Transition is a Jazz album by John Coltrane, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 45 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- dense
- intense
- spiritual
About
Transition is an album of music by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, recorded in 1965 but released posthumously only in 1970. As its title indicates, Transition was a bridge between classic quartet recordings like A Love Supreme and the more experimental works of Coltrane's last years. Coltrane's playing alternates between blues idioms and the free jazz that would dominate his final work. Of the four musicians on this album, pianist McCoy Tyner was still the most grounded in traditional jazz. Bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones were finding new ways to approach their instruments, while Coltrane took the lead with .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Transition15:29
- A2Dear Lord5:34
- Suite21:18
Credits
Performers
- Jimmy GarrisonBASS
- Elvin JonesDRUMS
- McCoy TynerPIANO
- John ColtraneTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Roy HaynesDRUMS
- Alice ColtranePROGRAMMED BY
- Ed MichelPROGRAMMED BY
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 45 pressings tracked on Gatefold