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Impressions (John Coltrane album)

January 01, 1970

Impressions is an album of live and studio recordings by jazz musician John Coltrane, released by Impulse! Records in July 1963.[1][2]

Impressions
Studio album / Live album by
John Coltrane
ReleasedJuly 1963[1][2]
RecordedNovember 3, 1961; September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963
VenueVillage Vanguard, New York City
StudioVan Gelder (Englewood Cliffs)
GenreAvant-garde jazz, post-bop, modal jazz
Length36:40
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
John Coltrane chronology
Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane
(1963) 		Impressions
(1963) 		Stardust
(1963)

Music and recording edit

Tracks 1 and 3 were recorded live at the Village Vanguard in November 1961,[9] during the same residency that produced the seminal "Live" at the Village Vanguard album, while tracks 2 and 4 were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, respectively on September 18, 1962[10] and April 29, 1963.[11] Track 5, "Dear Old Stockholm," also recorded on April 29, 1963, did not appear on the original release, but appears on later reissues.[11] The album was originally released in 1963 on the Impulse! label.[12]

The studio tracks were performed by the classic Coltrane quartet (pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones), who are joined by saxophonist Eric Dolphy and bassist Reggie Workman on the tracks recorded live at the Village Vanguard.[13] Dolphy contributes a long bass clarinet solo on "India", but lays out on all but the final chord of "Impressions".[14] Workman plays only on "India", joining Garrison in approximating the droning sound of Indian classical music.[13][15][16]

Drummer Roy Haynes replaces Elvin Jones on "After the Rain" and "Dear Old Stockholm".[11] The title track features nearly fifteen minutes of Coltrane's soloing.[17]

The music reflects Coltrane's evolving emotional and musical range, where he explores jazz modality, the music of India, the blues, and a traditional Swedish folk song.[16] The eclecticism is to be expected; the album amounts ultimately to a compilation of three years of oddments.[18]

Reception edit

DownBeat magazine critic Harvey Pekar summed up the album in his five-star review of August 29, 1963 writing: "Not all the music on this album is excellent (which is what a five-star rating signifies,) but some is more than excellent."[4]

Influence on popular music edit

According to Roger McGuinn, while touring in late 1965, the rock band the Byrds had only a single tape recording to listen to on the tour bus, with Ravi Shankar on one side and Coltrane's Impressions and Africa/Brass on the other: "We played that damn thing 50 or 100 times, through a Fender amplifier that was plugged into an alternator in the car."[19] The result was the recording of the single "Eight Miles High", acknowledged by the band as a direct homage to Coltrane, and to "India" on Impressions in particular.

In 2000 it was voted number 687 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[20]

Track listing edit

All tracks composed by John Coltrane except where noted.

Side 1
No.TitleRecording date and locationLength
1."India"November 3 1961, Village Vanguard14:10
2."Up 'Gainst the Wall"September 18 1962, Van Gelder Studio3:17
Side 2
No.TitleRecording date and locationLength
3."Impressions"November 3 1961, Village Vanguard15:06
4."After the Rain"April 29 1963, Van Gelder Studio4:07
CD reissue bonus track
No.TitleRecording date and locationLength
5."Dear Old Stockholm" (Stan Getz, Traditional)April 29 1963, Van Gelder Studio10:38

Personnel edit

Musicians edit

Production edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 623. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (July 13, 1963). "Jazz Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ Impressions at AllMusic
  4. ^ a b Down Beat: August 29, 1963 Vol. 30, No.24
  5. ^ Dec. 2000, p.94 – reissue
  6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  8. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  9. ^ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. pp. 622–623.
  10. ^ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. p. 653.
  11. ^ a b c Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. pp. 681–682.
  12. ^ "John Coltrane: Impressions: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "John Coltrane: Impressions". Jazz Disco. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  14. ^ Porter, Lewis; DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Wild, David; Schmaler, Wolf (2008). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. p. 622.
  15. ^ Ratliff, Ben (2007). Coltrane: The Story of a Sound. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 68.
  16. ^ a b Impressions (liner notes). John Coltrane. Impulse!. 2000. 314 543 416-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Nisenson, Eric (2009). Ascension: John Coltrane And His Quest. Da Capo. p. 126.
  18. ^ Yanow, Scott. "John Coltrane: Impressions". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  19. ^ Jim McGuinn quoted in Eight Miles High by Richie Unterberger
  20. ^ Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 222. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.

