The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings John Coltrane

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  • Release Date: 08/15/1995
  • 7 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 20,034
  • Label: ATLANTIC / WEA
  • UPC: 081227198428

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The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings

Disc 1
1LISTENStairway to the Stars 3:29
2LISTENThe Late Late Blues 9:33
3LISTENBags & Trane 7:24
4LISTENThree Little Words 7:28
5LISTENThe Night We Called It a Day 4:20
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Disc 2
1LISTENSpiral 5:56
2LISTENCountdown 2:21
3LISTENCountdown alternate Take 4:32
4LISTENSyeeda's Song Flute 7:00
5LISTENSyeeda's Song Flute alternate take 7:05
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Disc 3
1LISTENLike Sonny 5:51
2LISTENHarmonique 4:10
3LISTENMy Shining Hour 4:50
4LISTENNaima 4:20
5LISTENSome Other Blues 5:34
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Disc 4
1LISTENVillage Blues 5:20
2LISTENVillage Blues alternate Take 6:14
3LISTENMy Favorite Things 13:41
4LISTENCentral Park West 4:12
5LISTENMr. Syms 5:20
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The Heavyweight Champion is a box set that lives up to its title. Collecting all of John Coltrane's Atlantic recordings, including a fair number of unreleased takes as well as an entire disc of alternate tracks and studio chatter, the seven-disc box set documents a pivotal moment in Coltrane's career, as he was moving from hard bop and sweet standards to a more daring, experimental style of playing influenced by the avant-garde. Much of the music is hard bop (Giant Steps) or lushly melodic (My Favorite Things), but the latter discs show the saxophonist coming to terms with the more experimental movements in jazz. The scope of this music is, quite simply, breathtaking -- not only was Coltrane developing at a rapid speed, but the resulting music encompasses nearly every element that made him a brilliant musician, and it is beautiful. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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