John Coltrane: The Best Of John Coltrane. His Greatest Years, Vol. 2

[ Impulse/ABC Records AS-9223-2 ] [ 1965.06.28 ]
John Coltrane: The Best Of John Coltrane. His Greatest Years, Vol. 2 LP Cover
Tracks:
Side 1
  1. Greensleeves [6:19] (traditional)
    May 23, 1961, RCA, New York City
    • John Coltrane (ss)
    • Booker Little (tp)
    • Britt Woodman (tb)
    • Carl Bowman (euphonium)
    • Julius Watkins (French horn)
    • Donald Corrado (French horn)
    • Bob Northern (French horn)
    • Robert Swisshel (French horn)
    • Bill Barber (tuba)
    • Eric Dolphy (arr, as)
    • Laurdine Patrick (bs)
    • McCoy Tyner (p)
    • Reggie Workman or Art Davis (b)
    • Elvin Jones (dr)
  2. India [4:13] (John Coltrane)
    November 5, 1961, The Village Vanguard, New York City
    • John Coltrane (ss)
    • Eric Dolphy (b-cl)
    • McCoy Tyner (p)
    • Reggie Workman (b)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Elvin Jones (dr)
Side 2
  1. Miles' Mode [7:39] (John Coltrane)
    probably June 21, 1962, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
    • John Coltrane (ts)
    • McCoy Tyner (p)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Elvin Jones (dr)
  2. Big Nick [4:30] (John Coltrane)
    September 26, 1962, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
    • John Coltrane (ss)
    • Duke Ellington (p)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Elvin Jones (dr)
  3. The Promise [8:16] (John Coltrane)
    October 8, 1963, Birdland, New York City
    • John Coltrane (ss)
    • McCoy Tyner (p)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Elvin Jones (dr)
Side 3
  1. Chim Chim Cheree [7:04] (Richard M. Sherman-Robert M.Sherman)
    February 17 or 18, 1965, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
    • John Coltrane (ss)
    • McCoy Tyner (p)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Elvin Jones (dr)
  2. Opening Sections Of Ascension [15:08] (John Coltrane)
    June 28, 1965, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
    • John Coltrane (ts)
    • Freddie Hubbard (tp)
    • Dewey Johnson (tp)
    • Pharoah Sanders (ts)
    • Archie Shepp (ts)
    • Marion Brown (as)
    • John Tchicai (as)
    • McCoy Tyner (p)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Art Davis (b)
    • Elvin Jones (b)
Side 4
  1. Opening Sections Of The Father And The Son And The Holy Ghost [7:05] (John Coltrane)
    November 23, 1965, Eglewood Cliffs, N.J.
    • John Coltrane (ts)
    • Pharoah Sanders (ts)
    • McCoy Tyner (p)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Elvin Jones (dr, perc)
    • Rashied Ali (dr, perc)
  2. Manifestation [11:44] (John Coltrane)
    February 2, 1966, San Francisco
    • John Coltrane (ts)
    • Pharoah Sanders (ts, fl)
    • Alice Coltrane (p)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Rashied Ali (dr, perc)
    • Ray Appleton (dr, perc)
  3. Ogunde [3:40] (John Coltrane)
    probably March 7, 1967, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
    • John Coltrane (ts)
    • Alice Coltrane (p)
    • Jimmy Garrison (b)
    • Rashid Ali (dr)
Releases:
  • Impulse/ABC Records AS-9223-2 (US) [1972] [cover]
Source: HM