Olé Coltrane

Artist: John Coltrane
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 075678134920
EAN: 0075678134920
ASIN: B000002I59

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Tracks:

Ole'
Dahomey Dance
Aisha
To Her Ladyship

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Customer Reviews:

one of the world's good things........2007-03-23

one thing good about our world: there are a LOT of john coltrane albums out there. problem is, with all the great work he did, some of it tends to fall through the cracks. it seems that this fantastic album has unjustly taken a bit of that route. well i'm here now, doing what little i can to put things right on the matter. GET THIS ALBUM! do you hear me? don't let it slip off your radar. it's john coltrane AND eric dolphy together, for heaven's sake. freddie hubbard's playing the trumpet on the thing! and mccoy tyner's piano work is always astonishing with coltrane. elvin jones on drums, ditto. get it. get it. get it. get it. i am not kidding.

Shatteringly Triumphant.......2007-02-14

Ole itself is the most powerful Coltrane composition with only Afro-Blue approaching it in terms of sonic intensity. That this was ever overlooked at all is astonishing--though I'm not quite sure if overlooked is the right word. While the album as a whole is indispensable the title track features among other highlights an absolutley blistering Freddie Hubbard solo, preceded by a limitlessly lyrical Eric Dolphy flute solo; and after the creepy, hypnotic, phantasmagoric, hypnagogic Art Davis/Reggie Workman interlude enters Trane like a seraph exploding righteously upward, exulting in the majesty of nature and the triumph of beauty, and then quietly lamenting the earth's original sin in decrescendo, trailing off into the sweet melancholy of which Burton sings.

Better late than never.......2006-08-29

I started listening to John Coltrane about twenty five years ago, but for some reason I never heard this album until recently. I'm sorry I waited so long, but on the bright side it's a real treat to discover this music now. The horns are great and McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones are really in sync, especially on the title track. Highly recommended!

Yes... it's that good........2006-05-25

I'm writing this review to concur with what has already been said--this is a great Coltrane album. The title track is good enough to stand alongside "Acknowledgement" from A Love Supreme, which is about the highest compliment I can give a jazz song.

One of the better parts of this CD is the contribution of the other players. The rest of the band contributes as much to the songs as Coltrane, and to great effect. There aren't as many lengthy Trane solos, which I usually enjoy but at times find tedious (I know, I know, it's almost sacreligious to suggest such a thing). On the title track, Elvin Jones works his drum kit, and in particular his cymbals, as beautifully as anything on a Love Supreme. The title track also features Eric Dolphy's flute and a stunning two-bass solo section that is one of the more unique and wonderful moments in my entire jazz collection.

This is a solid set of music all around-- not a single song here is filler. If you like Coltrane's music from this period, you should definitely add this to your collection.

Is It Possible?.......2006-04-29

I know that I'll probably get flack for saying this, but this recording might even be a little better than Coltrane's masterpiece, A Love Supreme...okay, okay...it's not better because it is in a class all by itself and cannot be judged as better than/worse than. it's something that stands out all on its own.

It's only four songs, but each one is just a mindblower. The title track is crazy good. I remember listening to it with my then girlfriend (now my wfe) and she said, "What's this cacaphony?" To this day I still harbor a bit of resentment towards her for saying that because to me that piece of music just pulls out all the stops and makes you realize that Coltrane was no ordinary composer...no ordinary musician...no ordinary human being.

Here was a man that had a thumb on the pulse of his own soul. Here was a man that could translate the sounds, the squeals, and the squalls of the angels. This CD belongs to every music fan's collection. This is not just for diehard jazz fans, this is for music lovers everywhere.

Love yourself a little more and buy this CD. It's flippin' fantastic!

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