workman (3–4, 6–8), Paul Chambers (7–8) – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
References
edit- ^ At Jazzdisco.org
- ^ a b The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 4: Trane's Modes at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 48. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.