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Rediscovered 1963 Coltrane recordings a revelatory treasure from a momentous year
Trouble in mind: John Coltrane in 1963 [Hugo van Gelderen/Anefo]

John Coltrane
Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album
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AT THE beginning of March in 1963 the John Coltrane Quartet — Coltrane on soprano and tenor sax, McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison playing bass and Elvin Jones on drums — recorded 14 tracks in New Jersey.

 

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