Coltrane,John - Essential Works: 1952 - 1962 (Sealed) (LP)

TRACKLISTING: A1. In A Sentimental Modd A2. Aisha A3. Bittersweet A4. My Little Brown Book B1. Naima B2. Slo Blues B3. Theme For Ernie B4. Slow Dance C1. Ol? D1. Blue Train D2. Milestones D3. While My Lady Sleeps  LP FORMAT: 2 x 140g Black Vinyl OVERVIEW: John William Coltrane belongs to those rare musicians who transform the stylistic universe of their generation. Coltrane was a genius, and without his contribution, jazz in the Sixties wouldn’t have enjoyed its freedom. He transfigured not only melody, and harmony, but revolutionised the entire spirit of jazz. Like a painter seeking to reproduce the richness of his mind on a canvas of only two dimensions, Coltrane restituted a personal mental universe in his music and never duplicated forms and patterns already used. The microcosm of jazz in the Fifties didn’t find Coltrane convincing at first, but his relentless effort and visceral desire to convey his own truth catapulted him to the summits and made him the undisputed leader of modern jazz. Coltrane’s music is a personal message, so I sit down and listen.