The Complete Lee Kraft Sessions (2 LP on 1 CD)

Lone Hill Jazz

Personnel:
John Coltrane (ts), Donald Byrd (tp), Walter Bishop Jr. (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Art Blakey (d)

Reference: LHJ10154

Bar code: 8436019581544

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Previously available only on a limited Japanese edition. These two sessions were produced by Lee Kraft in 1957 featuring the inimitable tenor saxophonist John Coltrane in two different formats; a quintet with Donald Byrd, Walter Bishop, Jr., Wendell Marshall and Art Blakey, and a 15-piece big band organized by Blakey. Coltrane was featured prominently in both settings and played exceptionally throughout. While the other soloists were all top-notch musicians, Coltranes compositions and performance clearly stole the show. His solos were powerful and confident, ripping out sequences of 16th note lines that soared over the full range of the horn with complete command.

Tracklist

01. Pristine (Coltrane) (5:40)
02. Tippin' (Byrd) (7:03)
03. Midriff (Valentine) (3:21)
04. Ain't Life Grand (Cohn) (3:24)
05. The Outer World (Cohn) (4:14)
06. El Toro Valiente (Salaam-Gambel) (2:48)
07. The Kiss of no Return (Salaam-Gambel) (5:40)
08. Late Date (Liston) (3:43)
09. Deo-X (Hardman) (5:52) *
10. For Minors Only (Heath) (5:51) *
11. Right Down Front (Griffin) (4:33) *
12. Sweet Sakeena (Hardman) (5:07) *
13. For Miles and Miles (Heath) (5:26) *
14. Krafty (Griffin) (6:36) *
15. Late Spring (Mitchell) (5:43) *

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Total time: 75:10 min.

(*) Bonus Tracks

Personnel:
John Coltrane (ts), Donald Byrd (tp), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Art Blakey (d).
Recorded in New York City, October & December, 1957