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John Coltrane
The Heavyweight Champion - The Complete Atlantic Recordings

Compil. US 1995 on Rhino Records label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Post-Bop, Modal)

Disc 1 Tracks 1 to 8 Recorded on Jan 15th, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 9 to 11 Recorded on March 26th, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 1, 7, 8 originally released on The Coltrane Legacy (1970) Tracks 2 to 6 originally released on Bags & Trane (1961) Track 9 to 11 originally released on Alternate Takes (1974) Disc 2 Tracks 1 to 3 Recorded on May 4th, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 4 to 9 Recorded on May 5th, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 10 to 12 Recorded on November 24th, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City Track 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 originally released on Giant Steps (1960) Track 3, 5, 9, 11 originally released on Alternate Takes (1974) Track 10, 12 originally released on Coltrane Jazz (1961) Disc 3 Tracks 1 to 6 Recorded on Dec 2nd, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 7, 8 Recorded on June 28th, 1960 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 9 to 11 Recorded on July 8th, 1960 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 originally released on Coltrane Jazz (1961) Track 4 originally released on Giant Steps (1960) Tracks 7 to 11 originally released on The Avant-Garde (1966) Disc 4 Tracks 1 to 3 Recorded on October 21st, 1960 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 4 to 10 Recorded on October 24th, 1960 Atlantic Studios, New York City Track 1 originally released on Coltrane Jazz (1961) Tracks 3, 7 originally released on Coltrane Jazz (1961) Tracks 4, 8 originally released on Coltrane Jazz (1961) Tracks 5, 10 originally released on Coltrane Plays The Blues (1962) Track 6 originally released on The Coltrane Legacy (1970) Track 9 originally released on Alternate Takes (1974) Disc 5 Tracks 1 to 7 Recorded on October 24th, 1960 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 8 to 10 Recorded on October 26th, 1960 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 2 to 6 originally released on Coltrane Plays The Blues (1962) Track 7 originally released on Coltrane's Sound (1964) Tracks 8, 10 originally released on My Favorite Things (1961) Track 9 originally released on The Coltrane Legacy (1970) Disc 6 Tracks 1 to 3 Recorded on October 26th, 1960 at Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 4 to 7 Recorded on May 25th, 1961 at Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 1 to 3 originally released on Coltrane's Sound (1964) Track 4 to 6 originally released on Olé Coltrane (1961) Track 7 originally released on The Coltrane Legacy (1970) Disc 7 Tracks 1 to 20 Recorded on March 26th, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 21 & 22 Recorded on May 5th, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City Tracks 23 to 25 Recorded on October 26th, 1960 Atlantic Studios, New York City

