music.wikisort.org - CompositionOlé Coltrane is an album by jazz musician John Coltrane released in November 1961 on Atlantic Records.[1][2] The album was recorded at A&R Studios in New York, and was the last of Coltrane's Atlantic albums to be made under his own supervision.
1961 studio album by John Coltrane
Olé Coltrane |
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Released | November 1961 (1961-11)[1][2] |
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Recorded | May 25, 1961 |
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Studio | A & R (New York City) |
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Genre | Modal jazz |
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Length | 36:50 original LP 45:50 CD reissue |
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Label | Atlantic SD 1373 |
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Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun |
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Background
Two days prior to the recording of Olé Coltrane, Coltrane had made Africa/Brass, his inaugural recording session for his new label, Impulse! Records, at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.[3] With one further album due his old label Atlantic, he brought in his working quintet along with two participants in the Africa/Brass sessions, Art Davis and Freddie Hubbard.[4] Owing to his concurrent contract with Prestige Records, Eric Dolphy was listed on the credits under the pseudonym George Lane.[5]
Coltrane's interest in the music of Spain evident in "Olé", may have been spurred by his ex-employer Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain from the previous year.[6] The structure and melody of the modal jazz vamp "Olé" was borrowed from the Spanish folk song "El Vito" (later used as the tune of "El Quinto Regimiento" from the Spanish Civil War, which was made known by Pete Seeger), while the soprano saxophone work recalled 1961's "My Favorite Things".
The titles for the songs on side two reflect the band's continued interest in African forms as expressed on the May 23 Africa/Brass recordings. McCoy Tyner commented: "On 'Dahomey Dance' [Coltrane] had a record of these guys who were from Dahomey, which is why he used two bassists. He showed that rhythm to Art Davis and Reggie Workman. So the influence was there."[7] Tyner's "Aisha," a ballad, was named after the pianist's then-wife.[8]
On September 19, 2000, Rhino Records reissued Olé Coltrane as part of its Atlantic 50th Anniversary Jazz Gallery series. Included was a single bonus track which had appeared on The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings in 1995.
Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [9] |
Down Beat |     [10] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz |    [11] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |     [12] |
All About Jazz |     [13] |
In a review for AllMusic, Lindsay Planer wrote: "The complicated rhythm patterns and diverse sonic textures on Olé Coltrane are evidence that John Coltrane was once again charting his own course. His sheer ability as a maverick -- beyond his appreciable musical skills -- guides works such as this to new levels, ultimately advancing the entire art form."[9]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, noting that the presence of Hubbard "helped expand the timbral range, pointing to the new, more orchestrated sound Coltrane was interested in developing at the time," but cautioned: "interesting as it is episodically, Olé never quite holds the attention."[11]
Writing for All About Jazz, John Ballon commented: "A transitional record, Olé Coltrane successfully navigates the line between Trane's sonically challenging later years and his earlier accessibility. A magnificent milestone in Trane's artistic growth, this is an essential recording for any collection."[13]
In an article for Treble Zine, Jeff Terich stated: "You can point to any moment of Coltrane's playing on Olé and it would pretty much seal up why this hovers among the highest tier of the best John Coltrane albums. But its how the entire ensemble works in harmony to create a stunning whole that this belongs not just in the ranks of the best John Coltrane albums, but jazz’s greatest albums as well."[14]
Recording engineer Phil Ramone recalled that the recording session taught him a great deal about "how to condense a musical thought without diluting its coherence or artistic intention," and acknowledged that Coltrane's ability to self-edit affected the way he shaped other records with which he was involved.[15]
Track listing
Side one
Side two
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Dahomey Dance" | John Coltrane | 10:53 |
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2. | "Aisha" | McCoy Tyner | 7:40 |
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1989 reissue bonus track
Title | Writer(s) |
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4. | "To Her Ladyship" | Billy Frazier | 8:54 |
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Personnel
Production personnel
- Nesuhi Ertegun — production
- Phil Ramone — engineering
- Jagel & Slutzky Graphics — cover design
- Ralph J. Gleason — liner notes
- Patrick Milligan — reissue supervision
- Dan Hersch — digital remastering
- Rachel Gutek — reissue design
- Sevie Bates — reissue art direction
- Neil Tesser — reissue liner notes
- Vanessa Atkins — reissue editorial supervision
- Shawn Amos — reissue editorial coordination
Influence
Olé has also been performed and recorded by Noah Howard on his live albums Live In Europe, Vol. 1 (1975) and Berlin Concert (1977) and by Coltrane's later sideman Pharoah Sanders, on his live album Heart Is a Melody from 1982.
References
- DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 612. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Editorial Staff, Cash Box (November 18, 1961). "November Album Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- Lewis Porter. John Coltrane: His Life and Music. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1999. ISBN 0-472-10161-7, p. 364.
- "Olé Coltrane. Rhino R2 79965, liner notes, pp. 2-4.
- Porter, p. 212
- Porter, p. 212
- Watrous, Peter (1993). "John Coltrane: A Life Supreme". In Rowland, Mark; Scherman, Tony (eds.). The Jazz Musician. St. Martin's Press. pp. 177–178.
- "A Song I Love – Aisha by John Coltrane". Music Enthusiast. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- Planer, Lindsay. "John Coltrane: Olé Coltrane". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- Down Beat: February 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 3
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 47. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Ballon, John (November 23, 2003). "John Coltrane: Olé Coltrane". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- Terich, Jeff (September 24, 2019). "A Beginner's Guide to the Transcendent Jazz of John Coltrane". Treble Zine. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- Ramone, Phil (2007). Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music. Hachette Books.
