Released April 1964 | Live at Birdland(1964) Crescent(1964) Release date 1964 | |
Recorded October 8, 1963 (#1-3)Birdland, New York CityMarch 6, 1963 (#6, CD only)November 18, 1963 (#4-5)Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Length 38:59 original LP43:35 CD reissue Similar John Coltrane albums, Avant-garde jazz albums, Other albums | ||
John coltrane org 1963 live at birdland impress a 50 mono side 1
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.
Contents
- John coltrane org 1963 live at birdland impress a 50 mono side 1
- John coltrane quartet at birdland afro blue
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
John coltrane quartet at birdland afro blue
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
- "Vilia" – 4:36
"Vilia" is the main melodic statement to the Franz Lehár piece "Vivias", set to a swing feel and chord changes.
Personnel
Songs
1Afro Blue10:50
2I Want to Talk About You8:12
3The Promise