The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. IV: Trane's Modes is a compilation album by American saxophonist John Coltrane, released as a double LP in 1979. It features pieces recorded in 1961, two in studio and the remainder live.[1] All the tracks were previously unissued, at the time of release. At present, "Africa (First Version)" and "The Damned Don't Cry" may be found on the two-disc reissue of Africa/Brass, while all the live pieces have been included on The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings.

The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. IV: Trane's Modes
Compilation album by John Coltrane
Released	1979
Recorded	May 23, 1961 (#7–8) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs November 1, 1961 (#1–2, 6) November 2, 1961 (#3, 5) November 3, 1961 (#4) Village Vanguard, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	79:32
Label	Impulse! IZ 9361/2
Producer	Bob Thiele

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "this two-LP set will be well worth searching for. These six performances from the Vanguard do not duplicate any other recordings. There are two more runthroughs on 'Impressions,' a 15-minute 'Chasin' Another Trane,' 'Greensleeves,' 'Miles' Mode' and a strange version of 'Naima' in which Coltrane purposely plays the melody sideways... This two-fer is rounded out by two previously unissued performances... from the Africa/Brass sessions in which Coltrane is backed by a medium-size orchestra for some stirring music."[2]

Track listing

1. "Impressions" (Take 1) – 8:50
2. "Miles' Mode" – 10:00
3. "Chasin' Another Trane" – 15:34
4. "Greensleeves" (Take 2) – 4:50
5. "Impressions" (Take 2) – 10:55
6. "Naima" – 7:39
7. "Africa" (First Version) – 14:06
8. "The Damned Don't Cry" – 7:38

Personnel

• John Coltrane – tenor and soprano saxophone
• Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, Reeds
• Booker Little (7–8), Freddie Hubbard (7–8) – trumpet
• Donald Corrado (7–8), Jimmy Buffington (7–8), Julius Watkins (7–8) – French horn
• Charles Greenlee (7–8), Julian Priester (7–8) – euphonium
• Garvin Bushell (7–8), Pat Patrick (7–8) – Reeds
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Jimmy Garrison (1–2, 5), Reggie Workman (3–4, 6–8), Paul Chambers (7–8) – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

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