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| 1962 Milan Concert, The | |
| There?s a reason that this 1962 performance by the John Coltrane Quartet in Milan is considered a ?rare? recording: it?s a bootleg, pure and simple. Either taken from a radio broadcast or from some more primitive source -- the latter seems more likely since the only two things one can really hear are Trane and McCoy Tyner -- this gig showcases the band at the height of transition. Eric Dolphy, who had played with Coltrane in 1961 through early 1962, is gone, leaving the core band to do its thing at this stage -- and the quartet does it beautifully. Interestingly, this program is a bit more restrained than one would expect, in that it leaves out ?My Favorite Things? but still includes repertoire standards such as ?Mr. PC,? ?Inchworm,? ?Bye Bye Blackbird,? and ?Chasing the Trane,? with an excellent ?Impressions? closing it out just to leave the fans guessing. Coltrane?s use of soprano here is more prevalent than his tenor, but the hard bop lyricism of his early sides is more prevalent than his modal explorations, making the set a bit of a puzzler. Music aside, this is one strictly for the collectors given the rough and ragged sound of the source tape. ~ Thom Jurek € 15.99 |
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