BEAUTY RARE 1963 MINT COLTRANE "BALLADS" TYNER "COOL JAZZ" No Prog No Psych

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                    John COLTRANE 

                         "BALLADS"

                           USA - IMPULSE AS - 32

FINAL COLLECTION COPY!

BEAUITIFUL ...MINTY CLEAN ...1963 FIRST PRINT in THICK LAMINATED GATEFOLD ON the IMPULSE label.

Includes the original printed inner sleeve

53 years of age - guaranteed!

Another one in this PRISTINE condition that sports a HEFTY $$$ VALUE ...best bid brings it home!

Ballads has some of the most sensitive, heartfelt music that any lover ever sang on a horn....Ballads is very relaxing and perfect music for that romantic evening with candles and roses and champagne and nice food and a fire, and…

It sounds like a perfect soundtrack to a ’30s or ’40s film scene in a smoke-filled club.  After finishing the album, I realized I was very relaxed and quite comfortable.  It was a struggle to peel myself off the back of my chair to list this. 

Coltrane’s solos are moving, emotional and smoothly slide into your ears and find a comfortable spot quite quickly. The keyboard solos by McCoy Tyner are the diced japaleño peppers of the album – little bits of surprising speed and dexterity sprinkled here and there, quite the opposite of the moods of the ballads, yet they still contribute so much to the songs. "All Or Nothing At All" is the only real non-ballad piece.  It was originally written by Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence, but this version is quite different.  Rhythmically, it’s quite complex.  The groove that’s set sounds a bit like the classic track “Caravan”, and stands out very tall as a unique piece.  Coltrane lets a few eighth note lines rip here and there.

In 1962 John Coltrane was under assault from conservative critics who had labeled his tumultuous extended performances "anti-jazz." In response he entered the studios to create this classic collection of both well known and obscure ballads. Coltrane was one of jazz's greatest ballad players, a fact sometimes overlooked in the controversy that swirled about his work, and his lyrical gifts are in sharp relief here. They're transmitted through one of the most beautiful tones that jazz has ever produced, suggesting a rare metal that has just been discovered. The material brings out the best in keyboardist McCoy Tyner, whose harmonic subtlety and limpid grace shine throughout.

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There are NO split seams, NO bends, NO writing NO delete marks :::

CONDITION:

The Cover: rated: TOP COPY M- THICK laminated gatefold cover = a BEAUTY!  There are NO split seams, NO bends, NO writing NO delete marks ...53 years of age!

The Vinyl: rated:  M- loaded with shine...all clear & smooth, FINAL collection copy here folks...and both IMPULSE labels are free from marks and wear.

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  A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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