Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings

by John Coltrane

Overview

John Coltrane's Prestige recordings have been repackaged many times, beginning with a series of LPs released in the 1960s, long after he left the label. As far as the calendar goes, Coltrane wasn't with the label long, playing as a sideman in 1957, then spending 1958 as a leader. Only Soultrane came out during '58, with Standard Coltrane, Stardust, Bahia, and Dakar appearing much later, after Coltrane became a reliable star. Back in 1991, Fantasy packaged up everything in the 16-CD box The Prestige Recordings, and that hefty set became the standard bearer for Coltrane's Prestige sessions, but Craft's 2019 set Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings benefits from its narrow focus. Concentrating entirely on Coltrane's sessions as a leader during 1958, this box -- available either as a five-CD or eight-LP set -- marches through the year, presenting each session in chronological order. Even if this music is firmly anchored in swinging hard bop, this sequencing highlights Coltrane's rapid evolution. By the end of the set, he is well on his way to developing his signature sheets of sound, a modernist mode that found full flower on his records for Atlantic, but these sessions recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio crackle because the process of discovery is happening within the confines of loose, lively hard bop, supported by such stalwarts as pianist Red Garland, trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Donald Byrd, bassist Paul Chambers, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and drummer Jimmy Cobb. While it's true that all this music is easy to find elsewhere, it's also true that Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings sounds sterling and is presented with thought and care, so anybody looking to dive into these classic recordings will find this a fine intro. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/26/2019
Label:	Craft Records
UPC:	0888072053656
Rank:	94549

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Lush Life
2. Come Rain Or Come Shine
3. The Believer
4. Nakatini Serenade

Disc 2

5. Lover
6. Russian Lullaby
7. Theme for Earnie
8. You Say You Care
9. Good Bait
10. I Want To Talk About You

Disc 3

11. Lyresto
12. Why Was I Born
13. Freight Train
14. I Never Knew
15. Big Paul
16. I See Your Face Before Me

Disc 4

17. Rise 'n' Shine
18. Little Melonaie
19. If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
20. By The Numbers

Disc 5

21. Black Pearls
22. Lover Come Back To Me
23. Sweet Sapphire Blues

Disc 6

24. Spring Is Here
25. Invitation
26. I'm A Dreamer (Aren't We All)

Disc 7

27. Love Thy Neighbor
28. Don't Take Your Love From Me
29. Stardust
30. My Ideal
31. Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful

Disc 8

32. I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
33. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
34. Bahia
35. Something I Dreamed Last Night
36. Goldsboro Express
37. Time After Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Coltrane   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Kenny Burrell   Primary Artist,Guitar
Paul Chambers   Bass
Freddie Hubbard   Trumpet
Red Garland   Piano
Donald Byrd   Trumpet
Louis Hayes   Drums
Wilbur Harden   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Jimmy Cobb   Drums
Art Taylor   Drums
Tommy Flanagan   Piano

Technical Credits

Ary Barroso   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Bronislaw Kaper   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Herbert Magidson   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Carrie Smith   Art Direction,Package Design
Sean Winter   Package Design
Ted Fiorito   Composer
Florian Mihr   Package Design
Herb Magidson   Composer
Bronislau Kaper   Composer
Richard Whiting   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Ashley Kahn   Liner Notes,Associate Producer
Henry Nemo   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Sigmund Romberg   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Paul Blakemore   Mastering
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Fred E. Ahlert   Composer
Fred Lacey   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
McCoy Tyner   Composer
Cal Massey   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Calvin Massey   Composer
Harry Revel   Composer
Mason Williams   Project Supervisor
Tadd Dameron   Composer
Ted Fio Rito   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Kenny Burrell   Composer
Bob Weinstock   Composer,Recording Supervision,Original Recording Producer
Billy Eckstine   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Chris Clough   Production Assistant
Jack Yellen   Composer
Count Basie   Composer
Jackie McLean   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer
Esmond Edwards   Cover Art
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
Robert Weinstock   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Nick Phillips   Compilation Producer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Roy Turk   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Newell Chase   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Tommy Flanagan   Composer