John Coltrane - Live At Birdland (1963)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer John Coltrane Title Live At Birdland Length 43:55 Discs: 1 Tracks: 6 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Impulse! Cat. Number 051 198-2 Style Post-Bop Rating N/A Recorded live 1963

Musicians	Credits
John Coltrane sax tenor McCoy Tyner piano Jimmy Garrison bass Elvin Jones drums	Producer Bob Thiele Producer Michael Cuscuna Engineer Rudy Van Gelder Mastering Erick Labson

Track list

01 Afro Blue 10:55 02 I Want To Talk About You 08:16 03 The Promise 08:11 04 Alabama 05:14 05 Your Lady 06:43 06 Vilia 04:36

Notes

AMG Review by Scott Yanow (5): Arguably John Coltrane's finest all-around album, this recording has brilliant versions of "AfroBlue" and "I Want to Talk About You"; the second half of the latter features Coltrane on unaccompanied tenor tearing into the piece but never losing sight of the fact that it is a beautiful ballad. The remainder of this album ("Alabama," "The Promise," and "Your Lady") is almost at the same high level.