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JOHN COLTRANE Coltrane: The Story Of A Sound (2007 US 250-page hardback book by acclaimed jazz writer Ben Ratliff which tells the story of Coltrane's development, from his first recordings as a no-name navy bandsman to his final recordings as a near-saint. Includes black & white photographs, plus an embossed title and picture dust jacket)
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JOHN COLTRANE A Love Supreme (2008 UK limited edition 4-track LP pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL, issued as part of the 'Back To Black 60th Anniversary' series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the vinyl record, originally released in 1964, includes a voucher to download an MP3 version of the album, presented in sealed & stickered gatefold sleeve containing rare photos from original negatives!) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE Anthology (1974 Japanese-only 16-track stereo 3-LP vinyl box set, on black Impulse labels with red border/ multi-coloured boxed ABC logo. Collects a number of Coltrane's most highly regarded recordings for the label, includingfour previously unreleased session tracks, along with Afro-Blue, Crescent and Kulu Se Mama. Housed in a textured box with pasted unique picture design, 12-page illustrated booklet and 'Impulse' obi-strip both in black & silver. There is a small cell
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JOHN COLTRANE Africa (2009 Italian limited edition 5-track LP pressed on HQ 180gram VIRGIN VINYL - recorded on 24th June 1958 at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, NJ, these sessions feature original compositions by Wilbur Harden [best known for his work with Yusef Lateef and John Coltrane] and hard-bop trombonist Curtis Fuller. The 32-year-old John Coltrane had only just recorded 'Blue Train' a year earlier and it is interesting to hear his style beginning to stretch out, as
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JOHN COLTRANE Blue Train (Early 70s US stereo 5-track LP issue of the 1957 masterpiece, on a 'A Division Of United Artists' Blue Note label, starring Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The pasted picture sleeve has some shelfwear particularly along the spine, yet the print is clean and free of blemishes on the reverse and the vinyl mint. A top play copy BST81577)
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JOHN COLTRANE & DON CHERRY The Avant-Garde (US limited edition 5-track LP pressed on HIGH DEFINITION PREMIUM 180gram VIRGIN VINYL, a quality reissue of the 1967 landmark album [recorded in 1960] which featured Coltrane & Cherry plus Charlie Haden & Ed Blackwell [three quarters of Ornette Colman's quartet] plus Percy Heath of the Modern Jazz Quartet, the earliest example of Coltrane's improvisational style meeting Coleman's blues-based style, presented in sealed & stickered pict
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JOHN COLTRANE Giant Steps (70s Japanese stereo issue of the 1959 7-track LP on the blue & green Atlantic label, including fold out Japanese/discography insert, picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork & 'Jazz Forever Excellent' obi-strip. Apart from some foxing the sleeve has only light signs of wear, whilst the vinyl is in 'near as new' condition with very little signs of play P-7502A) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE Black Pearls (1964 UK 3-track mono LP, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. Features three powerful adventures by 'Trane backed by Donald Byrd, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Art Taylor, opening with the 32-measure opus Black Pearls, perfect for a string of fiery, flying solos! The front laminated flipback picture sleeve is Excellent with a couple of faint little hairline marks in the paper's top edge & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play. A great ex
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JOHN COLTRANE The Atlantic Years Vol 2 - Giant Steps (1969 UK repackaging of the 1959 7-track stereo LP on the plum & red Atlantic label, issued as part of 'The Coltrane Legacy' series, unique fully laminated picture sleeve with notes by Alun Morgan on the back. 1959 was as important a year to Jazz as 1967 was to pop/rock & this album was one of the reasons why. The sleeve shows just minor shelfwear & the vinyl remains near 'as new' with few signs of play)
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JOHN COLTRANE A Love Supreme (1976 Japanese issue of the classic 1964 stereo 4-track vinyl LP on a green ABC Impulse 'target' label, manufactured by Nippon Columbia. The pasted heavyweight gatefold picture sleeve has a glossy finish both frontand back and is complete with its Japanese insert and picture obi-strip with original 'Seal Of Approval' shaped sticker attached. Despite a little 'foxing' to to inside gatefold, the outside of the sleeve remains immaculate and the vinyl appears #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE Coltrane In Japan (1976 Japanese-only 5-track triple live LP box set, recorded at Kosei Nenkin Hall in Tokyo on the 22nd of July 1966 with the Quintet comprising Pharoah Sanders - Tenor & Alto, Alice Coltrane - Piano, Jimmy Garrison - Bass & Rashied Ali - Drums. Comes housed in a unique 12" picture box complete with the 24-page illustrated booklet & obi-strip. The packaging appears Excellent with a natural build up of foxing on the inside, a common occurence with Japa
