Am I missing something here? I do not understand how this has a 2.9 average. Sure it is a compilation and not an album, but still. All tracks were recorded with the classic quartet except with Roy Haynes instead of Jones behind the kit. And boy does Hayne give a good performance here, especially on 3-4. 1-2 were recorded in 1963 and are quite more conventional bepop, especially 2 which is softer wine jazz. 1 especially is quite good. 3-5 were recorded in 1965, nine days after The John Coltrane Quartet Plays, and it is immediately spicier. 3-4 are especially continuous crazy goodness, more along the lines of A Love Supreme's spiciest moments, and it's just an energetic delight of a listen. 5 is more calm, but I guess that was kind of needed, and it closes things on a relatively colorless but short n sweet way. A lot of the tracks were featured elsewhere so this is definitely a compilation, but goddamn I liked 3-4. 4.1
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