Chasin' the Trane

John Coltrane · 1961 · Live! at the Village Vanguard

Context

A sixteen-minute improvisation recorded by a trio in early November 1961 at the Village Vanguard and released by Impulse! in February 1962, "Chasin' the Trane" takes up the whole B side of the album. Critic John Tynan sees in it an "anti-jazz" tendency in DownBeat, while Pete Welding hails "a torrential, anguished outpouring". Robert Christgau compares its importance to that of Armstrong's "West End Blues".

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Modal, Free jazz. Among the origins and influences of Modal: Cool (Birth of the Cool), Hard bop, Bossa nova, jazz samba.

By the same artist

• My Favorite Things (1961)
• Impressions (1961)
• Giant Steps (1960)
• Naima (1960)
• Mr. P.C. (1960)
• Countdown (1960)

Sources

• EN: Live! at the Village Vanguard

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