Duke Ellington & John Coltrane – Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (LP Vinyl)
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The 1962 session that produced this pairing was something of a minor miracle of scheduling, a one-day date that brought together two giants who rarely crossed paths despite orbiting the same universe. Coltrane was deep in his quartet years, pushing jazz toward "A Love Supreme" territory, while Ellington was still the bandleader of bandleaders; the fact that they slowed down long enough to record together makes every groove here feel genuinely rare.
This essential 1962 album showcases the modern jazz saxophone innovator performing alongside the colossus of jazz piano and composition. Only Coltrane could be this "fiercely tender" and there's no better forum for his sensitive side than the music of Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, who contributes the album's true gem, "My Little Brown Book." Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
UPC: 602438089062
Label: Verve
Release Date: 3.11.22
Format: LP Vinyl