John Coltrane - The Art of Coltrane: The Atlantic Years - 2xLP Vinyl Record (1973)

John Coltrane - The Art of Coltrane: The Atlantic Years - (1973) 2xLP Vinyl Record VG+/VG+ “The Art of John Coltrane The Atlantic Years” is a double LP compilation released by the folks at Atlantic in the 70s, more than a decade after Trane had left the label for Impulse. There are other CD compilations by Atlantic and Blue Note that have similar names. Coltrane had started his career at Prestige and other labels and came to Atlantic in the late 50s when his playing was really starting to take off. During his time at Atlantic he released ultimate hard bop masterpieces such as “Giant Steps” as well as his initial forays into long line modal jams such as “My Favorite Things”. This compilation does a great job of capturing this important phase in Coltrane’s career that some may argue may be his peak. The recordings on here are top notch and Coltrane comes through loud and clear. If there is one complaint about the mixing, it would be nice if McCoy Tyner and the other pianists had a little