Genre: Jazz
Places I remember: Marbecks Records (Auckland NZ)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Wise One
Gear costume: Bessie's Blues
Active compensatory factors: I'm not sure Coltrane produced a more cohesive side of music than side one of Crescent: three tracks that naturally, seemlessly, flow into each other. It's challenging in parts, soothing in others. I play side one a lot.
Side two is not so successful for me, mainly because Coltrane hardly appears: Lonnie's Lament has a pretty tedious bass solo, and The Drum Thing is a vehicle for Elvin Jones. Neither track I would ladel as essential Contrane.
But trust me on side one: it's the real deal!
Where do they all belong? A Love Supreme was his next release. Read about my response to that one here.
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