John Coltrane: Africa/Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP ETJS-5 As the title promises

As the title promises

Thelonious Monk’s 1968 concert at a California High School was recorded by a janitor and left unheard on the shelf for decades

features the first partnership between Oscar Peterson and vibraphonist Milt Jackson

using innovative approaches to sound and technique in the process

Byrd assembled an ensemble with tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley

John Coltrane: Africa/Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP ETJS-5 As the title promisesImpulse!, 1961 Africa Brass, released in 1961, was John Coltrane's first album for Impulse! Records and a turning point in his recorded output. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Creed Taylor, the project expanded Coltrane's working quartet into a large ensemble, pairing his searching tenor and soprano saxophone with dense, brass heavy orchestrations by Cal Massey. Arrangements by Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner helped shape the album's