In The Winner's Circle John Coltrane & Thelonious Monk

• 1 Lazy Afternoon 07:43
• 2 Not So Sleepy 06:45
• 3 Seabreeze 04:52
• 4 Love And The Weather 04:06
• 5 She Didn't Say Yes 03:03
• 6 If I'm Lucky (I'll Be The One) 06:48
• 7 At Home With The Blues 05:04
• 8 Turtle Walk 05:20
• Total Runtime 43:41

Info for In The Winner's Circle

Rare stuff from John Coltrane! The album features 'Trane' playing tenor on only 4 of the album's 8 tracks – making it kind of surprising that they used his name in the title – but the album is a lesser-known batch of large group recordings that offer an interesting early chapter in his career! The main force behind the album is arranger Harry Tubbs – possibly not a name that's as sexy as John Coltrane, hence the billing – but a worthy leader for the date, given the quality of the music.

Many of the other players here are small combo heroes who can also shine brightly in bigger groups – such as Donald Byrd and Art Farmer on trumpets, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Al Cohn on baritone sax, Eddie Costa on piano and vibes, and Oscar Pettiford on bass – plus Rolf Kuhn, making an early American appearance on clarinet. Coltrane gets in some nice, but short moments on the date – but the bigger charm is the full ensemble work – on titles that include 'She Didn't Say Yes', 'Turtle Walk', 'At Home With The Blues', 'Seabreeze', and 'Love & The Weather'.

John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Donald Byrd, trumpet
Art Farmer, trumpet
Frank Rehak, trombone
Gene Quill, alto saxophone
Al Cohn, baritone saxophone
Rolf Kuh, clarinet
Eddie Costa, piano, vibes
Freddie Green, guitar
Kenny Burrell, guitar
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums
Ed Thigpen, drums

Digitally remastered

Recorded September & Oktober 1957 in Hackensack, New York City

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