1965
was a stellar year for John Coltrane, only two years away from his
untimely death from liver cancer. His spirituality found its voice
the year before, recording A Love Supreme on December 9th
and 10th at Van Gelder’s studio. ALS was released in
February 1965 and garnered attention through Impulse’s ‘teaser’
advertising and disc-jockey promotions. By 1965 Bob Thiele was
increasingly signing contemporary younger artists based on the word of
John Coltrane. Initial sales would not be stellar for those artists, but
Impulse had been a catalogue label, frequently re-issuing records.
ALS started slowly but picked up through 1965 causing a re-pressing earlier than normal at Impulse. By the end of the year it was winning popularity
polls.
Through
1965 John Coltrane logged no less than thirteen studio sessions,
including New Jersey, New York, San Francisco, and Washington (State). He was recorded
live in Seattle, Los Angeles, Newport RI, Paris and Antibes, France.
He would vary format between his tight quartet up to octet.
 |
| Ascension From 1965 |
As
well as being a mammoth recording year, it was also a year of major
experimentation and change for John Coltrane. Bob Thiele’s vision
in recording as much of Coltrane as possible for potential future
release, gave Trane the freedom to excel. Thiele’s value in the
Coltrane legacy is often underestimated. One of Thiele’s greatest
legacies was his management of ABC’s dismissive and hostile Management, allowing Coltrane maximum freedom to record and release
records.
During
June, Coltrane assembled a diverse lineup of eleven musicians,
including his regular quartet. What was recorded became a single
piece of music over two LP sides. When released, Ascension was a high
energy, often-times dissonant recording of musicians playing at the
extremes of their instruments’ ranges. Whereas ALS became a
favourite cross-over album of white college kids, Ascension was the
real sit-up-and-take-notice album of 1965 for jazz musicians.
By
the end of the year, Trane’s quartet was dissolving and his new
group was emerging, including his wife Alice’s arpeggio-rich piano
playing, Pharoah Sanders' extreme horn-playing genius and Rashied
Ali’s free polyrhythmic drumming.
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| Transition Released in 1970 |
1965 Session Index (Jazz Discography Project)
John Coltrane, soprano, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Art Davis, bass #1,2; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1965
1. 90253
Nature Boy (first version)
Impulse! IZ-9345/2, (J) MVCI-23057, IMPD-214
2. 90254
Feelin' Good
rejected
3. 90255
Chim Chim Cheree
-
* Impulse! IZ-9345/2 The Mastery Of John Coltrane, Vol. I - Feelin' Good
* Impulse! (J) MVCI-23057 Ballads Of John Coltrane
* Impulse! IMPD-214 The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
John Coltrane Quintet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 18, 1965
90256
Nature Boy
Impulse! A-85, GRD-3-119, IMPD-8-280
90257
Feelin' Good
Impulse! IZ-9345/2, IMPD-214, IMPD-8-280
-
Feelin' Good (alternate take)
Impulse! IMPD-8-280
* Impulse! A-85, AS-85, IMPD-214 The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
* Impulse! IZ-9345/2 The Mastery Of John Coltrane, Vol. I - Feelin' Good
* Impulse! GRD-3-119 A John Coltrane Retrospective - The Impulse! Years
* Impulse! IMPD-8-280 John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet - The Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, soprano, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
"Half Note", NYC, March 26, 1965
introduction and announcements
Impulse! B0002380-02
One Down, One Up
-
announcements
-
Afro Blue
-
* Impulse! B0002380-02 John Coltrane - Live At The Half Note - One Down, One Up
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
"Village Gate", NYC, March 28, 1965
90374
Nature Boy
Impulse! A-90, ASH-9278-2, GRD-137, IMPD-214
Bass Solo
unissued
One Down, One Up
-
* Impulse! A-90, AS-90 Various Artists - The New Wave In Jazz
