John Coltrane - Plays the Blues - CD - New

LIMITED EDITION 6-PANEL DIGIPACK

INCLUDES 5 BONUS TRACKS

5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Presented here is the complete original album COLTRANE PLAYS THE BLUES (Atlantic SD1553), a thematic LP consisting of six tunes based on the blues. Pianist McCoy Tyner sits out on “Blues to Bechet” and “Blues to You”, reducing the band to a trio on these tracks. Another tune recorded during that session and four extra blues from the same period presenting Coltrane as the only horn have been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax & soprano sax (on 2 & 5 only)
• McCOY TYNER, piano (out on 2 & 3)
• STEVE DAVIS, bass
• ELVIN JONES, drums

New York, October 24, 1960.

TRACKS:

• 01. Blues for Elvin
• 02. Blues for Bechet
• 03. Blues to You
• 04. Mr. Day
• 05. Mr. Syms
• 06. Mr. Knight
• 07. Exotica (*)
• 08. Village Blues (*)
• 09. The Late Late Blues (*)
• 10. Some Other Blues (*)
• 11. Blues Legacy (*)

• TOTAL TIME: 76:29 Min.
• (*) Bonus tracks