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Each album John Coltrane released on Impulse Records had a specific mood and tone; often, they were sequenced in a specific order to maximize the emotional impact of the music. Consequently, a compilation isn't the best way to hear these records, and Retrospective: Impulse proves that. There's certainly a lot of wonderful, timeless music on this collection, from "Naima" to "Alabama," but this disc isn't the way to appreciate it, since its sequencing doesn't have the same impact or context as the original albums. Some casual fans or curious listeners might use this as an introduction, and it isn't necessarily bad, since it does have an abundence of good music. However, it's not as good an introduction to the Impulse records as the original records themselves.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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John Coltrane, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Buffington, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Patrick, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Dolphy, Conductor, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Priester, Euphonium, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Arranger, Piano, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Workman, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Barber, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist - Booker Little, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Julius Watkins, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Northern, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Garvin Bushell, Piccolo, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Charles Greenlee, Euphonium, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Corrado, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Swisshelm, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Composer, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Dolphy, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Workman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer
℗ 1963 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Composer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
John Coltrane, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Mal Waldron, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Composer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Haggart, Composer - John Coltrane, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Burke, Author - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Aaron Bell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, MainArtist - Duke Ellington, Composer, MainArtist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, MainArtist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy B. Wood, ComposerLyricist - Robert Mellin, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Hartman, MainArtist - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Ramon Santamaria Rodriguez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, MainArtist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Thiele, Producer - Billy Eckstine, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer
℗ 1963 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 3
John Coltrane, Composer, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - EDEN AHBEZ, ComposerLyricist - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert B. Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Richard M. Sherman, ComposerLyricist - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist - R. And R. Sherman, Composer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Composer, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Participant - McCoy Tyner, Participant - Elvin Jones, Participant - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - John Coltrane Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1978 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Coltrane, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Coltrane, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Rashied Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Each album John Coltrane released on Impulse Records had a specific mood and tone; often, they were sequenced in a specific order to maximize the emotional impact of the music. Consequently, a compilation isn't the best way to hear these records, and Retrospective: Impulse proves that. There's certainly a lot of wonderful, timeless music on this collection, from "Naima" to "Alabama," but this disc isn't the way to appreciate it, since its sequencing doesn't have the same impact or context as the original albums. Some casual fans or curious listeners might use this as an introduction, and it isn't necessarily bad, since it does have an abundence of good music. However, it's not as good an introduction to the Impulse records as the original records themselves.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 03:06:13
- Main artists: John Coltrane
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Impulse!
- Genre: Jazz
© 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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