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DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHN COLTRANE Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1980 Japanese promotional sample issue of the 1963 7-track stereo LP with custom printed labels for review ahead of release, complete with the Japanese insert & obi-strip. The gatefold picture sleeve is Excellent with some light foxing & the vinyl appears Near Mint with few signs of play VIM-4608)
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JOHN COLTRANE John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman (1980 Japanese MCA/Victor issue of the 1963 6-track stereo vinyl LP on Impulse, one of the few all-ballad works by Coltrane and a gorgeous album, with the spot-on intonation of vocalist Johnny Hartman backed by McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones. Gatefold picture sleeve with Japanese / lyric insert and turquoise obi-stip. Apart from some light foxing on the inside and just a little shelfwear to the corners of the sleeve, the v
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JOHN COLTRANE The New Wave In Jazz (1965 UK 5-track mono LP of New Black Music - a concert for the benefit of The Black Arts Repertory Theatre - recorded at the Village Gate on March the 28th that year. Coltrane whips through 'Nature Boy' in no time, before the new school of jazz led by Albert Ayler, Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp and James Spaulding take to the stage. The front laminated flipback sleeve shows only light signs of age and the vinyl looks barely played CLP1932)
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JOHN COLTRANE A Love Supreme (1980 Japanese issue of the classic 1964 stereo 4-track vinyl LP on the MCA rainbow label, manufactured by Victor. The internal pasted heavycard gatefold picture sleeve has a satin finish both front and back and iscomplete with its Japanese text insert and picture/discography 'Jazztime Now!! - Seal Of Approval' printed obi-strip. Both the sleeve and vinyl look superb - A barely, if at all played, copy of this essential Coltrane LP!! VIM-4610) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE The Africa Brass Sessions, Vol. 2 (1974 US 3-track vinyl LP with orchestra arranged & conducted by the incredible Eric Dolphy & the usual top flight rhythm section of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones, featuring previouslyunissued takes of Greensleeves & Africa, along with the previously unreleased Song Of The Underground Railroad. If you are familiar with 'Trane, then you will know that a 'different take' means a fundamentally different approach to the improvis
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JOHN COLTRANE Lush Life (1975 Japanese issue of the 1961 5-track mono LP, assembled from three separate recording sessions in 1957 & '58, this a wonderful collection of hard bop tunes which includes Coltrane's masterful interpretation of the Billy Strayhorn title tune, picture sleeve with Japanese insert. The sleeve is strictly graded VG with a little edge wear, yet all print remains clearly legible along the spine. The vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a couple of light
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JOHN COLTRANE The Africa Brass Sessions Vol. 2 (1974 Japanese 3-track LP, with orchestra arranged & conducted by the incredible Eric Dolphy & the usual top flight rhythm section of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones. Includes previouslyunissued takes of Greensleeves & Africa, along with the previously unreleased Song Of The Underground Railroad. If you are familiar with 'Trane, then you will know that a 'different take' means a fundamentally different approach to the improv
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JOHN COLTRANE The Avant-Garde (2001 US Atlantic label issue of the 1967 5-track stereo LP pressed on heavyweight vinyl, originally recorded in 1960. This album features Coltrane & Cherry with Charlie Haden & Ed Blackwell [three quarters of OrnetteColeman's quartet] plus Percy Heath of the Modern Jazz Quartet, the earliest example of Coltrane's improvisational style meeting Coleman's blues-based style. Housed in a single pocket picture sleeve, the sleeve shows some sticker residue i
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JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET Plays (1965 UK 4-track stereo LP on the black boxed 'Nipper' label with red 'His Master's Voice' lettering, a jaw-dropping post-Love Supreme effort recorded straight after with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison or Art Davis & Elvin Jones. Includes a blistering reading of the Mary Poppins tune, Chim Chim Cheree, unlike any ballad before, pulled apart in 3/4 with a magnificent solo pushed to the limits. This was the beginnings of Trane's atonal period & is often overlook
