John Coltrane - Coltrane Time - LP Vinyl Record (1972)

John Coltrane - Coltrane Time - (1972) LP Vinyl Record VG+/VG+ Recorded on 13 October 1958, Coltrane Time album originally appeared on the United Artists label as Stereo Drive under Cecil Taylor's name in 1959. It was issued as Coltrane Time under John Coltrane's name in 1962. This particular reissue does not have the original Coltrane Time cover; this is reproduced on the inside, together with liner notes by Barbara Long. Interestingly, the original liner notes for the Taylor issue have Coltrane as ‘Blue Train’ for contractual reasons. This is one of those sessions where there are confused wavelengths, Cecil Taylor's florid playing at odds with the swinging hard bop disposition of the rest of the band. Coltrane manages to work with Dorham effectively enough but rhythmically it remains a bit of an oddity thanks to Taylor. The album also includes four Coltrane trio tracks, from the Prestige album Lush Life from 1957. Black Pearls came at a time when he was standing on the threshold of g