* Impulse! ASH-9278-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 3
* Impulse! GRD-137 Various Artists - The New Wave In Jazz
* Impulse! IMPD-214 The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, soprano, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
"Half Note", NYC, May 7, 1965
introduction and announcements
Impulse! B0002380-02
Song Of Praise (mistitled as Brasilia)
Ozone 21; Blue Parrot (E) AR 705; Impulse! B0002380-02
announcements
Impulse! B0002380-02
My Favorite Things
Blue Parrot (E) AR 705; Impulse! B0002380-02
* Ozone 21 John Coltrane
* Blue Parrot (E) AR 705 John Coltrane - Brazilia
* Impulse! B0002380-02 John Coltrane - Live At The Half Note - One Down, One Up
John Coltrane Quartet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 17, 1965
90305
Chim Chim Cheree (From Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins")
Impulse! A-85, AS-9223-2, GRD-3-119
90306
Brazilia
Impulse! A-85
90307
Song Of Praise
Impulse! A-85, ASY-9284-3
* Impulse! A-85, AS-85, IMPD-214 The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
* Impulse! AS-9223-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 2
* Impulse! ASY-9284-3 Various Artists - The Bass
* Impulse! GRD-3-119 A John Coltrane Retrospective - The Impulse! Years
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 26, 1965
90308
After The Crescent
Impulse! IZ-9346/2, GRD-120
90309
Dear Lord (alternate take)
Impulse! IMPD-8-280
-
Dear Lord
Impulse! AS-9195, ASH-9278-2, ASH-9306-2, IZ-9346/2, MCAD-5541, (J) MVCI-23057, GRD-3-119, GRD-120
90310
One Down, One Up
Impulse! IZ-9346/2, GRD-120
90311
Welcome
unissued
* Impulse! IZ-9346/2 The Mastery Of John Coltrane, Vol. II - To The Beat Of A Different Drum
* Impulse! AS-9195 John Coltrane - Transition
* Impulse! ASH-9278-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 3
* Impulse! ASH-9306-2 The Gentle Side Of John Coltrane
* Impulse! GRD-120 John Coltrane - Dear Old Stockholm
* Impulse! IMPD-8-280 John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet - The Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings
* Impulse! MCAD-5541 John Coltrane - From The Original Master Tapes
* Impulse! (J) MVCI-23057 Ballads Of John Coltrane
* Impulse! GRD-3-119 A John Coltrane Retrospective - The Impulse! Years
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano #1,4-9; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 10, 1965
1. 90312
Welcome
Impulse! A-9106, AS-9235-2, ASH-9278-2, ASH-9306-2, (J) MVCI-23057, GRD-3-119, GRD-124
2. 90313
The Last Blues
Impulse! IMPD-246
3. 90314
Untitled 90314
Impulse! IZ-9345/2, IMPD-246
4. 90315
Transition
Impulse! AS-9195, GRD-124
5. 90316
Suite: Prayer And Meditation: Day
-
6. -
Suite: Peace And After
-
7. -
Suite: Prayer And Meditation: Evening
-
8. -
Suite: Affirmation
-
9. -
Suite: Prayer And Meditation: 4 A.M.
-
* Impulse! A-9106, AS-9106, 314 543 412-2 John Coltrane - Kulu Se Mama
* Impulse! AS-9235-2 McCoy Tyner - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! ASH-9278-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 3
* Impulse! ASH-9306-2 The Gentle Side Of John Coltrane
* Impulse! IZ-9345/2 The Mastery Of John Coltrane, Vol. I - Feelin' Good
* Impulse! AS-9195 John Coltrane - Transition
* Impulse! (J) MVCI-23057 Ballads Of John Coltrane
* Impulse! GRD-3-119 A John Coltrane Retrospective - The Impulse! Years
* Impulse! GRD-124 John Coltrane - Transition
* Impulse! IMPD-246 John Coltrane - Living Space
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, soprano, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano #1,2,4-6; Jimmy Garrison, bass #1,2,4-6; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1965
1. 90317
Living Space
Impulse! IZ-9345/2, GRD-3-119, IMPD-246
2. 90318
Dusk-Dawn
Impulse! IZ-9345/2, IMPD-246, 314 543 412-2
3. 90319
Vigil
Impulse! A-9106, ASH-9283-2, GRD-124
4. 90320
Untitled 90320
Impulse! IZ-9345/2, IMPD-246
5.
Living Space (alternate take)
Impulse! IMPD-8-280
6.
