John Coltrane- Heavyweight Champion 12 LP set

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John Coltrane
The Heavyweight Champion
the complete atlantic recordings

This is a 12 LP hand-numbered Limited Edition box set (#4 of 2000). The LPs are in near mint condition and the case is in excellent condition. This original version of the set is Out Of Print.

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The Coltrane Legacy
Side One:

1. 26-2
2. Original Untitled Ballad
3. Untitled Original

Side Two:

1. Centerpiece
2. Stairway To The Stars
3. Blues Legacy

The Avante- Garde John Coltrane & Don Cherry
Side One:

1. Cherryco
2. Focus On Sanity

Side Two:

1. Blessing, The
2. Invisible, The
3. Bemsha Swing

Coltrane's Sound
Side One:

1. Night Has A Thousand Eyes, The
2. Central Park West
3. Liberia

Side Two:

1. Body And Soul
2. Equinox
3. Satellite

Coltrane Plays the Blues
Side One:

1. Blues To Elvin
2. Blues To Bechet
3. Blues To You

Side Two:

1. Mr. Day
2. Mr. Syms
3. Mr. Knight

Giant Steps
Side One:

1. Giant Steps
2. Cousin Mary
3. Countdown
4. Spiral

Side Two:

1. Syeeda's Song Flute
2. Naima
3. Mr. P.C.

Coltrane Jazz
Side One:

1. Little Old Lady
2. Village Blues
3. My Shining Hour
4. Fifth House

Side Two:

1. Harmonique
2. Like Sonny
3. I'll Wait And Pray
4. Some Other Blues

My Favorite Things
Side One:

1. My Favorite Things
2. Everytime We Say Goodbye

Side Two:

1. Summertime
2. But Not For Me

Bags & Trane
Side One:

1. Bags & Trane
2. Three Little Words
3. Night We Called It A Day, The

Side Two:

1. Be-Bop
2. Late Late Blues, The

Ole Coltrane
Side One:

1. Ole

Side Two:

1. Dahomey Dance
2. Aisha

Alternate Takes
Side One:

1. Giant Steps
2. Naima
3. Like Sonny
4. Cousin Mary

Side Two:

1. I'll Wait And Pray
2. Countdown
3. Body And Soul
4. Syeeda's Song Flute

Outtakes
Side One:

1. Giant Steps - (alternate version, take 1, incomplete)
2. Giant Steps - (alternate version, take 2, false start)
3. Giant Steps - (alternate version, take 3, incomplete)
4. Giant Steps - (alternate version, take 4, incomplete)
5. Giant Steps - (alternate version, take 5, incomplete)
6. Giant Steps - (alternate version, take 6, false start)
7. Giant Steps - (alternate version, take 7, incomplete)
8. Naima - (alternate version, take 1, incomplete)
9. Naima - (alternate version, take 2, incomplete)

Side Two:

1. Naima - (alternate version, take 4, false start)
2. Naima - (alternate version, take 5)
3. Naima - (alternate version, take 6)
4. Like Sonny - (alternate version, rehearsal 1, false start)
5. Like Sonny - (alternate version, rehearsal 2, incomplete)
6. Like Sonny - (alternate version, take 1, false start)
7. Like Sonny - (alternate version, take 2, incomplete)
8. Like Sonny - (alternate version, take 3, incomplete)
9. Like Sonny - (alternate version, take 4, false start)
10. Like Sonny - (alternate version, take 5)
11. Like Sonny - (alternate version, take 6, incomplete)

Side Three:

1. Giant Steps - (take 3, incomplete)
2. Giant Steps - (take 6, alternate take)
3. Village Blues - (alternate take)
4. Blues To Elvin - (take 1, alternate take)

Side Four:

1. Blues To Elvin - (take 2, false start)
2. Blues To Elvin - (take 3, alternate take)
3. Blues To You - (take 1, alternate take)
4. Blues To You - (take 2, alternate take)

Details Contributing artists: Charlie Haden, Don Cherry, Elvin Jones, Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Milt Jackson, Paul Chambers Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun Distributor: WEA Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Mixed SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Full title: The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of John Coltrane.THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION includes every track from the albums GIANT STEPS, COLTRANE JAZZ, MY FAVORITE THINGS, BAGS & TRANE, OLE COLTRANE, COLTRANE PLAYS THE BLUES, COLTRANE'S SOUND, THE AVANT-GARDE, THE COLTRANE LEGACY and ALTERNATE TAKES, with songs sequenced by recording date. Disc 7 of the box set features 68 minutes of previously unreleased rehearsals, false starts and outtakes, all newly discovered. It also includes a 75-page, hardbound book with liner notes, interviews and remembrances of John Coltrane.Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor & soprano saxophones); Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, flute); Don Cherry, Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Hank Jones, Cedar Walton, Tommy Flanagan, Wynton Kelly, McCoy Tyner (piano); Paul Chambers, Charlie Haden, Percy Heath, Steve Davis, Art Davis, Reggie Workman (bass); Connie Kay, Art Taylor, Jimmy Cobb, Ed Blackwell, Elvin Jones, Lex Humphries (drums).Compilation producer: Joel Dorn.Recorded at Atlantic Studios and A & R Studios, New York, New York between January 15, 1959 and May 25, 1961. Includes a 75-page hardbound book with liner notes by Lewis Porter, Jimmy Heath, Yusef Lateef, Charles Lloyd.THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Historical Album.After his tenure in the great Miles Davis group of the mid-'50s, John Coltrane was ready to strike out on his own. Although he had recorded several records on the smaller Prestige label, Coltrane's first major label association was with Ahmet Ertegun's Atlantic Records. Now all of 'Trane's pioneering Atlantic recordings are compiled in one huge seven-disc set entitled THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION. As the content attests, this title is a fitting analogy.Starting with the early recordings with Milt Jackson for the BAGS & TRANE album, the set chronologically follows Coltrane's work through the groundbreaking GIANT STEPS sessions and beyond. Many alternate takes are sprinkled throughout amidst familiar album tracks from the likes of COLTRANE JAZZ, COLTRANE PLAYS THE BLUES and the magnificent MY FAVORITE THINGS, giving a picture of the saxophonist's intense creativity at this period. Finally, for the true 'Trane collector, disc seven, in a unique package, includes twenty-five alternate and incomplete takes, false starts and rehearsal recordings of classics like "Giant Steps," "Naima" and "Like Sonny." This set is a powerful document of one of the most significant artists of the modern era in his prime. Editorial reviews Winner in the JazzTimes Readers Poll for Best Reissue of 1995.Village Voice (2/20/96) - Ranked #2 on the Reissues list of Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.Down Beat (11/95, p.73) - 5 Stars - Excellent - ...the sound quality...is superior to that of the original CDs....this set reintroduces to us some of improvisation's most savored zeniths. Even those listeners mildly interested in the music's depth should grasp its value after being drenched by THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION's tidal wave of ideas...Musician (10/95, pp.79-80) - ...document[s] his transition from...respected, albeit controversial, tenor saxophonist, to the most influential player of his generation....Coltrane's Atlantic years stand out as the period in which he consolidated his musical identity by surrounding himself with players capable of matching his incredible energy and boundless spirit.Vibe (10/95, p.139) - ...presents some of his best and most accesible, though still adventurous, material....Discerning a few highlights from this boxed set is like determining the most brilliant gems in a mine full of diamonds...Entertainment Weekly (8/18/95, p.57) - ...this languidly paced--at times hypnotic--seven-CD set includes his first versions of such classics as `Giant Steps' and `My Favorite Things'... - Rating: B+ JazzTimes (03/01/1996)