     
Musicians
PortraitJohn Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US
soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, album by, written by
PortraitGeorge Lane , 1928-1964
alto saxophone, flute
PortraitArt Davis b, 1934-2007 US
bass
PortraitCharlie Haden b, 1937-2014 US
bass
PortraitPaul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US
bass
PortraitPercy Heath b, 1923-2005 US
bass
PortraitReggie Workman b, *1937 US
bass
PortraitSteve Davis b, cb, 1929-1987
bass
PortraitArt Taylor dr, 1929-1995 US
drums
PortraitConnie Kay dr, *1927 US
drums
PortraitEd Blackwell dr, 1929-1992 US
drums
PortraitElvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US
drums, written by
PortraitJimmy Cobb dr, *1929 US
drums
PortraitLex Humphries dr, perc, 1936-1994 US
drums
PortraitCedar Walton p, 1934-2013 US
piano
PortraitHank Jones p, 1918-2010 US
piano
PortraitMcCoy Tyner p, *1938 US
piano
PortraitTommy Flanagan p, 1930-2001 US
piano
PortraitWynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US
piano
PortraitDon Cherry tr, cor, 1936-1995 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitFreddie Hubbard tr, 1938-2008 US
trumpet
PortraitMilt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US
vibraphone, written by
Producers
Joel Dorn compilation producer
Patrick Milligan executive-producer
Nesuhi Ertegun producer, original recordings
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Stairway To The StarsJohn ColtraneFrank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish
2The Late Late BluesJohn ColtraneMilt Jackson
3Bags & TraneJohn ColtraneMilt Jackson
4Three Little WordsJohn ColtraneBert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
5The Night We Called It A DayJohn ColtraneMatt Dennis, Tom Adair
6Be-BopJohn ColtraneDizzy Gillespie
7Blues LegacyJohn ColtraneMilt Jackson
8CenterpieceJohn ColtraneHarry Edison, William Tennyson
9Giant Steps (Alternate Version)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
10Naima (Alternate Version)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
11Like Sonny (Alternate Version)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
12SpiralJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
13CountdownJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
14Countdown (Alternate Take)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
15Syeeda's Song FluteJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
16Syeeda's Song Flute (Alternate Take)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
17Mr P.C.John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
18Giant StepsJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
19Cousin MaryJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
20Cousin Mary (Alternate Take)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
21I'll Wait And PrayJohn ColtraneGeorge Treadwell, Gerald Valentine
22I'll Wait And Pray (Alternate Take)John ColtraneGeorge Treadwell, Gerald Valentine
23Little Old LadyJohn ColtraneHoagy Carmichael, Stanley Adams
24Like SonnyJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
25HarmoniqueJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
26My Shining HourJohn ColtraneHarold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
27NaimaJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
28Some Other BluesJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
29Fifth HouseJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
30CherrycoJohn ColtraneDon Cherry
31The BlessingJohn ColtraneOrnette Coleman
32Focus On SanityJohn ColtraneOrnette Coleman
33The InvisibleJohn ColtraneOrnette Coleman
34Bemsha SwingJohn ColtraneDenzil Best, Thelonious Monk
35Village BluesJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
36Village Blues (Alternate Take)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
37My Favorite ThingsJohn ColtraneRodgers & Hammerstein
38Central Park WestJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
39Mr. SymsJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
40Untitled Original (Exotica)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
41SummertimeJohn ColtraneDuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
42Body And SoulJohn ColtraneEdward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour
43Body And Soul (Alternate Take)John ColtraneEdward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour
44Mr. KnightJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
45Blues To Elvin (Alternate Take)John ColtraneElvin Jones
46Blues To ElvinJohn ColtraneElvin Jones
47Mr; DayJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
48Blues To You (Alternate Take)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
49Blues To YouJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
50Blues To BechetJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
51SatelliteJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
52Everytime We Say GoodbyeJohn ColtraneCole Porter
5326-2John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
54But Not For MeJohn ColtraneGeorge & Ira Gershwin
55LiberiaJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
56The Night Has A Thousand EyesJohn ColtraneBuddy Bernier, Jerome Brainin
57EquinoxJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
58OléJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
59Dahomey DanceJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
60AishaJohn ColtraneJohn Coltrane
61Original Untitled Ballad (To Her Ladyship)John ColtraneJohn Coltrane
62Giant Steps (Alternate Version)John Coltrane
63Take 1 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
64Take 2 [False Start]John Coltrane
65Take 3 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
66Take 4 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
67Take 5 [Alternate]John Coltrane
68Take 6 [False Start]John Coltrane
69Take 7 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
70Naima (Alternate Version)John Coltrane
71Take 1 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
72Take 2 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
73Take 4 [False Start]John Coltrane
74Take 5 [Alternate]John Coltrane
75Take 6 [Alternate]John Coltrane
76Like Sonny (Alternate Version)John Coltrane
77Rehearsal 1 [False Start]John Coltrane
78Rehearsal 2 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
79Take 1 [False Start]John Coltrane
80Take 2 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
81Take 3 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
82Take 4 [False Start]John Coltrane
83Take 5 [Alternate]John Coltrane
84Take 6 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
85Giant StepsJohn Coltrane
86Take 3 [Incomplete]John Coltrane
87Take 6 [Alternate]John Coltrane
88Blues To ElvinJohn Coltrane
89Take 2 [False Start]John Coltrane
90Take 3 [Alternate]John Coltrane
91Blues To YouJohn Coltrane
92Take 2 [Alternate]John Coltrane
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