Soultrane [Import]

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Heritage of Jazz Series. Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase Digitally Remastered featuring New Artwork. Limited to 3000 Copies.

Soultrane,John Coltrane,Prestige,Jazz

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Tracks:

Good Bait
I Want To Talk About You
You Say You Care
Theme For Ernie
Russian Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

During his best period.......2007-06-11

Not much to say beyond which Coltrane period you liked the best. I consider this a vital part of any Jazz, esp. Coltrane collection. He and Rollins changed how tenor sax was played. One of his best.

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Get on the Trane!
SOUL EYES: good bait, indeed
Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio...great...
Totally satisfying time with the mid-career Coltrane...
Fantastic Sound from the Master

Soultrane
John Coltrane
Manufacturer: Ojc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Good Bait
I Want to Talk About You
You Say You Care
Theme for Ernie
Russian Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

Get on the Trane!.......2006-12-07

This might be my favorite Coltrane album. The greatest tenor player ever displayed his virtuosity on the speedy "Russian Lullaby," but he also revealed a deeper, more introspective side to his playing. There is an incredible prescence and potent atmosphere on this record from 1958, especially on the two ballads, and "A Theme for Ernie" in particular. If you like jazz, and particularly Coltrane, you'll find yourself playing this cd again and again. It's that good!

SOUL EYES: good bait, indeed.......2005-09-21

an excellent outing from Coltrane in 1958. the playing is flawless and full of talent. "Theme For Ernie" and "Russian Lullabye" are especially exquisite. a nice album.

Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio...great..........2003-09-09

I am not a huge Trane fan...no, let me put that a different way; I like Trane in certain motifs - on "Ballads", then with Miles on "Kind Of Blue",and "Relaxin'", and then with the Red Garland Trio. That's as much Coltrane as I need - and so here is the last of my Trane Trilogy in this CD, "Soultrane". He pushes the melodic and harmonic envelope without ever losing the melody in all three of these settings. For those who have trouble with Coltrane (and I know there are a lot of folks out there who do), dig into these CDs, in that order. You'll really be doing yourself a favor.

Totally satisfying time with the mid-career Coltrane..........2003-04-30

I submitted a review of this two months ago pointing out that the track listing is completely wrong for this CD. It has not been published, so I am resubmitting. This album actually contains the following five tunes: Good Bait; I Want to Talk About You; You Say You Care; Theme for Ernie and Russian Lullaby. Fellow players are Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Arthur Taylor on drums. It lasts 40 minutes and was engineered by the legendary Rudy Van Gelder in early 1958. At that time Coltrane was not into the "free jazz" and dissonance which marked his 1965-67 releases on the Impulse label. The sounds here are adventurous but melodic and won't scare away the non-avant garde jazz lover at all. This is one of the best of his releases from the late 50's as a leader, and was created just a year before he showed up as a vital part of Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" production. If you like saxophone, buy this. You won't be sorry.

Fantastic Sound from the Master.......2003-04-09

JVC's XRCD's have the best quality sound of any cd's I have heard. Not the detail from a 24bit/96kHz(192kHZ) stereo DVD-A or SACD, but the sound quality is exceptional. Russian Lullaby is absolute sonic bliss! Spend the extra money and try the XRCD version.

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Holy Cow Does This Sound Good...
Same Trane, New Plane, and NOT PLAIN :)
The best version yet
Best Sounding Reissue of this title
The best of all the re-issues!

Soultrane
John Coltrane
Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

Good Bait
I Want to Talk About You
You Say You Care
Theme for Ernie
Russian Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

Holy Cow Does This Sound Good..........2006-10-13

This is, hands down, one of the best SACD's I've ever heard. When reviewers say it sounds like Trane's in the room with you, they're not just blowing smoke- he might as well be sitting next to you on the couch! I still think Mobile Fidelity's prices are a little steep, but if any disc could be considered worth the price tag, this is it.

