John Coltrane - In the Winner's Circle LP

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This is a mono/analog 180g pressing of the 1957 recording from Coltrane.  Enjoy this era of Coltrane on this wonderful recording.  

Rare stuff from John Coltrane! The album features Trane playing tenor on only 4 of the album’s 8 tracks – making it kind of surprising that they used his name in the title – but the album is a lesser-known batch of large group recordings that offer an interesting early chapter in his career! The main force behind the album is arranger Harry Tubbs – possibly not a name that’s as sexy as John Coltrane, hence the billing – but a worthy leader for the date, given the quality of the music.

Many of the other players here are small combo heroes who can also shine brightly in bigger groups – such as Donald Byrd and Art Farmer on trumpets, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Al Cohn on baritone sax, Eddie Costa on piano and vibes, and Oscar Pettiford on bass – plus Rolf Kuhn, making an early American appearance on clarinet. Coltrane gets in some nice, but short moments on the date – but the bigger charm is the full ensemble work – on titles that include “She Didn’t Say Yes”, “Turtle Walk”, “At Home With The Blues”, “Seabreeze”, and “Love & The Weather”.

 Track List:

  • Lazy Afternoon
  • Not So Slepy
  • Seabreeze
  • Love and the Weather
  • She Didn't Say Yes
  • If I'm Lucky (I'll Be The One)
  • At Home With The Blues
  • Turtle Walk