Evenings at the Village Gate
John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy
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Release Date: 14/07/2023
In August of 1961, the John Coltrane Quintet played an engagement at the legendary Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York. Ninety minutes of never-before-heard music from this group were recently discovered at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, offering a glimpse into a powerful musical partnership that ended much too soon. In addition to some well-known Coltrane material ('My Favorite Things', 'Impressions', 'Greensleeves'), there is a breathtaking feature for Dolphy's bass clarinet on 'When Lights Are Low' and the only known non-studio recording of Coltrane's composition 'Africa', from the Africa/Brass album. This truly rare recording of 'Africa' captures his expansive vision at the time.
Disc 1
1: My Favorite Things
2: When Lights Are Low
3: Impressions
Disc 2
1: Greensleeves
2: Africa