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Contents: [Limited Edition] [SACD - SHM Specification] [Commentary Included] This is an unreleased live recording of the John Coltrane Quintet from a performance at the Village Gate in August 1961. On that day, the group welcomed Eric Dolphy as their fifth member. This 90-minute live recording was recently discovered at the New York Public Library. In addition to the famous songs "My Favorite Things," "Impressions," and "Greensleeves," it also includes Eric Dolphy's bass clarinet performance of "When Lights Are Low" and Coltrane's "Africa." This recording of "Africa" ??is the only existing recording that is not a studio recording. *There are currently no plans for an overseas release in SACD format.
John Coltrane (ss, ts), Eric Dolphy (fl, bcl, as), McCoy Tyner (p), Reggie Workman (b), Art Davis (b), Elvin Jones (ds) Live recording in New York, August 1961 Media reviews, etc. An unreleased live recording of the John Coltrane Quintet at the Village Gate in August 1961. On that day, the group welcomed Eric Dolphy as its fifth member. This 90-minute live recording was recently discovered at the New York Public Library. In addition to the famous songs "My Favorite Things," "Impressions," and "Greensleeves," it also includes "When Lights Are Low" on Eric Dolphy's bass clarinet and Coltrane's "Africa." This "Africa" ??is the only existing recording that is not a studio recording. (C)RS