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Discography |
Prestige albums | |
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Blue Note albums | |
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Atlantic albums | |
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Impulse! albums | |
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Posthumous albums | |
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With Miles Davis | |
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With Thelonious Monk | |
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Live albums | |
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Compilations | |
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Compositions | |
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Documentaries | |
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Related articles |
- List of sessions
- Coltrane changes
- Sheets of sound
- Alice Coltrane
- Ravi Coltrane
- Dix Hills home
- Philadelphia house
- 5893 Coltrane asteroid
- John W. Coltrane Cultural Society
- Tribute albums
- Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
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Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release. |
Albums as leader or co-leader |
- Open Sesame (1960)
- Goin' Up (1960)
- Hub Cap (1961)
- Minor Mishap/Dedication! (Hubbard/Duke Pearson, 1961)
- Ready for Freddie (1961)
- The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
- Hub-Tones (1962)
- Here to Stay (1962)
- The Body & the Soul (1963)
- Breaking Point! (1964)
- Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Jimmy Heath, 1965)
- The Night of the Cookers (1965)
- Blue Spirits (1965–66)
- Backlash (1966)
- High Blues Pressure (1967)
- A Soul Experiment (1968–69)
- The Black Angel (1969)
- The Hub of Hubbard (1970)
- Red Clay (1970)
- Straight Life (1970)
- Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970)
- First Light (1971)
- Polar AC (1971–73)
- Sky Dive (1972)
- Keep Your Soul Together (1973)
- Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
- In Concert Volume Two (with Stanley Turrentine, 1974)
- High Energy (1974)
- Gleam (1975)
- Liquid Love (1975)
- Windjammer (1976)
- Bundle of Joy (1977)
- Super Blue (1978)
- The Love Connection (1979)
- Skagly (1979)
- Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980)
- The Alternate Blues (with Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson, 1980)
- The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980)
- Born to Be Blue (1981)
- Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981)
- Outpost (1981)
- Rollin' (1981)
- Splash (1981)
- Above & Beyond (1982)
- Back to Birdland (1982)
- Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982)
- Ride Like the Wind (1982)
- The Rose Tattoo (1983)
- Sweet Return (1983)
- Double Take (with Woody Shaw, 1985)
- Life Flight (1987)
- The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987)
- Feel the Wind (with Art Blakey, 1988)
- Times Are Changing (1989)
- Topsy – Standard Book (1989)
- Bolivia (1990–91)
- At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991)
- Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991)
- Blues for Miles (1992)
- MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95)
- New Colors (2000)
- On the Real Side (2007)
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With Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers | |
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With Dexter Gordon | |
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With Herbie Hancock | |
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With Bobby Hutcherson | |
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With Quincy Jones | |
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With Wayne Shorter | |
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With others |
- The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966)
- The Other Side of Abbey Road (George Benson, 1969)
- Out of This World (Walter Benton, 1960)
- True Blue (Tina Brooks, 1960)
- God Bless the Child (Kenny Burrell, 1971)
- Cables' Vision (George Cables, 1979)
- Droppin' Things (Betty Carter, 1990)
- Free Jazz (Ornette Coleman, 1960)
- Olé Coltrane (John Coltrane, 1961)
- Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961)
- Ascension (John Coltrane, 1965)
- Muses for Richard Davis (1969)
- Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1960)
- Out to Lunch! (Eric Dolphy, 1964)
- Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960)
- Leaving This Planet (Charles Earland, 1973)
- Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967)
- Interplay (Bill Evans, 1962)
- Sonic Text (Joe Farrell, 1979)
- Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1960)
- Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
- Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962)
- Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Benny Golson, 1961)
- Pop + Jazz = Swing (Benny Golson, 1962)
- Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959)
- Sister Salvation (Slide Hampton, 1960)
- Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
- The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)
- Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
- Big Band (Joe Henderson, 1996)
- Pax (Andrew Hill, 1965)
- Compulsion (Andrew Hill, 1965)
- Sunflower (Milt Jackson, 1972)
- Goodbye (Milt Jackson, 1973)
- 52nd Street (Billy Joel, 1978)
- Reg Strikes Back (Elton John, 1988)
- J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
- Echoes of an Era (Chaka Khan, 1982)
- Essence (John Lewis, 1960–62)
- Water Sign (Jeff Lorber, 1979)
- Doin' the Thang! (Ronnie Mathews, 1963)
- Bluesnik (Jackie McLean, 1961)
- MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1994)
- Fingerpickin' (Wes Montgomery, 1958)
- Roll Call (Hank Mobley, 1960)
- The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Oliver Nelson, 1961)
- Sweet Honey Bee (Duke Pearson, 1966)
- The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967)
- Contours (Sam Rivers, 1965)
- Drums Unlimited (Max Roach, 1965)
- East Broadway Run Down (Sonny Rollins, 1966)
- Numbers (Rufus, 1978)
- Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
- Giant Box (Don Sebesky, 1973)
- Sugar (Stanley Turrentine, 1970)
- Together (McCoy Tyner, 1978)
- Quartets 4 X 4 (McCoy Tyner, 1980)
- Soundscapes (Cedar Walton, 1980)
- Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960)
- Blue Moses (Randy Weston, 1972)
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