Take the Coltrane

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane · 1963 (year to be confirmed)

Context

Piece by Duke Ellington recorded on September 26, 1962, for the album Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse!, released in January 1963). The record brings the two musicians together in a small group, without Ellington's orchestra, with a rhythm section drawn from one or the other's groups.

In the genealogy of jazz

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

By the same artist

• In a Sentimental Mood (1963)
• Money Jungle (1962)
• Sacred Concert (sélection) (1965)
• Paris Blues (1961)
• Isfahan (1966)
• Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues) (1966)

Sources

• EN: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
• allsolos.com

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