{"product_id":"john-coltrane-quartet-crescent-acoustic-sounds-series","title":"John Coltrane Quartet - Crescent [Acoustic Sounds Series]","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1964, John Coltrane and his classic quartet entered Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs studio on two occasions, April 27 and June 1, to record \u003cem\u003eCrescent\u003c\/em\u003e, an album composed entirely of Coltrane originals and widely regarded as the most emotionally sustained work of his Impulse! years. Coming between a run of collaborative and live projects, the album marked a deliberate return to the focused quartet format, with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. By the end of that same year, the four men would return to Van Gelder's studio to record \u003cem\u003eA Love Supreme\u003c\/em\u003e, and the inner gatefold photograph from \u003cem\u003eCrescent\u003c\/em\u003e would appear on that album's cover as well. This 2021 Verve Acoustic Sounds Series reissue, mastered from the original analog tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed at Quality Record Pressings, is among the most highly praised pressings in the entire series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's five tracks move with a collective restraint that makes its emotional depth all the more striking. The title track opens Side A with a long, unhurried tenor melody over Tyner's spare voicings, setting a tone of quiet contemplation that defines the record as a whole. \"Wise One\" follows with one of Tyner's most celebrated Impulse! performances, his mid-section piano solo building in density before Coltrane enters with an expressive, deeply felt melodic turn. \"Bessie's Blues\" provides a brief, swinging contrast before Side B opens with \"Lonnie's Lament,\" a somber and searching minor blues that features an extended solo from Garrison, his bass carrying the entire emotional weight of the performance. \"The Drum Thing\" closes the album as a vehicle for Elvin Jones, his drum solo unfolding over bass and atmospheric saxophone in a performance that is as compositionally deliberate as anything else on the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes, the Acoustic Sounds vinyl edition stands out for its transparency, pinpointing the individual contributions of each band member and capturing the synergy of an ensemble that continued to reach new musical heights. The 180g vinyl is pressed at Quality Record Pressings, and the Stoughton tip-on gatefold jacket replicates the original Impulse! packaging to a standard that rivals the original pressing. The result drew a perfect 10\/11 Music and 10\/11 Sonics rating from Michael Fremer at AnalogPlanet, and a 5\/5 Music and 4.5\/5 Sonics from The Absolute Sound, making it one of the most critically validated pressings in the Acoustic Sounds catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180g Black Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandout Tracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Crescent,\" \"Wise One,\" \"Lonnie's Lament,\" \"The Drum Thing\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Verve Acoustic Sounds Series; Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from original analog tapes; Pressed at Quality Record Pressings; Supervised by Chad Kassem; Stoughton tip-on gatefold jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\/Style:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modal Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602438075829\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrescent\u003c\/em\u003e is the bridge between Coltrane's formative Atlantic years and the transcendence of \u003cem\u003eA Love Supreme\u003c\/em\u003e, and this Acoustic Sounds pressing captures every nuance of the quartet's remarkable interplay with exceptional fidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1G3jdGqZNUrC8ZDesZB8xp?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSide A:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrescent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWise One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBessie's Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSide B:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonnie's Lament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Drum Thing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"John Coltrane Quartet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51461929566529,"sku":"0602438075829","price":38.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0877\/7662\/4961\/files\/john-coltrane-quartet-crescent-verve-acoustic-sounds-series-vinyl-album-cover-5829.jpg?v=1773087814","url":"https:\/\/www.toucanrecords.com\/products\/john-coltrane-quartet-crescent-acoustic-sounds-series","provider":"Toucan Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}