John Coltrane Quartet, The: Ballads (CD) new-vinyl-folk-trad-world with the songs ranging from

with the songs ranging from electronic psychedelia to punky anthems to melancholic acoustic numbers

It's a double-album (on vinyl) compilation of previously released material and outtakes - though the European edition features a wholly different running order

Now regarded as classics

Space Cadet

Loveless Love

John Coltrane Quartet, The: Ballads (CD) new-vinyl-folk-trad-world with the songs ranging fromBallads is a special Coltrane masterpiece and consistent best seller, recorded in December 1961 with Coltranes classic quartetpianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones. When asked why such an undertaking, Coltrane replied, "variety." The recording captures the famed John Coltrane Quartet in a performance of timeless ballads. Coltrane was one of jazz's greatest ballad players, and his lyrical gifts are in sharp relief here