Same Trane, New Plane, and NOT PLAIN :).......2003-10-14

Granted, I'm tired of seeing yet another reissue of the old Fantasy war horse, but credit where its due - this SACD smokes alll previous incarnations. . . Well maybe not a mint copy original vinyl with properly set up gear. Otherwise, if you don't have anny version of this album... Get this! Coltrane sounds like he's ALIVE again and in your sitting room. If you have it, try somethhing else from Mobile Fidelity's growing catalog. Their Modern Cool album by new comer Patrica Barber is very chill. Dig?

The best version yet.......2003-08-26

As others have pointed out, this is most certainly the best CD version of this album yet. It comes very close to the original vinyl as well and shows what a high resolution digital downsampling can do for CD. I have not heard the SACD layer but my experience with other SACD titles leads me to guess that this will eclipse the vinyl and become the closest facsimile of the original master tape. Trane in the room with you- marvelous.

Best Sounding Reissue of this title.......2003-06-24

This title has been reissued on CD and LP many times, XRCD, DCC Gold CD, Fantasy Gold CD and many LP versions too. The Original Master Recording guys did an excellent job on this one. The tone is to die for and in my humble opinion smokes all the others in sound quality and overall resloution. Overall the presentation is smooth and silky yet has great depth and overall detail. If you are looking to find out what John Coltrane is about or you are an established fan this is a must buy. This disc will transport you to another place! Very highly recommended!

The best of all the re-issues!.......2003-06-22

Let's face it this is one of Coltrane's best albums when he was younger. Needless to say this record has been reissued 6-7 times on LP and CD. This is the first time it has been issued on SACD and the Original Master Recording engineers did a wonderful job. Even the sound on the CD layer is so much better than all the other versions that I own of this disc whether it be LPs or CDs. I don not have the special SACD player yet, but the sound on the regular CD layer of this Orignal Master is soooo buttery smooth. Coltranes sax just oozes out of the speakers. Totally worth the extra money! If you want great Coltrane this is the one to get.

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Amazing Tone + Great Lyricism = Essential Trane
Trane entering his prime
Coltrane standing on the edge of greatness.
Powerful mainstream Trane
Coltrane does it again!

Soultrane (20 Bit Mastering)
John Coltrane
Manufacturer: Prestige
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

Good Bait
I Want To Talk About You
You Say You Care
Theme For Ernie
Russian Lullaby

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In February of 1958, John Coltrane was once again ensconced in Miles Davis's group after a stimulating six-month stay with Thelonious Monk's quartet. He was also at the beginning of one of the greatest periods of sustained creativity that any jazz musician would ever know. Practicing constantly, sometimes using harp exercise books, the tenor saxophonist was extending his technique to somehow execute a new vision, moving toward modal improvisation by extending bop's already dense harmony. On this date, Coltrane was matched with a superb rhythm section and some of the players who knew him best: pianist Red Garland and bassist Paul Chambers, from the Davis quintet, and drummer Art Taylor, who worked regularly in trio with Garland and Chambers. A fine but reluctant composer, Coltrane concentrated on a repertoire of jazz and pop standards for the session. Tadd Dameron's "Good Bait" still moves with a perfect swing as Coltrane explores its harmonies, while "Theme for Ernie" is a deeply etched, moving elegy for altoist Ernie Henry. "I Want to Talk About You," written by singer Billy Eckstine, was a favorite ballad vehicle (one which Coltrane would record to greatest effect on Live at Birdland in 1963), and he plays it here with an astonishing sweetness. The concluding version of Irving Berlin's "Russian Lullaby" is taken at an ironically breakneck tempo, with Coltrane virtually pouring runs over the rhythm section in the style that would be called "sheets of sound." Soultrane is one of Coltrane's most beautifully balanced statements, compounding his restless experimentation with his immense, traditional skills. --Stuart Broomer

Album Details

Part of the 'masters of Jazz: The History Series 1949-1969'. 20 Bit Digitally Remastered.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Tone + Great Lyricism = Essential Trane.......2006-02-06

SOULTRANE is a hidden gem from Coltrane's earlier catalogue. Recorded in 1958, we catch Trane at a point in his career where he is just beginning to establish himself as a major force in jazz. Backing him up are Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Taylor (drums).

