condition (record/cover): VG+ (marks producing some surface noise) / VG (general wear and slightly damaged top seam)

Gatefold sleeve.

The quietest revolution in the catalog: John Coltrane playing eight ballads with restraint, patience and devastating beauty, the classic quartet operating at whisper level without losing one degree of intensity. Legend blames a troublesome mouthpiece; whatever the reason, the result is a masterclass in economy - melodies stated almost plainly, every small inflection carrying enormous weight. "Say It (Over and Over Again)" and "Too Young to Go Steady" are proof that the fire and the tenderness were always the same thing wearing different clothes. A record for late nights, and for anyone who thinks intensity requires volume. US Impulse! pressing with the classic gatefold.