John Coltrane

Artist:  John Coltrane
Birth Name:   John William Coltrane
Born:  September 23, 1926, Hamlet, North Carolina, USA.
Died:  July 17, 1967 (Aged 40),  Huntington, New York, USA.
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone.

John Coltrane was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer.  He played in style of Bebop and Hard Bop and helped pioneer the use of the modes in Jazz and was later at the forefront of Free Jazz.  He also appeared as a sideman on many album by other musicians, including Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.  His best known and best-selling albums Blue Train i 1958 and A Love Supreme in 1964.

Title:  Birdland 1962 (Limited Edition) (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Vinyl Passion

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

1.  Mr. P.C. (11:90)

 2.  Miles' Mode (The Red Planet) (10:20)

Side B:

 1.  My Favorite Things (18:50)

Bonus Tracks:

 2.  Impressions (7:15)

Personnel:

John Coltrane:  Tenor & Soprano Sexophone

Eric Dolphy:  Alto Saxophone, Flute

McCoy Tyner:  Piano

Jimmy Garrison:  Bass

Elvis Jones:  Drums

Recorded Live at Birdland, New York City, February 9, 1962

Bonus Track:

John Coltrane:  Tenor & Soprano Sexophone

Eric Dolphy:  Alto Saxophone, Flute

McCoy Tyner:  Piano

Reggie Workman:  Bass

Elvis Jones:  Drums

Recorded live at Baden-Baden, Germany, December 4, 1961

Birdland 1962 is a live album by John Coltrane, released on July 12, 2024 by Vinyl Passion/  Limited Edition Coloured 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.