John Coltrane - Standard Coltrane (2019) [SACD]

Analogue Productions releases 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made in their Prestige Stereo Series on Hybrid Stereo SACD.

John Coltrane brought a new sound and style to jazz, and he applied it in his own unique way to the standard material of the storehouse of American music gathered from Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley.

The title could not have been more accurate. By 1962, Coltranes leadership role was undeniable; he was a standard-bearer of musical commitment, and intense, bold exploration. As well, all four tunes on the album were truly standards: 32-bar tunes originally crafted for Broadway or Hollywood projects, adopted by jazz instrumentalists to interpret and explore. Theres another meaning to be gleaned from the albums title. In 1958, when Coltrane recorded the tracks, he often favored melodies that had attained popularity during his teen yearsfamiliar and unfamiliar alikeall in a search to find new structures and fresh inspiration. This indeed was standard Coltranein 58, and well into the 60s. ~ All Music Guide