John Coltrane: The Best Of John Coltrane. His Greatest Years, Vol. 2
Tracks:
Side 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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