John Coltrane - Lush Life - 1958 (2006 RVG)

John Coltrane - Lush Life
Жанр: Hard Bop
Страна-производитель диска: США
Год издания: 2006
Издатель (лейбл): Prestige: RVG Remasters
Номер по каталогу: PRCD-8103-2
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: image+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 36:41
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Треклист:
01. Like Someone in Love (Van Heusen-Burke) - 5:01
02. I Love You (Porter) - 5:33
03. Trane's Slo Blues (Coltrane) - 6:06
04. Lush Life (Strayhorn) - 14:00
05. I Hear a Rhapsody (Fragos-Baker-Gasparre) - 6:02
Состав:
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
Donald Byrd - trumpet (#4)
Red Garland - piano (#4,5)
Earl May (#1-3), Paul Chambers (#4,5) - bass
Arthur Taylor (#1-3), Louis Hayes (#4), Albert Heath (#5) - drums
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on May 31 (#5) and August 16 (#1-3), 1957; January 10, 1958 (#4).
Remastered in 2005 by Rudy Van Gelder.

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Review by Lindsay Planer

Lush Life (1958) is among John Coltrane's best endeavors on the Prestige label. One reason can easily be attributed to the interesting personnel and the subsequent lack of a keyboard player for the August 16, 1957 session that yielded the majority of the material. Coltrane (tenor sax) had to essentially lead the compact trio of himself, Earl May (bass), and Art Taylor (drums). The intimate setting is perfect for ballads such as the opener Like Someone in Love. Coltrane doesn't have to supplement the frequent redundancy inherent in pianists, so he has plenty of room to express himself through simple and ornate passages. Unifying the slippery syncopation and slightly Eastern feel of I Love You is the tenor's prevalent capacity for flawless, if not downright inspired on-the-spot head arrangements that emerge singular and clear, never sounding preconceived. Even at an accelerated pace, the rhythm section ably prods the backbeat without interfering. A careful comparison will reveal that Trane's Slo Blues is actually a fairly evident derivation (or possibly a different take) of Slowtrane. But don't let the title fool you as the mid-tempo blues is undergirded by a lightheartedness. May provides a platform for Coltrane's even keeled runs before the tenor drops out, allowing both May and then Taylor a chance to shine. The fun cat-and-mouse-like antics continue as Taylor can be heard encouraging the tenor player to raise the stakes and the tempo -- which he does to great effect.
The practically quarter-hour reading of Billy Strayhorn's Lush Life is not only the focal point of this album, it is rightfully considered as one of Coltrane's unqualified masterworks. The performance hails from January 10, 1958 as Coltrane sits in with Red Garland (piano), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Paul Chambers (bass), and Louis Hayes (drums). Coltrane handles the tune's delicate complexities with infinite style and finesse. Garland similarly sparkles at the 88s, while Byrd's solo offers a bit of a tonal alternative. It should be noted that the reading here does not include a vocal from Johnny Hartman. That version can be found on the ever imaginatively monikered John Coltrane Johnny Hartman (1963).