Description
Ballads is a jazz album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in December 1961 and 1962, and released on the Impulse! label in 1963 as A-32 (mono) and later AS-32 (stereo). Critic Gene Lees stated that the quartet had never played the tunes before. "They arrived with music-store sheet music of the songs" and just before the recordings, they "would discuss each tune, write out copies of the changes they'd use, semi-rehearse for a half hour and then do it". Each piece was recorded in one take, except for "All or Nothing at All". In 2008, the album was a recipient of the Grammy Hall of Fame award.
Release Info
Label: GRP GR-156
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Country: US
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Modal
Tracklist
A1 Say It (Over And Over Again)
A2 You Don't Know What Love Is
A3 Too Young To Go Steady
A4 All Or Nothing At All
B1 I Wish I Knew
B2 What's New
B3 It's Easy To Remember
B4 Nancy (With The Laughing Face)