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INDEX TO 1963

SESSION GROUP REMARKS
630223 John Coltrane Quartet Birdland broadcast
630302 John Coltrane Quartet Birdland broadcast
630306 John Coltrane Quartet Vilia session
630307 John Coltrane  - Johnny Hartman Session with Johnny Hartman
630429 John Coltrane Quartet Studio session - Roy Haynes
630707 John Coltrane Quartet Newport '63
631008 John Coltrane Quartet Live at Birdland (Impulse)
631022 John Coltrane Quartet Stockholm concert
631025 John Coltrane Quartet Copenhagen concert
631101 John Coltrane Quartet Paris concert
631102 John Coltrane Quartet Berlin concert
631104 John Coltrane Quartet Stuttgart concert
631118 John Coltrane Quartet Studio session - Alabama
631207 John Coltrane Quartet 'Jazz Casual' TV Show

NOTES TO 1963

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630223          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, 'Birdland' NYC
Date: 2/23/63
Engineer:

a. "I Want To Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) 10:23
Private tape; Ozone 21
b. "One Up and One Down" (J. Coltrane) 14:45
Private tape; Ozone 21
c. "The Inchworm" INC (F. Loesser) 1:44
Private tape; Ozone 21

NOTE:630223b is not the same composition as "One Down, One Up" (650526c). Some bootlegs show 630223b as " The Colt Gallops" and 630223c as " Trane Stops in the Night" .

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630302          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, 'Birdland', NYC
Date: 3/2/63
Engineer:

a. "Mr. P. C." (J. Coltrane) 13:14
Private tape; Alto 724
b. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein) 10:24
Private tape; Alto 724

NOTE:
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630306          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 3/6/63
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Vilia" (F. Lehar) 4:35
Imp A9101; more
b. "Untitled Original" (J. Coltrane)
Impulse unknown
c. "Nature Boy" (E. Ahbez)
Impulse unknown
d. "Untitled Original" (J. Coltrane)
Impulse unknown
e. "Untitled Original" (J. Coltrane)
Impulse unknown
f. "Untitled Original" (J. Coltrane)
Impulse unknown
g. "Slow Blues - Original" (J. Coltrane)
Impulse unknown
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630307          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET and JOHNNY HARTMAN:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Hartman, vcl
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 3/7/63
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "They Say It's Wonderful" (I. Berlin) 5:15
Imp A-40; more
b. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) 5:20
Imp A-40; more
c. "My One and Only Love" (Mallin - Wood) 4:50
Imp A-40; more
d. "Autumn Serenade" (S. Gallop - P.DeRose) 4:11
Imp A-40; more
e. "Dedicated To You" (Cahn - Chaplin) 5:27
Imp A-40; more
f. "Afro-Blue" (M. Santamaria)
Impulse unknown
g. "You Are Too Beautiful" (R. Rodgers - L. Hart) 5:32
Imp A-40; more

NOTE:Coltrane's obbligatos on 630307b, c and g were overdubbed, either at the end of the session or during a later editing session. See the note.

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630429          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Roy Haynes, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 4/29/63
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "After the Rain" (J. Coltrane) 4:07
Imp A-42; more
b. "All The Things You Are" (J. Coltrane)
Impulse unknown
c. "Dear Old Stockholm" (Traditional, arr. J. Coltrane) 10:35
Imp A-100; more
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630707          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Roy Haynes, dr.
Location: 'Newport Jazz Festival' Newport RI
Date: 7/7/63
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "I Want To Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) 8:17
Imp A9161; more
b. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein) 17:31
Imp A9161; more
c. "Impressions" (J. Coltrane) 15:52
Imp IZ9346-2; more
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631008          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Birdland' NYC
Date: 10/8/63
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Rockin'" (J. Coltrane)
Imp unissued
b. "Mr. P. C." (J. Coltrane)
Imp unissued
c. "Lonnie's Lament" (J. Coltrane)
Imp unissued
d. "The Promise" (J. Coltrane) 8:04
Imp A-50; more
e. "I Want To Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) 8:05
Imp A-50; more
f. "Afro-Blue" (M. Santamaria) 10:40
Imp A-50; more

NOTE: See the note for a discussion of issues relating to this session.

