John Coltrane - Ballads 1962 (Deluxe Edition) [2CD] torrent

“Ballads” (1962) established John Coltrane as one of the great lyric players and set the tone for his collaborations with Johnny Hartman and Duke Ellington. One of the most unusual, intoxicating albums in the John Coltrane discography. He's not aggressive, and he's not outwardly. Instead he's introspective and at times even predictable, but that is precisely Ballads' draw.
The “Ballads – Deluxe Edition” features the entire output from sessions in December of 1961, and in September and November of 1962. The first CD presents the original album in all its luminous glory, the second CD presents supplementary material from the original sessions as well as material that has only recently come to light. The classic quartet's collective concentration shows in seven complete takes of "It's Easy to Remember”. There are also several takes of the airy "Greensleeves" and a limpidly beautiful version of "They Say It's Wonderful" with Coltrane in duet with pianist McCoy Tyner.



John Coltrane Quartet

Ballads

1962

Deluxe Edition


2CDs / 2002 / Remastered / 320Kbps


Tracklist / CD 1 / The Original Album:

1. Say It (Over And Over Again)

2. You Don't Know What Love Is

3. Too Young To Go Steady

4. All Or Nothing At All

5. I Wish I Knew

6. What's New?

7. It's Easy To Remember

8. Nancy (With The Laughing Face)


Tracklist CD 2 / Bonus Tracks:

1. They Say It's Wonderful

2. All Or Nothing At All

3. Greensleeves

4. Greensleeves

5. Greensleeves

6. Greensleeves

7. Greensleeves

8. It's Easy To Remember

9. It's Easy To Remember

10. It's Easy To Remember

11. It's Easy To Remember

12. It's Easy To Remember

13. It's Easy To Remember

14. It's Easy To Remember

Disc One, # 7 and Disc Two, # 3 - 14 recorded on December 21, 1961
Disc One, # 6 and 8 recorded on September 18, 1962
Disc One, # 1 - 5 and Disc Two, # 1 and 2 recorded on November 13, 1962
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.


Personnel:

John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone

McCoy Tyner – piano

Jimmy Garrison - bass

Elvin Jones – drums


John Coltrane Quartet / Ballads / 1962 / Deluxe Edition