John Coltrane

John Coltrane – Soultrane (1958/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 40:02 minutes | 267 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital booklet | © Prestige Records
Recorded: February 7, 1958 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Remastered: 2006, Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Soultrane was John Coultrane’s fourth album, originally released in 1958 on Prestige Records. It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, and features John Coltrane on sax, Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Taylor (drums).

This album is a part of the Rudy Van Gelder Remasters series; these albums have been remastered by Rudy Van Gelder (the original session engineer).

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John Coltrane – Settin’ The Pace (1961/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 52:41 minutes | 639 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital booklet | © Prestige Records
Recorded: March 26th, 1958 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Remastered: 2007, Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane’s album Settin’ The Pacewas originally released in 1961. Coltrane had recorded some unissued recordings while under the label Prestige, after his fame grew and he was no longer with the label they used these recordings and released albums without Coltrane’s approval. This was one such album. The decision to release this album now is to a certain extent determined by economic considerations, but it also happens to throw light on certain aspects of the jazz business which warrant discussion. Had the album been released at the time it was recorded it would have reached the small nucleus of Coltrane followers then active, and of the rest been largely ignored.

One aspect of Coltrane’s work, apparent here, is just beginning to be noticed. He is one of our most lyrical musicians, but it is not a standard form of lyricism—it does not gush and does not cloy—and that quality went unnoticed for a long time when the discussions of his work were primarily concerned with the technical innovations he was making. Settin’ The Pace features popular song “I See Your Face Before Me”, composed by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz.

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John Coltrane – Lush Life (1961/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 36:55 minutes | 243 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital booklet | © Prestige Records
Recorded: May 31, 1957 (#5), August 16, 1957 (#1-3), January 10, 1958 (#4) at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Remastered: 2005, Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Lush Life is an album that was assembled from two different recording sessions that took place at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957-1958. Released 1961 under Prestige Records.

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John Coltrane – Coltrane (1957/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:00 minutes | 401 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital booklet | © Prestige Records
Recorded: May 31, 1957 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Remastered: 2009, Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Coltrane is a studio album by virtuosic Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane orignally released in 1962. The album was released the same year as Coltrane’s legendary collaboration with Duke Ellington in Duke Ellington & John Coltrane.

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John Coltrane – Black Pearls (1964/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 38:48 minutes | 460 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital booklet | © Prestige Records
Recorded: May 23, 1958 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Remastered: 2008, Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Black Pearls was originally recorded when John Coltrane was under Prestige, after leaving the label they released these 1958 recordings in August of 1964. The album features the bluesy tune “Sweet Sapphire Blues” composed by producer Bob Weinstock in the studio.

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John Coltrane – Dakar (1957/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 39:27 minutes | 519 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: Q0buz | Digital Booklet | @ Prestige Records

Dakar was one of the early albums from Prestige on which John Coltrane played. While not the lead musician on the recording, Prestige marketed the album as such due to Coltrane’s rapidly-rising fame as a soloist.

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