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631022          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Koncerthuset', Stockholm Sweden
Date: 10/22/63
Engineer:

a. "Traneing In" (J. Coltrane) 11:40
Private tape; Historic Performances HPLP-6
b. "Mr. P. C." (J. Coltrane) 18:26
Private tape; Historic Performances HPLP-6; Pablo Live 2308-222
c. "Naima" (J. Coltrane) 6:45
Private tape; Pablo Live 2308-222
d. "The Promise" (J. Coltrane) 6:55
Private tape; Pablo Live 2308-222, 2310-886
e. "Spiritual" (J. Coltrane) 11:21
Private tape; Historic Performances HPLP-6; Pablo Live 2620-101
f. "Impressions" (J. Coltrane) 11:15
Private tape; Historic Performances HPLP-1; Pablo Live 2620-101
g. "I Want To Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) 9:09
Private tape; Historic Performances HPLP-6; Pablo Live 2308-222
h. "My Favorite Things" (J. Coltrane) 13:56
Private tape; Pablo 7PACD 4433-2

NOTE:All titles on Pablo 7PACD 4433-2

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631025          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, 'Tivolis Koncertsal' Copenhagen Denmark
Date: 10/25/63
Engineer:

a. "Mr. P. C. " (J. Coltrane) 23:27
Private tape; Magnetic MRCD137
b. "Impressions" INC (J. Coltrane) 19:30
Private tape; Tempo Di Jazz CDTJ701; Magnetic MRCD137
c. "The Promise" (J. Coltrane) 10:00
Private tape; Tempo Di Jazz CDTJ701; Magnetic MRCD138
d. "Afro-blue" (M. Santamaria) 8:40
Private tape; Tempo Di Jazz CDTJ701; Magnetic MRCD138
e. "Naima" (J. Coltrane) 7:32
Private tape; Tempo Di Jazz CDTJ701; Magnetic MRCD138
f. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein) 17:13
Private tape; Tempo Di Jazz CDTJ701; Magnetic MRCD138
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631101          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Salle Pleyel', Paris, France
Date: 11/01/63
Engineer:

a. "Afro Blue" (M. Santamaria)
Unknown
b. "Unknown Title" ( )
Unknown
c. "I Want To Talk About You" (B. Eckstine)
Unknown
d. "Impressions" (J. Coltrane) 22:07
Private tape
e. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein) 24:20
Private tape
f. "Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye" (C. Porter) 5:37
Private tape;
g. "Mr. P.C." (J. Coltrane) 26:28
Private tape; Pablo 7PACD 4433-2

NOTE: A 5' version of "Chasin' the Trane", often attributed to this session, is most probably from a different concert.

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631102          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Auditorium Maximum', Freie Universität, Berlin Germany
Date: 11/2/63
Engineer:

a. "Lonnie's Lament" (J. Coltrane) 10:02
Pablo Live 2620-101
b. "Naima" (J. Coltrane) 7:55
Pablo Live 2620-101
c. "Chasin' the Trane" (J. Coltrane) 5:41
Pablo Live 2620-101
d. "My Favorite Things" (R. Rodgers - O. Hammerstein) 21:35
Pablo Live 2620-101
e. "Afro-Blue" (M. Santamaria) 7:37
Pablo Live 2620-101
f. "Cousin Mary" (J. Coltrane) 9:52
Pablo Live 2620-101
g. "I Want To Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) 8:12
Pablo Live 2620-101

NOTE: Dated as 10/26/63 on Pablo Live 2620-101 (see note)

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631104          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, 'Liederhalle' Stuttgart Germany
Date: 11/4/63
Engineer:

a. "The Promise" (J. Coltrane) 7:33
Private tape; Jazz Galore 1001
b. "Afro-Blue" (M. Santamaria) 6:43
Private tape; Jazz Galore 1001
c. "I Want To Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) 10:55
Private tape; Jazz Galore 1001
d. "Impressions" (J. Coltrane) 29:10
Private tape
e. "My Favorite Things" (J. Coltrane) 19:19
Private tape; Jazz Galore 1001
f. "Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye" (C. Porter) 6:25
Private tape
g. "Mr. P. C." (J. Coltrane) 35:32
Private tape
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631118          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 11/18/63
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Your Lady" (J. Coltrane) 6:35
Imp A-50; more
b. "Alabama" (J. Coltrane) 5:05
Imp A-50; more
c. "Alabama" (J. Coltrane) 2:23
Imp A-50; more

NOTE: See notes for a discussion of the two versions of "Alabama".

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631207          JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts;McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison,, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Jazz Casual' KQED-TV (studios) San Francisco CA
Date: 12/7/63
Engineer:

a. "Afro-Blue" (M. Santamaria) 7:10
Private tape; Session 126
b. "Alabama" (J. Coltrane) 5:48
Private tape; Session 126
c. "Impressions" INC (J. Coltrane) 14:10
Private tape; Session 126

NOTE:The videotape of this performance is generally available.

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