John Coltrane - Living Space (1965) [2015 Japan Impulse! Classics 50 Series]

Brilliant work from Coltrane – recorded in the 60s, but not issued until the late 70s, and only then, not properly in print until the release of this great package! The material is classic Coltrane Quartet sessions – with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones working with Trane to craft some long tracks that show the expanding genius of the group at the time. The spirit of the work is in the "new thing" mode of the 60s – more adventurous than even Coltrane's work from a few years before – and titles include "Living Space", "Dusk-Dawn", "The Last Blues", and "Untitled 90314".

Tracks:

01 - Living Space
02 - Untitled 90314
03 - Dusk-Dawn
04 - Untitled 90320
05 - The Last Blues

Personnel:

John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Elvin Jones – drums