John Coltrane – Stellar Regions (US Original LP) Vinyl rip in 24/96 + 16/44.1 Khz

One of several “lost” sessions that were stored by Alice Coltrane for decades, only one selection (“Offering” which was on Expression) among the eight numbers and three alternates was ever out before. The music, although well worth releasing, offers no real hints as to what Coltrane might have been playing had he lived into the 1970s. The performances by the quartet (the saxophonist joined by pianist Alice Coltrane, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Rashied Ali) are briefer (from two and a half to five-plus minutes) than Coltrane’s recordings of the previous year, but that might have been due to the fact that this music was played in the studio (as opposed to the marathon live blowouts with Pharoah Sanders) or to Coltrane’s worsening health. Actually Trane is as powerful as usual, showing no compromise in his intense flights, and indulging in sound explorations that are as free (but with purpose) as any he had ever done. Coltrane’s true fans will want to go out of their way to acquire this intriguing CD.

Tracklist:

A1 Seraphic Light 8:54
A2 Sun Star 6:05
A3 Stellar Regions 3:31
A4 Iris 3:50
B1 Offering 8:20
B2 Configuration 4:01
B3 Jimmy’s Mode 5:58
B4 Tranesonic 4:14

Credits:

Art Direction – Hollis King
Composed By, Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Design [Graphic Design] – Jason Claiborne
Double Bass – Jimmy Garrison
Drums – Rashied Ali
Liner Notes – David A. Wild*
Photography – Chuck Stewart, Jim Marshall, Kwame Braithwaite
Piano – Alice Coltrane
Producer [Release] – Michael Cuscuna
Producer [Session] – Bob Thiele, John Coltrane
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Notes:

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 15, 1967.All selections previously unreleased, except Offering which was originally released on Expression and which is included here to make this session complete.