John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads etjs-82.1 much more so than any

much more so than any other artist born at the turn of the 20th century

Lookout For Hope

” and the hard-swinging title track

as evidenced by his time spent with the likes of Albert Ayler and Paul Bley

Interlude 25

John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads etjs-82.1 much more so than anyImpulse!, 1963 By the end of 1961, Coltranes headlong rush into new territory had caused some critics to question whether he was even playing jazz at all. Ballads is often seen as a riposte to those short sighted criticisms. Here, Coltranes quartet interpret a selection of mellow tunes from the Great American Songbook with poise, delicacy and an ear for beauty. Recorded with minimal preparation or rehearsal, and with all but one of the tracks