John Coltrane - THE LAST TRANE (VINYL LP Original Jazz Classics OJC-394) | NEW

Label: Original Jazz Classics – OJC-394, Prestige – P-7378, Prestige – PR 7378
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
Country:US
Released: 1989
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop

A1        Lover
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
7:57
A2        Slowtrane
Written-By – John Coltrane
7:16
B1        By The Numbers
Written-By – John Coltrane
11:58
B2        Come Rain Or Come Shine
Written-By – Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
8:44
Distributed By – Fantasy, Inc.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Remastered At – Fantasy Studios
Bass – Earl May (tracks: A2), Paul Chambers (3) (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
Design – Don Schlitten
Drums – Art Taylor (tracks: A2, B1), Louis Hayes (tracks: A1, B2)

Liner Notes [May 1965] – Jack McKinney
Photography By – Gai Terrell
Piano – Red Garland (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Remastered By [1989] – Phil De Lancie
Supervised By – Bob Weinstock
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trumpet – Donald Byrd (tracks: A1, B2)
"Slowtrane" recorded August 16, 1957; "Lover", "Come Rain or Come Shine" recorded January 10, 1958; "By the Numbers" recorded March 26, 1958. All recorded in Hackensack, NJ.

Note that printed track times vary slightly between the back cover and the centre labels. It appears that the centre label track times are the correct ones.

Remastered 1989 (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley).
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): OJC 394 A. G1 (T) A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): OJC 394 B. G1 (T) A5
Barcode: 0 25218-0394-1 3

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on August 16, 1957 and January 10 & March 26, 1958. Originally released on Prestige (7378). Includes liner notes by Jack McKinney.
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1989, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
THE LAST TRANE features two standards and two originals from the end of Coltrane's tenure with the Prestige record label. It was recorded in loosely organized sessions that limited Coltrane to standards and blues, but gave him freedom in their arrangement and execution. This spontaneity shows up in the free, loose (but never aimless) versions of "Lover" and "Come Rain or Come Shine," on which Coltrane is joined by the emerging trumpeter Donald Byrd.
An underlying impression of the musicians' familiarity with the material lends these tunes a unified feeling, while Coltrane's unique expression also shines through. "By the Numbers" features a compelling solo by pianist Red Garland, whose blues themes are ultimately picked up and explored even further by Coltrane himself. "Slowtrane" is a deeper, more melancholy exploration of the blues.

• Condition: NEW
• Format: Vinyl
• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: JAZZ
• Released: 2011-09-16