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Both Directions At Once - The Lost Album Deluxe Edition Vinyl 2LP

Impulse! / SKU: fr-3892
lost album from the greatest jazz artist of all time, expanded w/ alt takes
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  • ā€œThis is like finding a new room in the Great Pyramidā€ - Sonny Rollins

    When the announcement of an unearthed lostĀ John ColtraneĀ album broke in the TTL newsroom, my first thought was ā€œshit, I bet it’s some post-MeditationsĀ second quartet shit ā€ - not that that wouldn’t be a total blessing; it’s just that I’m still trying to work my way through hisĀ output withĀ Alice,Ā PharoahĀ andĀ RashiedĀ and wrap my head around it. But imagine my delight to learn that the album in question was recorded on March 6, 1963 with Trane’s classic quartet (McCoy Tyner,Ā Jimmy GarrisonĀ andĀ Elvin Jones), yup the same bulletproof groupĀ that put downĀ Ascension,Ā Ballads,Ā ColtraneĀ and of course,Ā A Love Supreme. Six months afterĀ BalladsĀ andĀ Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, the quartet booked the day atĀ Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in New Jersey withĀ Bob Thiele, just two days after Tyner recorded hisĀ Nights Of Ballads And BluesĀ LP, and one day before theĀ John Coltrane And Johnny HartmanĀ album, all recorded in the same room. We're not sure why the material found onĀ Both Directions At OnceĀ wasn't packaged and released as an album in its day, but the session's master tape was ultimately destroyed years later to cut down onĀ Impulse Records’ storage space (yes, really). Luckily, Trane himself was given a spare copy, which has quietly remained in the possession of his first wife Naima’s family, until now. On ā€œUntitled Original 11383,ā€ you can hear Trane chipping away at something new, hinting at the greatness later achieved onĀ A Love Supreme. Says Coltrane’s sonĀ Ravi, who helped prepare the release: ā€œIn 1963, all these musicians are reaching some of the heights of their musical powers. On this record, you do get a sense of John with one foot in the past and one foot headed toward his future.ā€Ā Includes a stunning recording of ā€œImpressions,ā€ which was untitled at the time of this session and later became a jazz standard after a live recording on the album of the same name. Also includes an updated version of ā€œSlow Bluesā€ (previously recorded for the Lush Life album) and other Trane favorites which were later released on live albums: ā€œOne Up, One Down,ā€ ā€œViliaā€ and Nat King Cole’s ā€œNature Boy.ā€ This deluxe edition includes a second LP containing seven unused takes, housed in die-cut gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, foldout inserts and extensive liner notes. Recommended.

    • double vinyl pressing
    • die-cut gatefold sleeve
    • printed inner sleeves
    • foldout inserts w/ liner notes
    • music label:Ā Impulse! 2018
    reviewed byĀ nick nightingale 06/2018
    upc: 602567493013

ā€œThis is like finding a new room in the Great Pyramidā€ - Sonny Rollins

When the announcement of an unearthed lostĀ John ColtraneĀ album broke in the TTL newsroom, my first thought was ā€œshit, I bet it’s some post-MeditationsĀ second quartet shit ā€ - not that that wouldn’t be a total blessing; it’s just that I’m still trying to work my way through hisĀ output withĀ Alice,Ā PharoahĀ andĀ RashiedĀ and wrap my head around it. But imagine my delight to learn that the album in question was recorded on March 6, 1963 with Trane’s classic quartet (McCoy Tyner,Ā Jimmy GarrisonĀ andĀ Elvin Jones), yup the same bulletproof groupĀ that put downĀ Ascension,Ā Ballads,Ā ColtraneĀ and of course,Ā A Love Supreme. Six months afterĀ BalladsĀ andĀ Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, the quartet booked the day atĀ Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in New Jersey withĀ Bob Thiele, just two days after Tyner recorded hisĀ Nights Of Ballads And BluesĀ LP, and one day before theĀ John Coltrane And Johnny HartmanĀ album, all recorded in the same room. We're not sure why the material found onĀ Both Directions At OnceĀ wasn't packaged and released as an album in its day, but the session's master tape was ultimately destroyed years later to cut down onĀ Impulse Records’ storage space (yes, really). Luckily, Trane himself was given a spare copy, which has quietly remained in the possession of his first wife Naima’s family, until now. On ā€œUntitled Original 11383,ā€ you can hear Trane chipping away at something new, hinting at the greatness later achieved onĀ A Love Supreme. Says Coltrane’s sonĀ Ravi, who helped prepare the release: ā€œIn 1963, all these musicians are reaching some of the heights of their musical powers. On this record, you do get a sense of John with one foot in the past and one foot headed toward his future.ā€Ā Includes a stunning recording of ā€œImpressions,ā€ which was untitled at the time of this session and later became a jazz standard after a live recording on the album of the same name. Also includes an updated version of ā€œSlow Bluesā€ (previously recorded for the Lush Life album) and other Trane favorites which were later released on live albums: ā€œOne Up, One Down,ā€ ā€œViliaā€ and Nat King Cole’s ā€œNature Boy.ā€ This deluxe edition includes a second LP containing seven unused takes, housed in die-cut gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, foldout inserts and extensive liner notes. Recommended.

  • double vinyl pressing
  • die-cut gatefold sleeve
  • printed inner sleeves
  • foldout inserts w/ liner notes
  • music label:Ā Impulse! 2018
reviewed byĀ nick nightingale 06/2018
upc: 602567493013

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