Coltrane Discography - 1965

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INDEX TO 1965
SESSION	GROUP	REMARKS
650217	John Coltrane Quintet	Nature Boy
650218	John Coltrane Quintet	Nature Boy/Feelin' Good
650319	John Coltrane Quartet	Half Note Broadcast
650326	John Coltrane Quartet	Half Note Broadcast
650328	John Coltrane Quartet	New Wave In Jazz
650402	John Coltrane Quartet	Half Note Broadcast
650507	John Coltrane Quartet	Half Note Broadcast
650517	John Coltrane Quartet	John Coltrane Quartet Plays
650526	John Coltrane Quartet	Dear Lord Session
650610	John Coltrane Quartet	Transition Session
650616	John Coltrane Quartet	Living Space Session
650628	John Coltrane Orchestra	Ascension
650702	John Coltrane Quartet	Newport '65
650726	John Coltrane Quartet	Juan-les-Pins J.F.--A Love Supreme
650727	John Coltrane Quartet	Juan Les Pins J.F.--Blue Valse
650728	John Coltrane Quartet	Salle Pleyel Paris France
650801	John Coltrane Quartet	Comblain-la-Tour
650826	John Coltrane Quartet	Sun Ship session
650902	John Coltrane Quartet	First Meditations For Quartet session
650922	John Coltrane Quartet	Joy
650930	John Coltrane Group	Live In Seattle
651001	John Coltrane Group	Om
651014	John Coltrane Group	Kulu Se Mama
651123	John Coltrane Sextet	Meditations

NOTES TO 1965

650217 JOHN COLTRANE QUINTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison , Art Davis, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 2/17/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Nature Boy" (E. Ahbez) 6:52: Imp IZ 9345-2; more
b. "Feelin' Good" (L. Bricusse-A.Newley): Imp unissued
c. "Chim Chim Cheree" (R. Sherman-R. Sherman): Imp unissued

NOTE:Davis does not play on 650217c.

650218 JOHN COLTRANE QUINTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 2/18/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Nature Boy" (E. Ahbez) 8:02: Imp A-85;more
b. "Feelin' Good" AT (L. Bricusse-A. Newley) 5:52: Imp IMPD8-280
c. "Feelin' Good" (L. Bricusse-A. Newley) 6:20: Imp IZ9345-2;more

650319 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Radio Broadcast' 'Half Note' NYC
Date: 3/19/65
Engineer:

a. "Chim Chim Cheree" (R. Sherman - R. Sherman) 20:16: Private tape; JforJazz JFJ800; Chiaroscuro CR2023
b. "Impressions" (J. Coltrane) 21:58: Private tape; JforJazz JFJ800; Chiaroscuro CR2023

650326 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Radio Broadcast' 'Half Note' NYC
Date: 3/26/65
Engineer:

a. "One Down, One Up" (J. Coltrane) 27:40: Private tape; Impulse 0002380-02
b. "Afro Blue" INC (M. Santamaria) 12:44: Private tape; Impulse 0002380-02

650328 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Village Gate' NYC
Date: 3/28/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Nature Boy" (E. Ahbez) 7:54: Imp A-90; more
b. " Bass Solo " (J. Garrison): Imp unissued
c. " One Down, One Up " (J. Coltrane): Imp unissued

NOTE:Taped at "New Black Music", a benefit concert for the Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School produced by Leroi Jones. Two titles (plus a bass solo) were recorded.

650402 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio broadcast, 'Half Note', New York City NY
Date: 4/2/65
Engineer:

a. "Untitled Original" (J. Coltrane) 23:11: Private tape; Blue Parrot(E) AR700
b. "I Want To Talk About You" (B. Eckstine) 15:26: Private Tape
c. "Afro-Blue" INC (M. Santamaria) 5:40: Private Tape

NOTE:650402a as "Creation" on some releases.

