{"product_id":"duke-ellington-john-coltrane-duke-ellington-john-coltrane","title":"Duke Ellington \u0026 John Coltrane - Duke Ellington \u0026 John Coltrane","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe classic 1962 album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuke Ellington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintroduces the rising jazz saxophone innovator performing with the long-established piano institution Duke Ellington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Perhaps looking to renew his inspiration or maybe simply wanting to broaden his horizons, Duke Ellington began a string of collaborations in the second half of his career — whereas before that, his own band was stimulus enough. Whatever the reason, almost all of his collaborations succeeded at high levels, although none of his shared sessions are more intriguing on the surface than this 1962 date with the preeminent sax star of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In reality, the record amounts to ‘\u003cem\u003eColtrane Plays Ellington\u003c\/em\u003e‘ (plus one Coltrane original) because the tenor man is the whole show — and what a show it is. Only Coltrane could be as ‘fiercely tender,’ and there’s no better forum for his sensitive side than the music of Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, who contributes the album’s true vertex, ‘\u003cem\u003eMy Little Brown Book\u003c\/em\u003e.’ The rhythm section alternates between Duke’s and Trane’s, each adding a different texture to the proceedings. Ellington is wise enough to appreciate the nature of the session, and he is quite content to feed chords in service of the young master–proving the old master’s open mind and good taste. Hearing Coltrane seize ‘In a Sentimental Mood’ is thanks enough.” —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Greilsamer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a gathering of Ellington band alumni organized by Jazz at Lincoln Center, bassist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lamb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecalled the sessions for Duke Ellington \u0026amp; John Coltrane:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There was no music on that whole date. Nobody had a chart. We came in and we were standing there, waiting to see what would happen. ‘Trane would go and sit on the piano bench with Duke. They didn’t talk, but Duke would be singing … and ‘Trane would go … Then, after they did that for a few minutes, they got up. ‘Trane would go to his microphone, Duke would start playing, and the rhythm section, we had to do for ourselves, you know. That’s it. He didn’t even tell you the key. He could communicate without words, and ‘Trane could hear it.” On “\u003cem\u003eTake the Coltrane\u003c\/em\u003e,” the two play in a quartet of Coltrane’s bandmates of the day, bassist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Garrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand drummer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Ellington men\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLamb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand drummer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Woodyard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso played on the album). —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJazzIz Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded on September 26, 1962 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WAXTIME","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":53202050220359,"sku":"TRI-14331","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red Vinyl","offer_id":53202050253127,"sku":"TRI-14332","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black Vinyl","offer_id":53202050285895,"sku":"TRI-14333","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/1956f6415614c0a55ed355b0c9403045.jpg?v=1769325488","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/duke-ellington-john-coltrane-duke-ellington-john-coltrane","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}