John Coltrane   "Live" at the Village Vanguard
4.3
superb
Release Date: 1962
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3.5 greatErwann S. STAFF | May 9th 23

As often with Coltrane, this recording gets his legendary stamp thanks to one major rcomposition. This time, it's "Chasin' the Trane", whose extreme intensity makes for one of the most memorable Trane tunes - seems like he's torturing his saxophone. Also as often with Coltrane, the rest of the tracks are more classical. Cool, but not too crazy stuff for Trane.

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4.5 superbdakotadsmith | July 11th 22

It's like turning on a fan that does nothing but draw warm air

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4.0 excellentBedex | September 24th 20

This was super cool, but not as marking as I hoped it to be. Sure, I would have killed to see that live (to be fair I would have given a lot to get to see Coltrane live at any point really), but as a record to listen to I feel like there is better in the man's discog. This is a really sweet session, but that's kind of the issue - it feels like a session. I do love the energy, the prominent drums and the general vibe of the music, although the mixing sounds - forgivably since it's live- a bit off most of the time. The last third of 2 is the peak of the record imo, really darn solid, and 3 gets nicely spicier and adventurous, but sadly with the mix it gets a touch hard on the ear. Solid and good, but positively not my favourite Coltrane. 3.9

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0.0 Sunn177 | July 27th 12

gotta check this thing out really soon.Heard it's awesome.

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0.0 AGuyIsWatchingYou | May 28th 12

"Shit, cat. It don't make a difference." - Ryan Schreiber

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4.0 excellentsonictheplumber | April 1st 23
5.0 classicSamuel | September 27th 22
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3.5 greatLee Whear | June 15th 20
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3.5 greatlordworm00 | April 5th 20
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4.0 excellentFiddy; local potato, atonality advocate, and salsa enthusiast | November 26th 19
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4.0 excellentChrisjon89 | June 3rd 12

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