John Coltrane & Art Blakey - The Complete Lee Kraft Session (2004)

Produced by Lee Kraft, this 1957 release features the inimitable tenor saxophonist John Coltrane in two different formats; a quintet with Donald Byrd, Walter Bishop, Jr.., Wendell Marshall and Art Blakey, and a 15-piece big band organized by Blakey. Coltrane was featured prominently in both settings and played exceptionally throughout. The COMPLETE LEE KRAFT SESSIONS has previously only been available as a deluxe Japanese import.