John Coltrane - Live in Seattle 1965 / 1971 (Impulse! 1994) torrent

On September 30th, 1965, John Coltrane’s group played a concert at the Penthouse Jazz Club in Seattle. The music was recorded, though not released until 1971 as “Live in Seattle”. The results are nothing less than awesome.

Recorded the next day were ‘Om’, still perhaps Coltrane’s most controversial record, and, a fortnight later, ‘Kulu Sé Mama’ and ‘Selflesness’.

By the fall of 1965 the music had become a reflection of John Coltrane's spiritual quest, as well as his study of non-western religions and the ritualistic music that often accompanied these solemn rites. The effect of adding young firebrands Donald Garrett and Pharaoh Sanders to his ensemble was catalytic.

The enthusiasm of tenor maverick Sanders is contagious. On the sonic bookends "Cosmos" and "Evolution," Sanders' unique command of multiphonics, harmonics and blow-torched overtones gives the music a real vocal impetus. On free interpretations of classics such as "Out Of This World" and "Afro-Blue," Trane uses Sanders as his stunt double, allowing him to explore the farthest extremities of sound, by which time the innate structure and form of his own aural onslaughts sound positively lyrical in comparison.

As for Coltrane himself, whether he's leaving earth's orbit on "Cosmos" or turning "Body And Soul" into a free-form anthem, the searching, triumphant quality of his saxophone playing is emotionally overwhelming.


John Coltrane

Live in Seattle

Recorded in 1965, released in 1971



2CDs / 1994 / Remastered / 320Kbps



Tracklist / CD 1:

Cosmos

Out of this World

Body and Soul [#] (Bonus Track)

Tapestry in Sound


Tracklist / CD 2:

Evolution

Afro-Blue [#] [Incomplete Take] (Bonus Track)


Recorded live at The Penthouse, Seattle, Washington on September 30, 1965


Personnel:

John Coltrane — tenor saxophone & soprano saxophone

Pharoah Sanders — tenor saxophone

McCoy Tyner — piano

Jimmy Garrison — double bass

Donald Garrett — bass clarinet & double bass

Elvin Jones — drums


John Coltrane
Live in Seattle
Recorded in 1965, released in 1971