Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded August 26 to 29

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded August 26 to 29

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded August 26 to 29:

John Coltrane - Sun Ship (1965)

Sun Ship is a posthumously released free jazz album by tenor saxophonist John Coltrane recorded on August 26, 1965. Along with First Meditations, recorded a week later, it was one of the last recording dates for Coltrane's "Classic Quartet" with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones. (Tyner left Coltrane's group at the end of 1965 to form his own trio and to work with Tony Scott, and Jones departed in January 1966, joining Duke Ellington's band.) The recording occurred shortly after a notable performance by the quartet, with Archie Shepp added as a second tenor player, at the DownBeat Jazz Festival at Soldier Field in Chicago, which was described by Ben Ratliff as "a famous breaking point — a Dylan-at-Newport, or a Rite of Spring," with music that he described as "jagged and vociferous... It aggravated a great part of the crowd, prompting, according to some witnesses, a large exodus."

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Track listing

1. "Sun Ship" – 6:12
2. "Dearly Beloved" – 6:27
3. "Amen" – 8:16
4. "Attaining" – 11:26
5. "Ascent" – 10:10
   

Musicians:

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, leader (note that while the cover photo shows Coltrane playing soprano saxophone, he only plays tenor on this date)
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Jimmy Garrison – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

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Joe Pass - Virtuoso (1973)

Virtuoso is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1973. It consists of solo guitar performances of several popular standards, including one original composition ("Blues for Alican"). The album is widely considered to be Pass' best, as well as one of the best jazz guitar albums of all time. The remastered version used 20-bit K2 Super Coding System technology and included liner notes by Benny Green.

Track listing

1. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) – 3:32
2. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young) – 5:10
3. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:36
4. "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston) – 5:17
5. "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis) – 4:59
6. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 3:37
7. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell) – 4:09
8. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers) – 4:42
9. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 3:38
10. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern) – 4:01
11. "Blues for Alican" (Joe Pass) – 5:29
12. "The Song Is You" (Kern) – 4:34

Personnel

• Joe Pass – guitar

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Don Cherry - Art Deco (1988)

Art Deco is an album by jazz trumpeter Don Cherry recorded in 1988 and released on the A&M label. His quartet played at the Village Vanguard before recording the album.

Track listing

All compositions by Don Cherry except where noted

1. "Art Deco" - 8:38
2. "When Will the Blues Leave?" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:08
3. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 6:30
4. "Bemsha Swing" (Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk) - 9:39
5. "Maffy" - 0:39
6. "Folk Medley" (Charlie Haden) - 2:42
7. "The Blessing" (Coleman) - 5:32
8. "Passing" - 3:00
9. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 6:50
10. "Compute" (Coleman) - 5:05

Personnel

• Don Cherry — trumpet
• James Clay — tenor saxophone
• Charlie Haden — bass
• Billy Higgins — drums

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