Live in Seattle

by John Coltrane

Overview

Live in Seattle features John Coltrane at a concert in September, 1965 with his expanded sextet (which included pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, drummer Elvin Jones, Pharoah Sanders on tenor, and Donald Garrett doubling on bass clarinet and bass). Coltrane experts know that 1965 was the year that his music became quite atonal and, with the addition of Sanders, often very violent. This music, therefore, is not for fans of Coltrane's earlier "sheets of sound" period or for those who prefer jazz as melodic background music. The program comprises the nearly free "Cosmos," an intense workout on "Out of This World," a bass feature, and the truly wild "Evolution." Throughout much of this set Coltrane plays some miraculous solos, Sanders consistently turns on the heat, Garrett makes the passionate ensembles a bit overcrowded, Tyner is barely audible, Garrison drones in the background, and Jones struggles to make sense of it all. This is innovative and difficult music. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2012
Label:	Impulse! / Universal Distribution
UPC:	0602527790169
Rank:	64232

Tracks

1. Cosmos
2. Out of This World
3. Evolution
4. Tapestry in Sound

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Coltrane   Primary Artist
Elvin Jones   Guest Artist
McCoy Tyner   Guest Artist
Pharoah Sanders   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Edward Heyman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Mongo Santamaria   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Jimmy Garrison   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer