The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic reviewed the album, stating "Draper had ambitious dreams of making the tuba a major jazz solo instrument; the tuba/tenor front line is an unusual and generally successful sound... One does admire Draper's courage, and it is a pity that he hardly recorded at all after 1960 because he had strong potential". The All About Jazz review by Douglas Payne stated "Even though Draper's career fizzled after only a few more records, this one is probably the best thing he did on his own".

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Draper except as indicated

1. "Clifford's Kappa" - 9:16
2. "Filidé" - 7:16
3. "Two Sons" - 5:24
4. "Paul's Pal" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:14
5. "Under Paris Skies" (Jean Andre Brun, Kim Gannon, Hubert Giraud) - 7:47
6. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) - 3:05

Personnel

Production