Impulse! · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Four For Trane
| Recorded | Aug 10, 1964 |
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| Label | Impulse! |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 43608 |
The record
Four Coltrane themes rebuilt by a sextet leaning toward collective heat, Rudd's trombone tumbling against Tchicai's alto while Shepp treats the material as a launching pad. An early Impulse! session that reads Trane's book forward rather than back.
Session personnel
- John Tchicai — alto saxophone
- Reggie Workman — bass
- Charles Moffett — drums
- Alan Shorter — flugelhorn
- Archie Shepp — tenor saxophone
- Roswell Rudd — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 52 pressings on file.
| 1965 | Impulse! · A-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp; gatefold |
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| 1965 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1965 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-71-S — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1965 | Impulse! · A-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, White/Black labels · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1965 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1965 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1966 | Impulse! · A-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1968 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1971 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1972 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1972 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1973 | Impulse! · AS-71 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
Follow the players
John Tchicai also plays on
Reggie Workman also plays on
Charles Moffett also plays on
Alan Shorter also plays on