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Sonny Fortune - In The Spirit Of John Coltrane (rel.2000)

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Album Info

Artist/Composer	Sonny Fortune
Title	In The Spirit Of John Coltrane
Length	50:49	Discs: 1	Tracks: 9
Format	CD	Packaging	Jewel Case
Label	Shanachie	Cat. Number	5063
Style	General Jazz	Rating

Musicians

Credits

Sonny Fortune	saxophones
John Hicks	piano
Santi Debriano	bass
Rashied Ali	drums
Steve Berrios	drums
Ronnie Burrage	drums
Julio Collazo	drums
Reggie Workman	bass

Producer	Sonny Fortune
Producer	Robert Singerman
Mastering	Robert Vosgien
Mixing	Paul Wickliffe
Engineer	Barry Wolifson
Engineer	Sean Meehan
Engineer	Tom McMahon

Track list

Trane And Things

(Fortune)

05:39

Hangin Out With JC

(Fortune)

03:45

Africa

(Coltrane)

06:23

In The Spirit

(Fortune)

07:16

Mr. Jones

(Fortune)

05:33

Hangin Out With JC Again

(Fortune)

04:23

Olé

(Coltrane)

05:48

Say What

(Fortune)

05:20

For John

(Fortune)

06:42

Notes

AMG Review (3):
It is not surprising to see Sonny Fortune pay tribute to John Coltrane. After all, perhaps more than anyone else, Fortune is carrying the torch that was handed off when Coltrane died — his style owes a lot to the sax player, and some of his best work has been with others who contributed to the Coltrane legacy, namely the great McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones. Fortune doesn't just rehash Coltrane's work on this album, however; instead, In the Spirit of John Coltrane features Fortune's original compositions, inspired by Coltrane but with Fortune's unique stamp as well. A fine return to recording after a three-year hiatus, In the Spirit of Coltrane shows that Fortune still has a few tricks up his sleeve. — Stacia Proefrock