The Believer

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The Believer is a jazz album by John Coltrane released in 1964 on Prestige Record, catalogue 7292. It was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. As Coltrane's profile increased, for several years after his Prestige contract had expired, the label issued “new” Coltrane album. The original album consists of three previously unissued tracks with Coltrane as a leader ("The Believer", "Nakatini Serenade" and "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?") from two separate recording sessions in 1958. A CD version of the album released by the Original Jazz Classics label in 1996 has two additional tracks recorded in 1957, "Filidé" and "Paul's Pal", from the 1960 New Jazz Records release The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane, catalogue 8228. Many versions of the album exist (AllMusic lists nine), including a 2015 vinyl re-release on the Waxtime label (catalogue 772003 LP) and a Japanese CD version with "20bit K2 Mastering". A 2006 digital media release by Prestige includes the two additional tracks from the 1996 CD release, but a 2014 Doxy Records release has only the three original track. Personnel: Tracks 1-3 John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Red Garland – piano Paul Chambers – bass Donald Byrd – trumpet (#1-2) Freddie Hubbard – trumpet (#3) Louis Hayes – drums (#1-2) Art Taylor – drums (#3) Tracks 4-5 John Coltrane – tenor sax Gil Coggins – piano Ray Draper – tuba Spanky DeBrest – bass .

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