Maybe inspired by Miles Davis Sketches Of Spain from the previous year, John Coltrane's last record for Atlantic was infused with Spanish textures, played with Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Elvin Jones, and two bass players Regie Workman and Art Davis! Remastered by Bernie Grundman from Original Master Tapes and pressed at Pallas Germany on 180gr audiophile vinyl. Olé Coltrane!

• 45rpm 180 Gram Audiophile Grade Vinyl
• Double LP pressed at Pallas Germany
• Mastered from Original Mono Analog Tapes
• Cut by Bernie Grundman & Chris Bellman
• Gatefold Cover

Coltrane's Final Salvo for Atlantic Involves Spanish-Derived Textures and it's a Bass Lover's Delight: Double-Bass Interplay Between Art Davis and Reggie Workman Motivates Leader and Band. Group Includes McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, and an Uncredited Eric Dolphy. Mastered From the Original Master Tapes, Each Pluck of the Upright Instruments Registers With Tremendous Body.

John Coltrane's final album for Atlantic bookends the exploratory motifs he explores on his Impulse! debut, Africa/Brass, recorded concurrently, with each involving knotty rhythmic shifts and Spanish-derived textures. Bonding with an amazing band that includes pianist McCoy Tyner, drummer Elvin Jones, and an uncredited Eric Dolphy (due to contractual reasons), Coltrane welcomes improvisations and ranging outside conventional parameters, all the while retaining melodic beauty.

Yet the biggest attraction on the 1961 effort comes via the double-bass interplay between Art Davis and Reggie Workman, whose back-and-forth exchanges produce heat and cause the leader to up his own game. Mastered from the original master tapes, this audiophile 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents each pluck of the acoustic basses with tremendous body and decay. Long overdue for audiophile treatment, Olé Coltrane is ready for its closeup, and how.

Musicians:

John Coltrane, soprano sax, tenor sax
George Lane, flute, alto sax
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
McCoy Tyner, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
Art Davis, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

Track Listing:

Sida A
1. Olé (Part 1)

Side B

2. Olé (Part 2)

Side C

3. Dahomey Dance

Side D

4. Aisha

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