John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP EJLaunchBatch2 Evans and Getz are about

Evans and Getz are about as close as musicians can get in terms of artistry

a brilliant and ambitiously multi-layered album for Blue Note

B1: Lonestar

The Big Beat introduced one of the greatest line-ups of The Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan

B1: Takin' My Time

John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP EJLaunchBatch2 Evans and Getz are aboutImpulse!, 1963 By the end of 1961, Coltranes headlong rush into new territory had caused some critics to question whether he was even playing jazz at all. Ballads is often seen as a riposte to those short sighted criticisms. Here, Coltranes quartet interpret a selection of mellow tunes from the Great American Songbook with poise, delicacy and an ear for beauty. Recorded with minimal preparation or rehearsal, and with all but one of the tracks