This disc opens up with a Basie standard, 'Good Bait' and from the beginning we are hit with Trane's powerful and intense tone that does not wither at all through the entire album. This is also the period where Trane developed his much talked about "Sheets of Sound"-style playing. This is evident in 'Russian Lullaby' as well as the original recording of Billy Eckstine's 'I Want to Talk About You'. This track would appear several other times on records such as LIVE AT NEWPORT '63, AFRO BLUE IMPRESSIONS, and LIVE AT BIRDLAND. The track's appearance on SOULTRANE is somewhat lacking as we do not get the earth-shattering codas that he performs on these other records. It is also evident that Trane is being limited by the musicians in this quartet. Paul Chambers would go on to play with Trane on GIANT STEPS, but Red Garland is a second rate lounge pianist when compared to someone like McCoy Tyner.

Paul Chambers shines on 'You Say You Care' and this is just a taste of the swinging hard bop we would hear on GIANT STEPS. 'Theme for Ernie' is a beautiful ballad which showcases Trane's lyrical charm. We can tell from listening to SOULTRANE that Coltrane has a plethora of ideas and at times he sounds unsure of where to use them, but his versatility on records such as this never bore the listener, even though we know he has future recordings that eclipse this one. Nonetheless, this is still an amazing recording, and I consider it to be essential for any Coltrane collection.

It should also be noted that if you purcahase the 4-cd set of Miles/Trane and Miles/Stitt at Stockholm 1960, there is a Coltrane interview on the first disc. In the interview, Coltrane is asked what he personally feels are his best recordings to date, and he names BLUE TRAIN and SOULTRANE.

Trane entering his prime.......2001-08-26

1957 was the watershed year for John Coltrane -- on earlier recordings with Miles Davis and others, he occasionally sounded tentative or overambitious. But by the time he went into the studio in February '58 to record Soultrane, he had made the transition from being just another hard bop saxophonist to becoming one of the most revolutionary musicians in jazz. He sounds confident and full of fresh ideas on each of the five selections here, his playing has increased in density ("sheets of sound"), and his rhythm section (Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor) always swings. The quartet takes Tadd Dameron's "Good Bait" at a bouncy, mid-tempo pace. Coltrane's first recording of Bill Eckstine's "I Want to Talk About You" is also on the record; it's beautiful and respectful but lacks the passionate intensity of later live versions. The album closes out with a moving elegy to alto saxophonist Ernie Henry ("Theme for Ernie") and a torrential version of Irving Berlin's "Russian Lullaby". This isn't a masterpiece on the level of Blue Train, but it is one of Coltrane's best recordings on the Prestige label and features him at the beginning of his "sheets of sound" period. It also provides a nice complement to the classic Milestones album which he recorded at about the same time with the Miles Davis sextet.

Coltrane standing on the edge of greatness........2000-12-05

When this album was recorded in February of 1958, John Coltrane was still an up an coming young tenor. As a solo artist outside of Miles Davis' group he had recorded his classic album "Blue Train" the previous year and was still almost exactly a year from cutting his breakthrough album "Giant Steps", leaving this album in a bit of a historical middleground. While this is not one of his better known sessions, it has moments that display his genius, and hints of what is to come. The moment that shines brightest is 'Trane's tender take on Billy Eckstine's "I Want To Talk About You". Coltrane's tenor is tender and haunting, one of his all time great ballad performances. Supported on this session by the rock solid trio of Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums, Coltrane is at ease with his sympathetic sidemen. Having recorded together several times, the familarity shows in their tight, cohesive performances. The mood of the tracks is generally laidback save for the uptempo "You Say You Care", and when Coltrane puts on a furious display of his "sheets of sound" approach on the cd's final track, "Russian Lullaby". This is an album that features Coltrane coming into his own during a crucial phase of his career, and is a classic. Recommended.

