Coltrane Live at Birdland
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| Live album / Studio album by John Coltrane | ||||
| Released | April 1964[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | October 8, 1963 (#1-3) Birdland, New York City March 6, 1963 (#6, CD only) November 18, 1963 (#4-5) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 38:59 original LP 43:35 CD reissue |
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| Label | Impulse! A-50 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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| Allmusic |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [5] |
Coltrane Live at Birdland is a 1964 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. Despite its title, only the first three tracks were recorded live at the Birdland club; the rest are studio tracks. Among them is "Alabama", a tribute to four children killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, an attack at a Birmingham, Alabama church by white supremacists. The album's original pressing accidentally included a false start - this was corrected in later copies, but restored in CD editions. The album also features a live recording of "I Want to Talk About You", a song Coltrane had recorded on his 1958 album Soultrane, this time with an extended cadenza.
Track listing
All songs written by John Coltrane except as indicated
- "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaria) – 10:50
- "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) – 8:11
- "The Promise" – 8:10
- "Alabama" – 5:09
- "Your Lady" – 6:39
- Compact Disc bonus track
- "Vilia" – 4:36
"Vilia" is the main melodic statement to the Franz Lehár piece "Vivias", set to a swing feel and chord changes.
Personnel
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Jimmy Garrison – double bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
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- ↑ Billboard Apr 25, 1964
- ↑ The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records, Ashley Kahn, p. 302
- ↑ Coltrane Live at Birdland at AllMusic
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