650507 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, 'Half Note', New York City NY
Date: 5/7/65
Engineer:

a. "Song of Praise" (J. Coltrane) 19:39: Private Tape; Ozone 21; Impulse Impulse 0002380-02
b. "My Favorite Things" INC (R. Rodgers - O. Hammerstein) 22:47: Private tape; Blue Parrot (E) AR705; Impulse 0002380-02

650517 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 5/17/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Chim Chim Cheree" (R. Sherman - R. Sherman) 6:56: Imp A-85; more
b. "Brasilia" (J. Coltrane) 12:56: Imp A-85; more
c. "Song of Praise" (J. Coltrane) 9:49: Imp A-85; more

650526 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Roy Haynes, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 5/26/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "After the Crescent" (J. Coltrane) 13:34: Imp IZ9346-2; more
b. "Dear Lord" AT (J. Coltrane) 7:41: Imp IMPD8-280
c. "Dear Lord" (J. Coltrane) 5:31: Imp A9195; more
d. "One Down, One Up" (J. Coltrane) 15:25: Imp IZ9346-2; more
e. "Welcome" (J. Coltrane): Imp unissued

650610 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 6/10/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Welcome" (J. Coltrane) 5:17: Imp A9106; more
b. "The Last Blues" (J. Coltrane) 4:22: Impulse[CD] IMPD-246
c. "Untitled Original" (J. Coltrane) 14:40: Imp IZ9345-2; more
d. "Transition" (J. Coltrane) 15:29: Imp A9195; more
e. "Suite" (J. Coltrane) 21:14: "Part I--Prayer and Meditation: Day"; "Part II--Peace and After"; "Part III--Prayer and Meditation: Evening"; "Part IV--Affirmation"; "Part V--Prayer and Meditation: 4 A.M."; Imp A9195; more

NOTE:650610c as "Untitled 90314" on all issues. Tyner out on 650610b.

650616 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 6/16/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Living Space" AT (J. Coltrane) 14:02: Imp Imp IMPD8-280
b. "Living Space" (J. Coltrane) 10:20: Imp A9225, IZ9345-2; more
c. "Dusk Dawn" AT (J. Coltrane): Imp unissued
d. "Dusk Dawn" (J. Coltrane) 10:45: Imp IZ9345-2; more
e. "Vigil" BD (J. Coltrane): Imp unissued
f. "Vigil" (J. Coltrane) 9:36: Imp A9106; more
g. "Untitled Original" (J. Coltrane) 10:44: Imp IZ9345-2; more

NOTE:See the notes regarding "Living Space". Tyner, Garrison out on 650616e and f. 650616g as "Untitled 90320" on all issues.

650628 JOHN COLTRANE ORCHESTRA:

Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson, tp; John Tchicai, Marion Brown, as; Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp,. ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 6/28/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

a. "Ascension " Ed I Pt I (J. Coltrane) 18:55: Imp A-95; more
b. "Ascension" Ed I Pt II (J. Coltrane) 19:42: Imp A-95; more
c. "Ascension" Ed II Pt I (J. Coltrane) 18:35: Imp A-95; more
d. "Ascension" Ed II Pt II (J. Coltrane) 19:55: Imp A-95; more

NOTE:See note for a discussion of this session.

650702 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Newport Jazz Festival', Newport RI
Date: 7/2/65
Engineer:

a. "One Down, One Up" (J. Coltrane) 12:42: Imp A-94; more
b. "My Favorite Things" (R. Rodgers - O. Hammerstein) 14:44: Imp IZ9345-2; more

650726 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, 'Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival', Antibes, France
Date: 7/26/65
Engineer:

Suite: A Love Supreme
a. "Part I Acknowledgement" (J. Coltrane): Private tape; Ingo(I) 11
b. "Part II Resolution" (J. Coltrane): Private tape; Ingo(I) 11
c. "Part III Pursuance" (J. Coltrane): Private tape; Jazz Connoisseur(I) JC112; Ingo(I) 11
d. "Part IV Psalm" (J. Coltrane): Private tape; Ingo(I) 11

NOTE:The complete performance runs 48:00; most versions are incomplete.

650727 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, 'Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival', Antibes France
Date: 7/27/65
Engineer:

a. "Naima" (J. Coltrane) 7:08: Private Tape; Byg(J) YX4001/4002
b. "Blue Valse" (J. Coltrane) 15:00: Private Tape; France's Concert (F) FCD119
c. "My Favorite Things" (R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein) 17:40: Private tape; Frances' Concert(F) FC119
d. "Impressions" (J. Coltrane) 21:10: Private tape; France's Concert FCD119

NOTE:See note for discussion of sequence

650728 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, 'Salle Pleyel', Paris France
Date: 7/28/65
Engineer:

a. "Afro-Blue" (M. Santamaria) 10:58: Private tape; Byg(J) YX4001/4002
b. "Impressions" (J. Coltrane) 16:17: Private tape; Byg(J) YX 4001/4002
c. "Blue Valse" INC (J. Coltrane) 22:47: Private tape; Byg(J) YX 4001/4002

