Impulse! · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Coltrane
| Recorded | Apr 11 & Jun 20, 1962 |
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| Label | Impulse! |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 37359 |
The record
Jimmy Garrison's arrival on bass completes the lineup that would carry Coltrane through his Impulse! years, though the mood here stays unhurried. Ballads and probing originals sit side by side, Tyner opening space for a tone built on breath rather than force.
Session personnel
- Jimmy Garrison — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- McCoy Tyner — piano
- John Coltrane — saxophone
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 107 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Ampar, Gatefold earliest on file · RVG stamp; gatefold |
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| 1962 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1962 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1962 | Impulse! · AS-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Ampar, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, ABC-Paramount, gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1963 | His Master's Voice · CSD 1483 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Transitional · RVG stamp |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Keel Pressing, Gatefold · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, ABC-Paramount, gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1963 | Impulse! · AS-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, ABC-Paramount, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Transitional · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Impulse! · AS-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, ABC-Paramount · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Impulse! · AS-21 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, ABC Impulse, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
Follow the players
Jimmy Garrison also plays on
Elvin Jones also plays on
McCoy Tyner also plays on