John Coltrane "Africa/ Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)" 2024-04-26 While the earlier Sisters releases

While the earlier Sisters releases were noisy

as they stake their claim as one of the exciting rock bands on the planet

With Trying Not to Have a Thought

While the band members wanted Steve Lillywhite to produce

Musically massive and emotionally raw

John Coltrane "Africa/ Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)" 2024-04-26 While the earlier Sisters releasesAfrica Brass, released in 1961, was John Coltrane's first album for Impulse! Records and a turning point in his recorded output. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Creed Taylor, the project expanded Coltrane's working quartet into a large ensemble, pairing his searching tenor and soprano saxophone with dense, brass heavy orchestrations by Cal Massey. Arrangements by Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner helped shape the albums distinctive