Afro Blue Impressions
Afro Blue Impressions is an album by jazz musician John Coltrane recorded live in 1963 and released on the Pablo label in 1977 as a double LP.[2]
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Released | May/June 1977[1] | |||
Recorded | October 22, 1963 Konserthuset, Stockholm November 2, 1963 Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin | |||
Genre | Hard bop, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz | |||
Length | 97:34 | |||
Label | Pablo Records 2620-101 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "No new revelations occur, but this is a strong all-around set of Trane near his peak".[3]
The album was re-released in 2013 under the title Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered and Expanded).[4] This re-release won the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes.[5]
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Track listing
- All compositions by John Coltrane except as indicated
Disc 1:
- "Lonnie's Lament" — 10:16
- "Naima" — 8:06
- "Chasin' the Trane" — 5:48
- "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) — 21:10
Disc 2:
- "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaria) — 7:43
- "Cousin Mary" — 9:55
- "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) — 8:20
- "Spiritual" — 12:30
- "Impressions" — 11:36
Recorded on October 22, 1963 (Disc 2 tracks 4-5) and on November 2, 1963 (Disc 1, and Disc 2 tracks 1-3)
Personnel
References
- Billboard June 4, 1977
- John Coltrane discography accessed July 22, 2011
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
- Tamarkin, Jeff. "Concord to Reissue Coltrane's 'Afro Blue Impressions' with Bonus Tracks". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "56th GRAMMY Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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