Legendary
saxophonist and composer John Coltrane would have been 90 today. To celebrate
his legacy and incredible body of work, Verve/UMe is proud to announce today's
release of the high-resolution audio remasters of nine more of his classic
Impulse! Records albums, continuing the label's initiative to remaster every
album Coltrane recorded in his lifetime for "The House That Trane
Built" in a variety of high-fidelity formats. The newly available remastered
albums, which include his celebrated four-night stand, "Live" At The
Village Vanguard (1962), the career turning point, The John Coltrane Quartet
Plays (1965), and his watershed avant-garde exploration, Ascension (1966), now
join his previously remastered Impulse! debut, Africa/Brass (1961) and his
magnum opus, A Love Supreme (1965), universally hailed as one of the greatest
albums of all time. In all, 16 celebrated recordings are now available. The
full list of titles can be found at the links below, with those marked (*)
newly remastered for Coltrane's 90th. The albums were remastered by Universal
Music Group North America's chief engineer, Kevin Reeves, from the original
analog reels.
Also in celebration of Coltrane's birthday, the 3-CD super
deluxe version of A Love Supreme is available via UDiscover:
https://ume.lnk.to/JCALoveSupreme
Legendary saxophonist and composer John Coltrane would have
been 90 today. To celebrate his legacy and incredible body of work, Verve/UMe
is proud to announce today's release of the high-resolution audio remasters of
nine more of his classic Impulse Records! albums, continuing the label's
initiative to remaster every album Coltrane recorded in his lifetime for
"The House That Trane Built" in a variety of high-fidelity formats.
Legendary
saxophonist and composer John Coltrane would have been 90 today. To celebrate
his legacy and incredible body of work, Verve/UMe is proud to announce today's
release of the high-resolution audio remasters of nine more of his classic
Impulse Records! albums, continuing the label's initiative to remaster every
album Coltrane recorded in his lifetime for "The House That Trane
Built" in a variety of high-fidelity formats.
The Impulse! releases chronicle several key moments in
Coltrane's constantly evolving career. His eponymous 1962 record was the first
to solely feature "the classic quartet," while Crescent (1964) saw
him moving toward progressive jazz and Meditations (1965) was his deep dive
into free jazz and atonality. The aptly-titled Duke Ellington & John
Coltrane (1963) LP saw him collaborating with the revered pianist for an
incredible display of musicianship that spanned generations while John Coltrane
and Johnny Hartman (1963) paired Coltrane's beautiful and exploratory playing with
Hartman's baritone croon for some sumptuous ballads. Live At Birdland (1964)
comprises both live and studio recordings for a collection that is widely known
as one of his finest all-around albums.
In his groundbreaking career, John Coltrane reshaped modern
jazz and influenced generations of musicians. He was awarded the GRAMMY®
Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992, 25 years after his death, and in 2007, the
Pulitzer Prize Board awarded him a posthumous Special Citation for his lifetime
of innovated and influential work. The citation lauds Coltrane for "his
masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the
history of jazz." The committee said of Coltrane: "His exalted
stature arises from his composition and recordings. In 'A Love Supreme,' he
produced an imposing composition expressing faith. In 'Africa/Brass
Selections,' he achieved astonishing orchestral feats. His work has weight, an
artistic quest and searching nature. Coltrane infused the existing tradition
with innovation and radical approaches. The surface of his music is dynamic and
palpable, the underlying structure is suffused with spirituality and
provocative political content."
Impulse! Records High-Resolution Audio Remasters:
Africa/Brass (1961)
Live at the Village Vanguard (1962)
Coltrane (1962)
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963)
Ballads (1963)
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963)
Impressions (1963)
Live at Birdland (1964)
Crescent (1964)
A Love Supreme (1965)
The John Coltrane Quartet Plays (1965)
Ascension (1966)
New Thing at Newport (1966)
Meditations (1966)
Live at the Village Vanguard Again! (1966)
Sun Ship (1971)
Sun Ship: The Complete Session (2013)
Offering: Live at Temple University (2014)
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