Title: Coltrane Plays the Blues Artist: Red Garland Label: Wax Time Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 8436028698202 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2011-06-14 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: 180 GRAM VINYL, BONUS TRACK
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing of this album including one bonus track. Coltrane Plays the Blues is a thematic LP consisting of six tunes based on the Blues. 'Blues for Bechet', one of the two pieces on this album on which Trane plays the soprano sax, is obviously dedicated to the jazzman who brought this instrument to Jazz: Sidney Bechet. Pianist McCoy Tyner sits out on 'Blues to Bechet' and both takes of 'Blues to You', reducing the band to a trio on these tracks. Wax Time.
Tracks: 1.1 Blues to Elvin 7:52 1.2 Blues to Bechet 5:44 1.3 Blues to You 6:25 1.4 Mr. Day 7:56 1.5 Mr. Syms 5:19 1.6 Mr. Knight 7:30 1.7 Blues to You [Alternate Take] 5:32*
