John Coltrane
Blue World

Vinyl LP pressing. 2019 archive release. In 1964, the National Film Board of Canada asked John Coltrane to record the soundtrack for a French-language film titled Le Chat Dans Le Sac (The Cat in the Bag). In June of that year, Coltrane's classic quartet entered Rudy Van Gelder's studio and recorded five previously-recorded Coltrane originals. For many years, viewers of the film who recognized the music thought that they were listening to the original recordings, though in fact they were new and had never been heard.

In 1964, the National Film Board of Canada asked John Coltrane to record the soundtrack for the French-language film titled Le Chat Dans Le Sac" (The Cat In The Bag). Amazingly, no announcement was made that the iconic Coltrane was adding new performances to this film. In June of that year, Coltrane's Classic Quartet entered Rudy Van Gelder's studio and recorded five previously recorded Coltrane originals. For many years, viewers of the film who recognized the music thought that they were listening to the original recordings, though in fact they were new and had never been heard. Now, with the release of "Blue World," we can hear these newly-discovered recordings for the first time." - Impulse

FEATURES:

• previously unreleased, newly discovered music from John Coltrane
• recorded in 1964 between Crescent & A Love Supreme
• performed by the Classic Quartet - John Coltrane (tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Elvin Jones (drums) & Jimmy Garrison (bass)
• recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
• mastered from original analog tape