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Details Lead Performance: John Coltrane

Here is a perfect place for John Coltrane neophytes to wet their feet before diving into the deeper waters of his increasingly avant later period. Including the epochal tonal tidal wave ''Chasin' the Trane,'' this historic and exhaustive four-CD set, The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings, documents a genius in glorious transition. A

Originally posted Sep 26, 1997 Published in issue #398 Sep 26, 1997 Order article reprints
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