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 third installment in the series shows in miniature the maddening pace at which John Coltrane embraced and exhausted new sounds during the ’60s.
TRACKLIST
A1 Dear Lord - 5:31 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Piano - McCoy Tyner Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Elvin Jones Recorded June 10, 1965 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - John Coltrane
A2 Chasin' The Trane - 16:02 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Bass - Reggie Workman Drums - Elvin Jones Recorded November 2/3, 1961 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - John Coltrane
B1 Up 'Gainst The Wall - 3:11 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Piano - McCoy Tyner Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Elvin Jones Recorded September 18, 1962 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - John Coltrane
B2 Crescent - 8:41 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Piano - McCoy Tyner Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Elvin Jones Recorded June 1, 1964 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - John Coltrane
B3 Nature Boy - 7:54 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Piano - McCoy Tyner Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Elvin Jones Recorded March 28, 1965 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - Eden Ahbez
C1 Welcome - 5:24 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Piano - McCoy Tyner Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Elvin Jones Recorded June 10, 1965 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - John Coltrane
C2 Cosmos - 10:46 Saxophone - John Coltrane Saxophone - Pharoah Sanders Piano - McCoy Tyner Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Elvin Jones Recorded April 30, 1965 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - John Coltrane
C3 Dedicated To You - 5:30 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Vocal - Johnny Hartman Piano - McCoy Tyner Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Elvin Jones Recorded March 7, 1963 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - Cahn-Chaplin
D1 Expression - 10:49 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Piano - Alice Coltrane Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Rashid Ali Recorded March 17, 1967 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - John Coltrane
D2 Living Space - 10:26 Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane Piano - McCoy Tyner Harp and Tamboura - Alice Coltrane Tamboura - Joan Chapman Bass - Jimmy Garrison Drums - Elvin Jones Bells - Oran Coltrane Recorded June 16, 1965 - Rudy Van Gelder Written By - John Coltrane
