Name: Soultrane
Brand: John Coltrane

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Bertus Musikvertrieb

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2015-03-05

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CATLP118

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5060397601186

2010-02-09

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5060143493409

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John Coltrane

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Jazz

John Coltrane was an American saxophonist and jazz composer. He was one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, known for his contributions to bebop, hardbop, modal jazz, and free jazz. Coltrane recorded over fifty albums as a leader and collaborated with legendary artists such as Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. His music evolved to become increasingly spiritual throughout his life. Recognized for his masterful improvisation and iconic centrality to the history of jazz, Coltrane received numerous awards including a posthumous special citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in 2007.Born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA, John Coltrane passed away on July 17, 1967 at the age of forty due to liver cancer. Despite his untimely death, his legacy continues to inspire generations of musicians.Coltrane's musical journey extended beyond himself; he married pianist Alice Coltrane and their son Ravi Coltrane followed in his father's footsteps as a talented saxophonist.

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this wonderful 1958 session features the tenor sax legend leading pianist red garland, bassist paul chambers and drummer arthur taylor on a well-chosen five-song set of jazz and pop standards. the album opens with a lively version of countbasie's "good bait" that allows coltrane, chambers and garland to indulge in some exquisite, highly inventive solos. while coltrane's versions of billy eckstine's "i want to talk about you" and fred lacey's "theme for ernie" are pretty much straight ballad performances, his bold, powerful style brings out the soulful feel of these two beautiful, reflective melodies. the closing track - a wild rendition of irving berlin's "russian lullaby", ends the album on a high note, with coltrane and garland racing through this complicated tunewith remarkable precision and focus. superbly recorded by rudy van gelder, 'soultrane' is a true jazz classic and quite simply one of coltrane's finest albums.

Soultrane

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