Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Coltrane Jazz
| Recorded | Nov 24 & Dec 2, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Label | Atlantic |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 166316 |
The record
Cut soon after the Giant Steps sessions, the tenor eases off the harmonic drilling here for looser, blues-rooted ground, Chambers, Davis, Jones, and Cobb shuffling through the rhythm chair while Kelly and Tyner split piano duties.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Steve Davis — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Jimmy Cobb — drums
- McCoy Tyner — piano
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file is a 1961 US Atlantic 1354 in stereo with a deep groove; mono 1354 lands the same year, also deep groove, and a 1962 stereo repress carries one too. UK period copies are London LTZ-K 15219 in both mono and stereo, 1961. Everything from 1965 on is reissue territory. Modern options: ORG Music's 45 RPM ORGM-1090 (2014), a numbered 45 RPM Atlantic 1354 in 2025, and Rhino's 2026 mono RM1 1354, logged here as a Kevin Gray remaster.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 95 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 2026 | Rhino Records (2) · RM1 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono, 180g, Gatefold Kevin Gray remaster · gatefold |
| 1961 | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1961 | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove · deep groove |
| 1962 | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Deep groove · deep groove |
| — | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| — | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| — | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Atlantic · 332 032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Alternate Sleeve |
| 1961 | London Records · LTZ-K 15219 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Atlantic · ATL-EP 80.058 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Knock-out Center · laminated sleeve |
| 1961 | Atlantic · AT. 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Full Dynamics Frequency Spectrum |
| 1961 | Atlantic · 1354 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
Follow the players
Paul Chambers also plays on
Steve Davis also plays on
Elvin Jones also plays on