Artist

John Coltrane

Ballads 1CD

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Description

John Coltrane Quartet’s Ballads was released in 1963 on Impulse! Records, arriving during a period when the group was also pushing into more exploratory territory. Drawn from sessions recorded in late 1961 and 1962, the album focuses on standards, presenting the classic quartet in a more restrained, lyrical setting.

Interpretations like “Say It (Over and Over Again)” and “You Don’t Know What Love Is” lean into space and tone, while “All or Nothing at All” and “Nancy (With the Laughing Face)” showcase Coltrane’s phrasing at its most deliberate. This edition is presented on CD.

Tracklist

1. Say It (Over and Over Again)
2. You Don’t Know What Love Is
3. Too Young to Go Steady
4. All or Nothing at All
5. I Wish I Knew
6. What’s New?
7. It’s Easy to Remember
8. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)