(JazzPlanet) John Coltrane - Legacy (Impulse!) CD 1-4 (TNT)

John Coltrane - Legacy (Impulse!) (1955-67) (Disc 1 - Harmonic & Melodic)


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Artist: John Coltrane
Title: Legacy
Recording Date: November 16, 1955 - February 22, 1967
Original Release Date: September 10, 2002
Number of Discs: 4
Label Legacy (Impulse!)
Genre Jazz
Styles Post Bop, Hard Bop, Modale


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Personnel:

John Coltrane Bells, Clarinet (Bass), Composer, Percussion, Poetry, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Cannonball Adderley Sax (Alto)
Rashied Ali Drums
Donald Byrd Trumpet
Paul Chambers Bass
Jimmy Cobb Drums
Alice Coltrane Guest Artist, Piano
Ravi Coltrane Producer
Art Davis Bass
Miles Davis Primary Artist, Trumpet
Steve Davis Bass
Eric Dolphy Sax (Alto)
Kenny Drew Piano
Bill Evans Piano
Tommy Flanagan Piano
Curtis Fuller Trombone
Red Garland Guest Artist, Piano
Jimmy Garrison Bass
Dizzy Gillespie Composer
Benny Golson Composer
Louis Hayes Drums
Roy Haynes Drums
Albert "Tootie" Heath Drums
Lex Humphries Drums
Elvin Jones Drums, Guest Artist
Wynton Kelly Piano
Thelonious Monk Composer, Primary Artist
Thelonious Monk Orchestra Piano
Lee Morgan Guest Artist, Trumpet
Emmanuel K. Rahim Percussion
Pharoah Sanders Bells, Flute, Sax (Tenor), Tambourine
Sahib Shihab Sax (Baritone)
Johnny Splawn Trumpet
Art Taylor Drums, Guest Artist
McCoy Tyner Guest Artist, Piano
Mal Waldron Guest Artist, Piano
Cedar Walton Guest Artist, Piano
Wilbur Ware Bass
Shadow Wilson Drums

Track Listing:

Tracks on Disc 1:

1.Straight Street
2.Trinkle Tinkle - (with Thelonious Monk)
3.Lazy Bird
4.Countdown
5.Naima
6.Giant Steps - (alternate take)
7.Fifth House
8.After The Rain
9.Crescent
10.Love Supreme Part 1: Acknowledgment, A
11.Dear Lord
12.Offering
13.Iris

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Stablemates - (with Miles Davis)
2.Lover
3.My Favorite Things
4.Impressions
5.Nature Boy
6.Song Of Praise
7.Compassion
8.Tranesonic
9.Venus


Tracks on Disc 3:

1.Village Blues
2.Liberia
3.Miles' Mode
4.Up 'Gainst The Wall
5.All Or Nothing At All
6.Your Lady
7.Drum Thing, The
8.Wise One
9.Love Supreme Part 3: Pursuance, A
10.Last Blues, The
11.Sun Ship
12.Serenity

Tracks on Disc 4:

1.Two Bass Hit - (with Miles Davis)
2.Impressions
3.I Want To Talk About You
4.Nature Boy / One Down, One Up - (previously unreleased, long version)
5.Naima




review

Legacy is the second multi-label John Coltrane compilation to appear in recent years. The first, The Last Giant, released by Rhino in 1993, is a 2CD set that includes interesting and rare recordings of Coltrane's earliest performances, and provides a generous sampling of Coltrane's Atlantic sides--but none of his important Impulse! material. Over the course of this four-disc collection, Legacy promises to correct the earlier set's deficiencies and to present a comprehensive career retrospective.

Legacy does not attempt to cover the early (pre-1955) period, but more than compensates for this omission with its wealth of later material. Much of the music found here is Coltrane at the height of his powers. For listeners unfamiliar with his work, this set offers a sufficient introductory sampling.

However, those who hope to find any significant new information or an insightful summary of Coltrane's life in music will be disappointed. Despite the full backing and cooperation of the Coltrane family, surprisingly little is revealed. Ravi Coltrane, John's eldest surviving son, produced the set, selected the tracks, and provides the commentary.

Although Legacy was two years in production, in the end, Impulse! was unable to gain the publishing rights to several of Coltrane's most significant recordings. CBS/Sony, Blue Note, and Riverside provide just one track each. There is nothing from either Savoy or Pablo. And, there is not one performance from Kind of Blue. In fact, one must look hard to find any trace of Miles Davis (heard only on the 1955 "Stablemates" and the 1958 live version of "Two Bass Hit").

JOHN COLTRANE: Legacy (Impulse!)Each of the four discs emphasizes a different aspect of Coltrane's music: 'Harmonic / Melodic,' 'Rhythmic,' 'Elvin and Trane,' and 'Live.' While Ravi could have brought any number of interesting perspectives to bear on his father's work, his contribution here is minimal. Consequently, it is often difficult to discern just what he intends the selections to illustrate.

The topical arrangement also prevents the listener from grasping the overall progression of Coltrane's development. For instance, the transitional "Giant Steps" or "Countdown" should be heard on disc 2, between 1958's "Lover" and 1960's "My Favorite Things," Instead, both of these tracks appear on disc 1. This is just one of several jarring discontinuities created by the organization, not only within discs, but between discs as well.

As with any compilation like this, there's no way to adequately pay tribute to a musician of this importance over the course of four CDs. Legacy is squarely aimed at those who are just discovering John Coltrane; and in that respect, it does a fair job. However, those who are looking for a true career retrospective will be disappointed.