John Coltrane Quartet - Coltrane Time (Mono Version) (2013) Hi-Res

This is a most unusual LP due to the inclusion of Cecil Taylor on piano. Although Taylor and John Coltrane got along well, trumpeter Kenny Dorham (who is also on this quintet date) hated the avant-garde pianist's playing and was clearly bothered by Taylor's dissonant comping behind his solos. With bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Louis Hayes doing their best to ignore the discord, the group manages to perform two blues and two standards with Dorham playing strictly bop, Taylor coming up with fairly free abstractions, and Coltrane sounding somewhere in between. The results are unintentionally fascinating.~Scott Yanow


Tracks:

01. Shifting Down (Dorham) - 10:42
02. Just Friends (Klenner-Lewis) - 6:17
03. Like Someone in Love (Van Heusen-Burke) - 8:11
04. Double Clutching (Israels) - 8:20


John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
Cecil Taylor - piano
Kenny Dorham - trumpet
Chuck Israels - bass
Louis Hayes - drums