John Coltrane
Live At Birdland (LP)
LabelImpulse!, MCA RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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condition (record/cover): NM / NM
Gatefold sleeve. Insert and obi included.
"Alabama" is here - John Coltrane's elegy for the four girls killed in the Birmingham church bombing, its melody reportedly shaped on the cadences of Dr. King's eulogy. Four of the most profound minutes in American music, full stop, and reason enough for this record's place in history. But the live material burns too: "Afro Blue" with Elvin Jones in complete eruption and McCoy Tyner hammering the modal engine, the quartet of 1963 at cruising altitude in front of a Birdland crowd. Sorrow and fire, side by side on one LP, each making the other more powerful. Japanese pressing, clean and dynamic.
| A1 | Afro Blue | 10:40 | |
| A2 | I Want To Talk About You | 8:05 | |
| B1 | The Promise | 8:04 | |
| B2 | Alabama | 5:05 | |
| B3 | Your Lady | 6:35 |
- Jimmy Garrison
- Bass
- John Coltrane
- Composed By (A1, B1 to B3), Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
- Joe Lebow
- Design [Liner]
- Elvin Jones
- Drums
- Rudy Van Gelder
- Engineer
- Leroi Jones
- Liner Notes
- Joe Alper
- Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Bob Ghiraldini
- Photography By [Liner Photos]
- McCoy Tyner
- Piano
- Bob Thiele
- Producer
