John Coltrane - Stardust (150g)
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane [click here to see more vinyl featuring John Coltrane]
Bass – Paul Chambers [click here to see more vinyl featuring Paul Chambers]
Piano – Red Garland [click here to see more vinyl featuring Red Garland]
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard (B2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Freddie Hubbard]
Drums – Jimmy Cobb (A1-2) [click here to see other vinyl featuring Jimmy Cobb]
Drums – Art Taylor (B1-2) [Click here to see more vinyl featuring Art Taylor]
Flugelhorn – Wilbur Harden (A1, B1)
Written by Hoagy Carmichael (A1), Mitchell Parish (A1), Sammy Cahn (A2), Jule Styne (A2), Mack Gordon (B1), Harry Revel (B1), Yip Harburg (B2), Arthur Schwartz (B2)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 150g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Original Jazz Classics
Original Label : Prestige
Recorded July 11, 1958 (A1, B1) & December 26, 1958 (A2, B2) at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Bob Weinstock
Liner Notes by Robert Levin
Originally released in July 1963
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
1. Stardust
2. Time After Time
Side B:
1. Love Thy Neighbor
2. Then I'll Be Tired of You
Reviews:
“In 1958, John Coltrane had yet to take the modal post-bop plunge. He was still a hard bopper, although his "sheets of sound" solos were certainly among the most interesting, creative, and distinctive that bop had to offer in the late '50s. Stardust contains some highlights of two bop-oriented Coltrane dates from 1958: one is a July 11 session with trumpeter/flügelhornist Wilbur Harden, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb; the other is a December 26 session with Garland, Chambers, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, and drummer Art Taylor. At both sessions, Coltrane's playing is quite engaging. He is a lyrical, expressive ballad player on "Then I'll Be Tired of You," "Stardust," and "Time After Time," but he swings fast and aggressively on "Love Thy Neighbor" (the only track on this 39-minute program that isn't a ballad). At both sessions, Coltrane is well served by Garland's piano and Chambers' bass. When Coltrane was playing alongside those jazzmen in Miles Davis' 1955-1957 quintet, he enjoyed a strong rapport with both of them -- and that rapport wasn't any weaker in 1958. It is no coincidence that Prestige's A&R department united Coltrane with Garland and Chambers so often; Prestige knew how compatible all of them were. Although not quite essential, Stardust paints a consistently attractive picture of Coltrane's 1958 output.” AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
Ratings:
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.49 / 5