JOHN COLTRANE - Coltrane - Craft Jazz Essentials - LP - Vinyl

LP - Indies Exclusive Limited Edition Black Vinyl Reissue.  

Released in 1957 on Prestige Records, this album was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on May 31, 1957. It documents John Coltrane's first session as a leader, and has been reissued at times under the title The First Trane!. The line-up includes Johnnie Splawn (trumpet), Sahib Shihab (baritone saxophone), Red Garland and Mal Waldron (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums).

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. Bakai [8:45]
2. Violets For Your Furs [6:10]
3. Time Was [7:25]

Side B
1. Straight Street [6:15]
2. While My Lady Sleeps [4:36]
3. Chronic Blues [8:00]