Without a doubt, this is a must-have in every jazz collection. John Coltrane influenced almost every jazz saxophone player on the planet and this is one of his key albums. Pure hard bop, copied often, but this is the real thing.. Here's the whole album:
Many young jazz players think that it was all recorded at once which might be true, but they forget that extensive touring preceded the recordings They might not have been rehearsing so much but when playing together for months every day they were shaping their band sound and getting to know each other's reflexes and musical language. To me this album is a great example of acoustic jazz with a playful rhythm section and storytelling soloists. I love Lee Morgan's trumpet solos. A true gem from the fifties.
This is a tune called Kalunga Dance, from my latest album Dark Horse, order it here or buy it at a concert, the next one is Brebl, Nijmegen 1 day after my birthday on 16th of April! Hope to see you there!In this performance, we featured percussionist/vocalist and world citizen Helene Jank. She lived and worked in Brazil for quite a while and I really think it's audible here. I love the way she and the band creates this moment of space within the concert and this is also why - I think - visiting concerts is important because then you get to experience the whole context of the concert. How is the program build up, how does the audience respond and what does music makes you feel. More info:Susanne Alt: sax, Matthijs Geerts and Ike van Bergen: keys, Thomas Pol: bass, Yoràn Vroom: drums, Helene Jank: percussion Performed at 16th of January 2026 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Recorded by Onno Prillwitz Filmed by Robert Glass and Albert Nooij. - Without a doubt, this is a must-have in every jazz collection. John Coltrane influenced almost every jazz saxophone player on the planet and this is one of his key albums. Pure hard bop, copied often, but this is the real thing.. Here's the whole album:Many young jazz players think that it was all recorded at once which might be true, but they forget that extensive touring preceded the recordings They might not have been rehearsing so much but when playing together for months every day they were shaping their band sound and getting to know each other's reflexes and musical language. To me this album is a great example of acoustic jazz with a playful rhythm section and storytelling soloists. I love Lee Morgan's trumpet solos. A true gem from the fifties.