Powerful mainstream Trane.......2000-03-09

If you're not yet sure that you want to take on mid-to-late'60s Trane, but you've got a taste for straight-ahead, no-nonsense jazz, this is the CD for you. This was the first record (you know, those vinyl things?) of Trane's that I bought, and it has remained a frequently played staple of my collection.

"Soultrane" was released in 1958, a pivotal year in Trane's development. He had absorbed well the lessons learned by playing in Miles' sextet and was playing with increasing confidence. That confidence virtually oozes out of the tracks on this release. From the opening cut, "Good Bait," through the scorching closer, "Russian Lullabye," the saxophonist is in complete control of his instrument, unleashing those famous "sheets of sound" that were his signature at this time.

Tellingly, he also stepped up to the plate on two ballads: "I Want to Talk About You," which he was to reinvent at various points later in his career, and "Theme for Ernie," a poignant tribute to the saxophonist Ernie Henry. Both of these performances demonstrate the lyrical cry that made Coltrane one of the best ballad interpreters of his or any other time.

While many point to "Blue Trane" as Coltrane's pivotal '50s release (it's a great album, no doubt), "Soultrane," for me is an even better example of the amazing development in his playing between 1955-1958. A year later, he would release "Giant Steps," and the legend was ready to grow. Anyone interested in following the development of this great artist should not exclude "Soultrane" from his or her collection.

Coltrane does it again!.......1999-12-14

This is a great c.d! Although none of these songs were written by Coltrane himself, the sax-master interprets the songs into his own style and seems to make them his own. This c.d. was originally recorded in '57 and is one of his first c.d.'s playing as a leader. The c.d. is both swingin' and gentle at times. I rate it with the likes of 'Giant Steps'. Great! Please try!

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Soultrane
John Coltrane
Manufacturer: Prestige
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Good Bait
I Want to Talk About You
You Say You Care
Theme for Ernie
Russian Lullaby

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating:

Amazing Tone + Great Lyricism = Essential Trane
Trane entering his prime
Coltrane standing on the edge of greatness.
Powerful mainstream Trane
Coltrane does it again!

Soultrane
John Coltrane
Manufacturer: Prestige
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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I Want to Talk About You
You Say You Care
Theme for Ernie
Russian Lullaby

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Album Details

Part of the 'masters of Jazz: The History Series 1949-1969'. 20 Bit Digitally Remastered.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Tone + Great Lyricism = Essential Trane.......2006-02-06

Trane entering his prime.......2001-08-26

Coltrane standing on the edge of greatness........2000-12-05

Powerful mainstream Trane.......2000-03-09

Coltrane does it again!.......1999-12-14

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Soultrane
John Coltrane
Manufacturer: Prestige
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002V00VQ
Release Date: 2004-10-04

Tracks:

Good Bait
I Want to Talk About You
You Say You Care
Theme for Ernie
Russian Lullaby

Album Details

Limited budget release. Only available until December 2004.

Average customer rating:

Get on the Trane!
SOUL EYES: good bait, indeed
Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio...great...
Totally satisfying time with the mid-career Coltrane...
Fantastic Sound from the Master

Soultrane
John Coltrane
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000177
Release Date: 1993-10-22

Tracks:

Good Bait
I Want to Talk About You
You Say You Care
Theme for Ernie
Russian Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

Get on the Trane!.......2006-12-07

SOUL EYES: good bait, indeed.......2005-09-21

an excellent outing from Coltrane in 1958. the playing is flawless and full of talent. "Theme For Ernie" and "Russian Lullabye" are especially exquisite. a nice album.

Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio...great..........2003-09-09

Totally satisfying time with the mid-career Coltrane..........2003-04-30

Fantastic Sound from the Master.......2003-04-09

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0009NS91U

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Soultrane (Jpn Lp Sleeve)
John Coltrane
Manufacturer: Jvc Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IBB4
Release Date: 2002-01-23

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring 20bit K2 Mastering and Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.

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