John Coltrane released over two dozen albums during his tenure with Impulse!, so the double-album His Greatest Years samplers serve as a helpful compass through the artist’s extensive catalog. This, second installment in the series shows in miniature the maddening pace at which John Coltrane embraced and exhausted new sounds during the ’60s.
TRACKLIST
A1 Greensleeves - 6:19 Alto Saxophone – Eric Dolphy Arranged By – Eric Dolphy Baritone Saxophone – Laurdine Patrick Bass – Art Davis, Reggie Workman Drums – Elvin Jones Euphonium – Carl Bowman French Horn – Donald Corrado, Julius Watkins, Bob Northern*, Robert Swisshel* Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Creed Taylor Soprano Saxophone – John Coltrane Trombone – Britt Woodman Trumpet – Booker Little Tuba – Bill Barber Written-By – Traditional
A2 India - 14:13 Bass – Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy Drums – Elvin Jones Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Bob Thiele Sopranino Saxophone – John Coltrane Written-By – John Coltrane
B1 Miles' Mode - 7:39 Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums – Elvin Jones Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Bob Thiele Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane Written-By – John Coltrane
B2 Big Nick - 4:30 Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums – Elvin Jones Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – Duke Ellington Producer – Bob Thiele Sopranino Saxophone – John Coltrane Written-By – John Coltrane
B3 The Promise - 8:16 Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums – Elvin Jones Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Bob Thiele Sopranino Saxophone – John Coltrane Written-By – John Coltrane
C1 Chim Chim Cheree - 7:04 Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums – Elvin Jones Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Bob Thiele Soprano Saxophone – John Coltrane Written-By – Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
C2 Opening Sections Of Ascension - 15:08 Alto Saxophone – John Tchicai, Marion Brown Bass – Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison Drums – Elvin Jones Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Bob Thiele Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp Tenor Saxophone, Soloist [First Solo] – John Coltrane Tenor Saxophone, Soloist [Third Solo] – Pharoah Sanders Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard Trumpet, Soloist [Second Solo] – Dewey Johnson Written-By – John Coltrane
D1 Opening Sections Of The Father And The Son And The Holy Ghost - 7:05 Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums, Percussion – Elvin Jones, Rashied Ali Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Bob Thiele Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders Written-By – John Coltrane
D2 Manifestation - 11:44 Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums, Percussion – Rashied Ali, Ray Appleton Engineer – Rudy Hill (2) Piano – Alice Coltrane Producer – Alice Coltrane Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Pharoah Sanders Written-By – John Coltrane
D3 Ogunde - 3:40 Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums – Rashied Ali Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – Alice Coltrane Producer – Bob Thiele Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane Written-By – John Coltrane
