Newly Discovered and Previously Unissued Alternate Takes of John Coltrane: The Complete Sun Ship Session [August 1965]!

ANNOUNCEMENT

Mosaic Records is set to release The Complete Sun Ship Session which includes newly discovered and previously unissued alternate takes from one of the final studio sessions by the John Coltrane Quartet. The three LP set will be released May 21 and is also being made available on a two CD set through Verve Records on April 16.

Photo Credit: Chuck Stewart
Sun Ship, recorded August 26, 1965, captures one of the last sessions by the Classic John Coltrane Quartet (Coltrane, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones). It comes at the culmination of a year in which Coltrane arguably reached his creative peak, a year rich in such masterworks. The Sun Ship album, though, was not issued until 1971, one of several Coltrane albums issued by Impulse Records after his death. And Sun Ship was, like many jazz albums, the product of editing between takes, a process overseen by John's widow Alice.

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Seven for Saturday - 7 John Coltrane Videos

Do you have some time on your hands? Not too sure on what to do with it? Here's an enjoyable way to pass some of that time.  I picked 7 videos of John Coltrane's live performances for your viewing pleasure! Enjoy ~

The first 4 videos are from a 1960s show called "Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual".

Coltrane performs here with his classic quartet: Coltrane on Tenor and Soprano Sax; McCoy Tyner on Piano; Jimmy Garrison on Bass; and Elvin Jones on Drums. Songs performed are: Afro Blue (M. Santamaria); Alabama (J. Coltrane); and Impressions (J. Coltrane).

It was originally recorded at KQED Studios in San Francisco, CA on November 1, 1963 and first broadcast February 18, 1964 on the National Educational Television Network. This is the only known North American television appearance of the John Coltrane Quartet.

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