John Coltrane "Africa/ Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)" 2024-04-26 Musically massive and emotionally raw

Musically massive and emotionally raw

While the band members wanted Steve Lillywhite to produce

Recorded at its namesake the Saint Cecilia Hotel in the midst of the band's two headline sets at this year's Austin City Limits festival

While the earlier Sisters releases were noisy

John Coltrane "Africa/ Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)" 2024-04-26 Musically massive and emotionally rawAfrica Brass, released in 1961, was John Coltrane's first album for Impulse! Records and a turning point in his recorded output. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Creed Taylor, the project expanded Coltrane's working quartet into a large ensemble, pairing his searching tenor and soprano saxophone with dense, brass heavy orchestrations by Cal Massey. Arrangements by Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner helped shape the albums distinctive