Dusk-Dawn (alternative take)
Impulse! 314 543 412-2
* Impulse! IZ-9345/2 The Mastery Of John Coltrane, Vol. I - Feelin' Good
* Impulse! A-9106, AS-9106, 314 543 412-2 John Coltrane - Kulu Se Mama
* Impulse! ASH-9283-2 Elvin Jones - The Impulse Years
* Impulse! GRD-3-119 A John Coltrane Retrospective - The Impulse! Years
* Impulse! IMPD-246 John Coltrane - Living Space
* Impulse! GRD-124 John Coltrane - Transition
* Impulse! IMPD-8-280 John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet - The Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings
John Coltrane Quartet + Alice Coltrane Group
John Coltrane, soprano, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; + Alice Coltrane, harp, tambura; Joan Chapman, tambura; Oran Coltrane, bells; + string section: Murray Adler, concertmaster; James Getzoff or Jerry Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White, violin; Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum, viola; Jesse Ehrlich, Ed Lustgarten, cello.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1965;
overdubbed at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, April 16 & 17, 1972
Living Space (overdubbed version)
Impulse! AS-9225, ASH-9278-2
* Impulse! AS-9225 John Coltrane - Infinity
* Impulse! ASH-9278-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 3
John Coltrane Orchestra
Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson, trumpet; Marion Brown, John Tchicai, alto sax; John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1965
90321-1
Ascension, Edition I: Part I
Impulse! A-95, ASD-9228-3
90322-1
Ascension, Edition I: Part II
Impulse! A-95
90321-2
Ascension, Edition II: Part I
Impulse! A-95 (later), AS-9223-2
90322-2
Ascension, Edition II: Part II
Impulse! A-95 (later)
* Impulse! A-95, AS-95 John Coltrane - Ascension, Edition I
= Impulse! GRD-2-113 The Major Works Of John Coltrane
= Impulse! 314 543 413-2 John Coltrane - Ascension
* Impulse! ASD-9228-3 Various Artists - Impulse Energy Essentials
* Impulse! A-95 (later), AS-95 (later) John Coltrane - Ascension, Edition II
= Impulse! GRD-2-113 The Major Works Of John Coltrane
= Impulse! 314 543 413-2 John Coltrane - Ascension
* Impulse! AS-9223-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 2
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Father Norman O'Connor, announcer.
"Newport Jazz Festival", Freebody Park, Newport, RI, July 2, 1965
Spoken Introduction To John Coltrane's Set By Father Norman O'Connor
Impulse! A-94, B0009076-02
90350
One Down, One Up
Impulse! A-94, AS-9235-2, B0009076-02
My Favorite Things / Spoken Conclusion To John Coltrane's Set By Father Norman O'Connor
Impulse! IZ-9345/2, GRD-105, 314 543 414-2, B0009076-02
* Impulse! A-94, AS-94, GRD-105, 314 543 414-2 John Coltrane, Archie Shepp - New Thing At Newport
* Impulse! AS-9235-2 McCoy Tyner - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! IZ-9345/2 The Mastery Of John Coltrane, Vol. I - Feelin' Good
* Impulse! B0009076-02 John Coltrane - My Favorite Things - Coltrane At Newport
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Andre Francis, announcer.
"Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival", Antibes, France, July 26, 1965
Introduction By M.C. Andre Francis
Impulse! 314 589 945-2, B0023727-02
A Love Supreme: Part I - Acknowledgement
Ingo (It) eleven; Impulse! 314 589 945-2, B0023727-02
A Love Supreme: Part II - Resolution
-
A Love Supreme: Part III - Pursuance
Ingo (It) eleven; Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 112; Impulse! 314 589 945-2, B0023727-02
A Love Supreme: Part IV - Psalm
Ingo (It) eleven; Impulse! 314 589 945-2, B0023727-02
* Ingo (It) eleven John Coltrane Quartet Live In Concert - A Love Supreme
* Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 112 John Coltrane - Coltrane Quartet And Quintet In Europe
* Impulse! 314 589 945-2 John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - Deluxe Edition
* Impulse! B0023727-02 John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - The Complete Masters - Super Deluxe Edition
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
RCA Victor Studios, NYC, August 26, 1965
90363-4
Dearly Beloved
Impulse! AS-9211
90364-3+4
Attaining
Impulse! AS-9211, ASH-9283-2
90365-4
Sun Ship
Impulse! AS-9211, AS-9235-2
90366-1
Ascent
Impulse! AS-9211
90367-2
Amen
-
same session.
90363-1&2
Dearly Beloved (takes 1 & 2, false start and alternate version)
Impulse! B0018075-02
90363-3
Dearly Beloved (take 3, breakdown)
-
90363-4
Dearly Beloved (take 4, complete version)
-
90364-1
Attaining (take 1, alternate version)
-
90364-2
Attaining (take 2, breakdown)
-
90364-3
Attaining (take 3, complete version)
-
90364-4
Attaining (take 4, insert 1)
-
90365-1
Sun Ship (take 1, breakdown)
-
90365-2
Sun Ship (take 2, complete alternate version)
-
90365-3
Sun Ship (take 3, insert 1)
-
90365-4
Sun Ship (take 4, complete version)
-
same session.