January 01, 1970
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Impressions is an album of live and studio recordings by jazz musician John Coltrane released by Impulse Records in July 1963 1 2 ImpressionsStudio album Live album by John ColtraneReleasedJuly 1963 1 2 RecordedNovember 3 1961 September 18 1962 and April 29 1963VenueVillage Vanguard New York CityStudioVan Gelder Englewood Cliffs GenreAvant garde jazz post bop modal jazzLength36 40LabelImpulse ProducerBob ThieleJohn Coltrane chronologyKenny Burrell amp John Coltrane 1963 Impressions 1963 Stardust 1963 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 Down Beat Original LP release 4 Down Beat Reissue 5 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 6 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 7 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 8 Contents 1 Music and recording 2 Reception 3 Influence on popular music 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 5 1 Musicians 5 2 Production 6 ReferencesMusic and recording editTracks 1 and 3 were recorded live at the Village Vanguard in November 1961 9 during the same residency that produced the seminal Live at the Village Vanguard album while tracks 2 and 4 were recorded at Van Gelder Studio respectively on September 18 1962 10 and April 29 1963 11 Track 5 Dear Old Stockholm also recorded on April 29 1963 did not appear on the original release but appears on later reissues 11 The album was originally released in 1963 on the Impulse label 12 The studio tracks were performed by the classic Coltrane quartet pianist McCoy Tyner bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones who are joined by saxophonist Eric Dolphy and bassist Reggie Workman on the tracks recorded live at the Village Vanguard 13 Dolphy contributes a long bass clarinet solo on India but lays out on all but the final chord of Impressions 14 Workman plays only on India joining Garrison in approximating the droning sound of Indian classical music 13 15 16 Drummer Roy Haynes replaces Elvin Jones on After the Rain and Dear Old Stockholm 11 The title track features nearly fifteen minutes of Coltrane s soloing 17 The music reflects Coltrane s evolving emotional and musical range where he explores jazz modality the music of India the blues and a traditional Swedish folk song 16 The eclecticism is to be expected the album amounts ultimately to a compilation of three years of oddments 18 Reception editDownBeat magazine critic Harvey Pekar summed up the album in his five star review of August 29 1963 writing Not all the music on this album is excellent which is what a five star rating signifies but some is more than excellent 4 Influence on popular music editAccording to Roger McGuinn while touring in late 1965 the rock band the Byrds had only a single tape recording to listen to on the tour bus with Ravi Shankar on one side and Coltrane s Impressions and Africa Brass on the other We played that damn thing 50 or 100 times through a Fender amplifier that was plugged into an alternator in the car 19 The result was the recording of the single Eight Miles High acknowledged by the band as a direct homage to Coltrane and to India on Impressions in particular In 2000 it was voted number 687 in Colin Larkin s All Time Top 1000 Albums 20 Track listing editAll tracks composed by John Coltrane except where noted Side 1No TitleRecording date and locationLength1 India November 3 1961 Village Vanguard14 102 Up Gainst the Wall September 18 1962 Van Gelder Studio3 17 Side 2No TitleRecording date and locationLength3 Impressions November 3 1961 Village Vanguard15 064 After the Rain April 29 1963 Van Gelder Studio4 07 CD reissue bonus trackNo TitleRecording date and locationLength5 Dear Old Stockholm Stan Getz Traditional April 29 1963 Van Gelder Studio10 38Personnel editMusicians edit John Coltrane soprano and tenor saxophone Eric Dolphy bass clarinet track 1 alto sax track 3 final chord only McCoy Tyner piano tracks 1 3 4 and 5 Jimmy Garrison double bass Reggie Workman double bass track 1 Elvin Jones drums tracks 1 2 and 3 Roy Haynes drums tracks 4 and 5 Production edit Bob Thiele production Rudy Van Gelder recording engineer Kevin Reeves reissue masteringReferences edit a b DeVito Chris Fujioka Yasuhiro Schmaler Wolf Wild David 2013 Porter Lewis ed The John Coltrane Reference New York Abingdon Routledge p 623 ISBN 9780415634632 Retrieved 2 January 2020 a b Editorial Staff Cash Box July 13 1963 Jazz Picks of the Week PDF Cash Box New York The Cash Box Publishing Co Inc Retrieved 2 March 2020 Impressions at AllMusic a b Down Beat August 29 1963 Vol 30 No 24 Dec 2000 p 94 reissue Swenson J ed 1985 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide USA Random House Rolling Stone p 46 ISBN 0 394 72643 X Larkin Colin 2007 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195313734 Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th ed Penguin p 287 ISBN 978 0 141 03401 0 Porter Lewis DeVito Chris Fujioka Yasuhiro Wild David Schmaler Wolf 2008 The John Coltrane Reference Routledge pp 622 623 Porter Lewis DeVito Chris Fujioka Yasuhiro Wild David Schmaler Wolf 2008 The John Coltrane Reference Routledge p 653 a b c Porter Lewis DeVito Chris Fujioka Yasuhiro Wild David Schmaler Wolf 2008 The John Coltrane Reference Routledge pp 681 682 John Coltrane Impressions Releases AllMusic Retrieved February 8 2022 a b John Coltrane Impressions Jazz Disco Retrieved February 8 2022 Porter Lewis DeVito Chris Fujioka Yasuhiro Wild David Schmaler Wolf 2008 The John Coltrane Reference Routledge p 622 Ratliff Ben 2007 Coltrane The Story of a Sound Farrar Straus and Giroux p 68 a b Impressions liner notes John Coltrane Impulse 2000 314 543 416 2 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Nisenson Eric 2009 Ascension John Coltrane And His Quest Da Capo p 126 Yanow Scott John Coltrane Impressions AllMusic Retrieved February 8 2022 Jim McGuinn quoted in Eight Miles High by Richie Unterberger Colin Larkin 2000 All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd ed 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