Coltrane, John - Live In France July 27-28 1965: The Complete Concerts 2 x CDs
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This is the two shows that JC and the quartet did after the famous Antibes show where he performed A Love Supreme live.
These shows are unique in that they both feature a quartet version Ascension! Both are in excellent sound and this is a winner of late-period classic Coltrane quartet!
“The three concerts performed on consecutive days (the two in this set plus the famous July 26 live version of "A Love Supreme") were perhaps the best 1965 live recordings from this historic group.
They capture Coltrane's most renowned group at a critical juncture in his development, just a few weeks after the "Ascension" studio date. The sound quality is very good for the most part, with occasional imperfections, but extremely listenable.
These concerts include the only two known live performances of "Ascension", here in a quartet setting. Coltrane's playing is incendiary throughout - these are arguably the highest-energy versions of "Impressions" and "My Favorite Things" of all the recordings of these two staples of Trane's live performances (for "Impressions", these are the last known recordings of this tune listed in "The John Coltrane Reference" by Porter, Wilde, et al).”-David Bruce
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