Studio Conversation
-
90366-1
Ascent (take 1, complete version)
-
90366-2
Ascent (take 2, incomplete version)
-
90366-3
Ascent (take 3, false starts and incomplete version)
-
90366-4-6
Ascent (takes 4-6, inserts/false starts)
-
90366-7
Ascent (take 7, complete insert 4)
-
90366-8
Ascent (take 8, complete insert 5)
-
90367-1
Amen (take 1, alternate version)
-
90367-2
Amen (take 2, released version)
-
* Impulse! AS-9211, IMPD-167 John Coltrane - Sun Ship
* Impulse! ASH-9283-2 Elvin Jones - The Impulse Years
* Impulse! AS-9235-2 McCoy Tyner - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! B0018075-02 John Coltrane - Sun Ship - The Complete Session
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 2, 1965
90379
Love
Impulse! AS-9332
-
Compassion
-
-
Joy
-
90380
Consequences
-
-
Serenity
-
* Impulse! AS-9332, GRD-118 John Coltrane - First Meditations (For Quartet)
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, September 22, 1965
Joy (alternate version)
Impulse! IZ-9345/2, GRD-118
* Impulse! IZ-9345/2 The Mastery Of John Coltrane, Vol. I - Feelin' Good
* Impulse! GRD-118 John Coltrane - First Meditations (For Quartet)
John Coltrane Quartet + Alice Coltrane Group
John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; + Alice Coltrane, harp, vibes; Charlie Haden, bass; + string section: Murray Adler, concertmaster; James Getzoff or Jerry Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White, violin; Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum, viola; Jesse Ehrlich, Ed Lustgarten, cello.
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, September 22, 1965;
overdubbed at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, April 16 & 17, 1972
Joy (overdubbed version)
Impulse! AS-9225
John Coltrane Sextet
Donald Garrett, bass clarinet, bass; Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; John Coltrane, tenor, soprano sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
"The Penthouse", Seattle, WA, September 30, 1965
91198
Cosmos
Impulse! AS-9202-2, AS-9267-2, ASH-9278-2
91199
Out Of This World (Part One)
Impulse! AS-9202-2
-
Out Of This World (Part Two)
-
Body And Soul
Impulse! GRD-2-146
Tapestry In Sound
Impulse! AS-9202-2
91200
Evolution (Part One)
-
-
Evolution (Part Two)
-
Afro-Blue
Impulse! GRD-2-146
Bass Duet
Impulse! lost
Thumb Piano Piece
-
My Favorite Things
-
* Impulse! AS-9202-2 John Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders - Live In Seattle
= Impulse! GRD-2-146 John Coltrane - Live In Seattle
* Impulse! AS-9267-2 Various Artists - No Energy Crisis
* Impulse! ASH-9278-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 3
John Coltrane Septet
Joe Brazil, flute, percussion; Donald Garrett, bass clarinet, bass, percussion; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax, percussion; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Camelot Sound Studios, Lynwood, WA, October 1, 1965
90435
Om, Part I
Impulse! A-9140
90436
Om, Part II
Impulse! A-9140, AS-9200-2
* Impulse! A-9140, AS-9140 John Coltrane - Om
= Impulse! GRD-2-113 The Major Works Of John Coltrane
* Impulse! AS-9200-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years
John Coltrane Octet
John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Donald Garrett, bass, bass clarinet; Frank Butler, Elvin Jones, drums; Juno Lewis, vocals, percussion.
Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 14, 1965
90676
Kulu Se Mama (Juno Se Mama)
Impulse! A-9106, AS-9200-2, GRD-2-113
90677
Selflessness
Impulse! AS-9161, GRD-2-113, 314 543 412-2
* Impulse! A-9106, AS-9106, 314 543 412-2 John Coltrane - Kulu Se Mama
* Impulse! AS-9200-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years
* Impulse! AS-9161 John Coltrane - Selflessness Featuring My Favorite Things
* Impulse! GRD-2-113 The Major Works Of John Coltrane
John Coltrane Sextet
John Coltrane, left channel tenor sax, percussion; Pharoah Sanders, right channel tenor sax, tambourine, bells; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Rashied Ali, left channel drums; Elvin Jones, right channel drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 23, 1965
90413
The Father And The Son And The Holy Ghost
Impulse! A-9110, AS-9223-2
-
Compassion
Impulse! A-9110
90414
Love
-
-
Consequences
-
-
Serenity
Impulse! A-9110, AS-9235-2, ASH-9283-2
* Impulse! A-9110, AS-9110, IMPD-199 John Coltrane - Meditations
* Impulse! AS-9223-2 The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 2
* Impulse! AS-9235-2 McCoy Tyner - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! ASH-9283-2 Elvin Jones - The Impulse Years
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