John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads Artist_Birds Of Passage

John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads Artist_Birds Of Passagein 1962 john coltrane was under assault from conservative critics who had labeled his tumultuous extended performances "anti jazz". in response he entered the studios to create this classic collection of both well known and obscure ballads. coltrane was one of jazz's greatest ballad players, a fact sometimes overlooked in the controversy that swirled about his work, and his lyrical gifts are in sharp relief here. they're transmitted through one of the

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Live backing is provided by a band that includes Lonnie Liston Smith

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Three CDs sold exclusively on the artist's official website and at live venues

The voice gives way to the horns and scraping sounds

just barely floating over strings and finger-picked guitar

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who sent his catchy tunes on a world tour like the ticking and pushing piece "Desafinado" and the ingeniously monotonous "One Note Samba"

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