650801 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: Radio Broadcast, Comblain-La-Tour, Belgium
Date: 8/1/65
Engineer:

a. "Untitled Original" (J. Coltrane) 9:09: Private Tape; Landscape LS2-922
b. "Naima" (J.Coltrane) 7:29: Private tape; Landscape LS2-922
c. "My Favorite Things" (R. Rodgers-O.Hammerstein) 21:10: Private tape; Landscape (B) LS2-922

NOTE: 650801a misidentified as "Vigil" on the Landscape release

650826 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'RCA-Victor Studios', NYC
Date: 8/26/65
Engineer:

a. "Dearly Beloved" (J. Coltrane) 6:27: Imp A9211; more
b. "Attaining" (J. Coltrane) 11:26: Imp A9211; more
c. "Sunship" (J. Coltrane) 6:12: Imp A9211; more
d. "Ascent" (J. Coltrane) 10:10: Imp A9211; more
e. "Amen" (J. Coltrane) 8:16: Imp A9211; more

650902 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 9/2/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

(Suite: Meditations)
a. "Love" (J. Coltrane) 8:00: Imp AS9332; more
b. "Compassion" (J. Coltrane) 8:30: Imp AS9332; more
c. "Joy" (J. Coltrane) 8:53: Imp AS9332; more
d. "Consequences" (J. Coltrane) 7:15: Imp AS9332; more
e. "Serenity" (J. Coltrane) 6:11: Imp AS9332; more

NOTE:650902a, b, and c are continuous; 650902d and e are also continuous.

650922 JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Coast Recorders', San Francisco CA
Date: 9/22/65
Engineer:

a. "Joy" (J. Coltrane) 12:10: Imp A9225; more

NOTE:See note for discussion of this title.

650930 JOHN COLTRANE GROUP:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; Pharoah Sanders, ts; Donald Garrett, bcl, b; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'The Penthouse', Seattle WA
Date: 9/30/65
Engineer: Jan Kurtis

a. "Cosmos" (J. Coltrane) 10:49: Imp A9202-2; more
b. "Out of This World" (H. Arlen - J. Mercer) 24:18: Imp A9202; more
c. "Evolution" (J. Coltrane) 36:22: Imp A9202-2; more
d. "Tapestry in Sound" (Bass solo) 6:07: Coltrane out
e. "Bass Duet": Coltrane out (Impulse unissued)
f. "Thumb Piano Piece": Coltrane Out (Impulse unissued)
g. "Body and Soul" (Green-Eyeton-Heyman-Sour) 21:03: Impulse GRD-2-146
h. "Afro-Blue" INC (M. Santamaria) 34:15: Impulse GRD-2-146

NOTE: See note for a discussion of this session.

651001 JOHN COLTRANE GROUP:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; Pharoah Sanders, ts; Joe Brazil, fl; Donald Garrett, bcl, b; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr.
Location: 'Camelot Sound Studios', Lynwood WA
Date: 10/1/65
Engineer: Jan Kurtis

a. "Om" Pt I (J. Coltrane) 15:02: Imp A9140; more
b. "Om" Pt II (J. Coltrane) 13:58: Imp A9140; more

NOTE: Group members chant an invocation to open and close this piece.

651014 JOHN COLTRANE GROUP:

Personnel: Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, ts; Donald Garrett, bcl, b; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr; Frank Butler, dr; Juno Lewis, perc, vcl.
Location: 'Western Recorders', Los Angeles CA
Date: 10/14/65
Engineer:

a. "Kulu Se Mama" (J. Lewis) 18:19: Imp A9106; more
b. "Selflessness" (J. Coltrane) 14:47: Imp A9161; more

651123 JOHN COLTRANE SEXTET:

Personnel: Coltrane, ss, ts; Pharoah Sanders, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, Rashied Ali, dr.
Location: 'Van Gelder Studios', Englewood Cliffs NJ
Date: 11/23/65
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

(Suite: Meditations)
a. "The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost" (J. Coltrane): Imp A9110; more
b. "Compassion" (J. Coltrane): Imp A9110; more
c. "Love" (J. Coltrane): Imp A9110; more
d. "Serenity" (J. Coltrane): Imp A9110; more
e. "Consequences" (J. Coltrane): Imp A9110; more

NOTE:651123a and b are continuous, with a total time of 18:06. 651123 c d and e are continuous, with a total time of 19:02.

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