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| 3.0 good | GamamJ | July 22nd 20 |
A solid album showplaying loads of talent. Obviously we all know Coltrane's sax skills are incredible, and Garland on the piano is quite the beast too. They go through everyhting from hard shreddy bop like the last track, and slow looungey pieces like the one before it. All of it is well done, but nothing amazing.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | June 18th 20 |
A very nice bop record that feels perhaps underrated following Blue Train. Sure, I do feel like the parts that do not feature Coltrane's sax are a bit weaker than the rest - with the exception of the gorgeous Slow Dance where the piano-led sections are equally lovely -, and the fast paced closer, while potentially a fun track in a vacuum, perplexes me a little bit here for it feels entirely out of context after the peaceful tracks that preceded it, and feels like a very short, entirely unnecessary disruption to the album to end it abruptly. But for most of its course the album is quite loveable still and a fun piece to play every now and then. 3.75
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | January 6th 17 |
Late 50's Coltrane was a pretty great period for the man, as it seems everything he was involved in during this time was at the very least a markedly enjoyable listen. Even if it wasn't seminal as others, John Coltrane With The Red Garland Trio is as well done and fun as a hard bop album could be. The chemistry between Coltrane, Garland, Paul Chambers, and Art Taylor is obvious from the get-go, as opener "Traneing In" sees each of them with solid interplay before having their respective moments in the spotlight. Things slow down a bit too on "Slow Dance" and "You Leave Me Breathless", but closer "Soft Lights And Sweet Music" absolutely scorches through its runtime, with Coltrane providing some quite speedy sax solos. It's another well-rounded and vastly entertaining hard bop album from Coltrane, who by this point must've been doing this in his sleep.
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| 3.0 good | Timmy | January 12th 23 |
| 3.0 good | remi | May 31st 20 |
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