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JOHN COLTRANE Anthology (1974 Japanese-only promotional sample 16-track 3-LP box set, with custom black on white labels, collecting a number of Coltrane's most highly regarded recordings for the label, including four previously unreleased session tracks, along with Afro-Blue, Crescent & Kulu Se Mama. Comes housed in a pasted & textured 12" box with unique design & 12-page illustrated booklet. The packaging [VG+] has a build up of foxing on the inside & on the front of the booklet,o
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JOHN COLTRANE Giant Steps (1968 US stereo issue of the 1960 7-track vinyl LP, a landmark recording and one of the greatest musical achievements in American jazz. Includes the jaw-dropping rollercoaster ride of the title track and Countdown, plusthe beautiful, mature ballad Naima, written by Trane for his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl appears barely played SD-1311) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE First Meditation (1977 US 5-track vinyl LP on the green & blue 'target' ABC label, taken from sessions recorded on the 2nd September 1965 with the celebrated line up of McCoy Tyner on Piano, Jimmy Garrison on Bass & Elvin Jones on Drums, an effective 'first draft' of the suite 'Meditations' that was recorded without the assistance of Pharoah Sanders & Rashied Ali, picture sleeve with ABC company inner. Both the sleeve & vinyl are Excellent with minimal signs of wear o
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JOHN COLTRANE/ ARCHIE SHEPP New Thing At Newport (70s US Impulse ABC black label issue of the 1966 6-track stereo LP, recorded on the 2nd of July, 1965 at the legendary Newport Jazz Festival, also starring McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones on the track One Down, One Up, with Bobby Hutcherson, Barre Phillips & Joe Chambers on all other titles. The gatefold picture sleeve [VG+] has a bit of ring wear but no deletion cuts & the vinyl appears Excellent with few signs of play AS-94
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JOHN COLTRANE Giant Steps (2005 UK stereo issue of the 1960 7-track vinyl LP, a landmark recording and one of the greatest musical achievements in American jazz. Includes the jaw-dropping rollercoaster ride of the title track and Countdown, plus the beautiful, mature ballad Naima, written by Trane for his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs, barcoded picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl appears barely played SD-1311) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE Giant Steps (2017 UK/EU limited edition 7-track MONO remastered CD issue of his 1960 Atlantic debut album, a landmark recording and one of the greatest musical achievements in American jazz including the jaw-dropping rollercoaster ride of the title track & Countdown. The disc is UNPLAYED housed digipak picture sleeve which remains sealed within its hype-stickered shrinkwrap) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE A Love Supreme (1974 US green 'target' label issue of the 4-track stereo LP, originally released in 1965 & often considered Coltrane's most important piece of work, with Coltrane backed by his classic Quartet of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones. Comes housed in a sturdy gatefold pasted picture sleeve with company inner. The sleeve shows light shelfwear (mainly to back) & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with a few faint paper scuffs not affecting p #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE Giant Steps (2005 UK issue of the classic 1959 7-track stereo LP, a landmark recording & one of the greatest musical achievements in American jazz, here on a green Atlantic label with 'Townhouse' etched in the run-outs, glossy barcoded picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent [very faint sticker mark] & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with few signs of play) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE A Love Supreme (1973 Japanese issue of the classic 1964 stereo 4-track LP, on the red rim Impulse! label manufactured by Toshiba-EMI, also starring Jimmy Garrison on bass, McCoy Tyner on piano & drummer Elvin Jones. Comes housedin a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with double-sided Japanese insert. The sleeve is Excellent with just the odd light spot of corner bumping, the vinyl is Near Mint with few signs of play IMP-88060) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman (2022 Acoustic Sounds Series 6-track LP mastered by Ryan K Smith at Sterling Sound from original analogue tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP. A match made in heaven! This 1963 Impulse! LP is a career highlight for Johnny Hartman's beautiful baritone voice and John Coltrane's exploratory yet empathetic tenor sax. High quality gatefold picture sleeve, with hype stickers & factory sealed. Recommended)
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