The Legendary Masters Unissued Or Rare 1951-65

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Release Date: 1988

Label: Recording Arts Reference Edition

5 CD boxset, possibly unofficial, of live material.

The trumpet player on tracks 1-3 to 1-9 could also be Harold Baker.

Made in Switzerland.

According to the book «The John Coltrane Reference» —Lewis Porter et al., Routledge, 2007—, the dates and info of the titles contained on this compilation are the following:

Disc One:

1-1: 1951-01-13, Birdland, New York City, New York; The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
1-2: 1951-02-03, Birdland, New York City, New York; The Dizzy Gillespie Septet
1-3 to 1-9: 1954-06 or Early 07, [Possibly] Los Angeles, California; Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
1-10 and 1-11: 1956-12-08, Blue Note, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The Miles Davis Quintet
1-12: 1958-05-17, Café Bohemia, New York City, New York; The Miles Davis Quintet

Disc Two:

2-1a to 2-1d: 1965-07-26, Festival International du Jazz Antibes, Juan-Les-Pins, France; The John Coltrane Quartet
2-2: 1961-11-01, The Village Vanguard, New York City, New York; The John Coltrane Group

Disc Three:

3-1: 1965-03-19, Half Note, New York City, New York; The John Coltrane Quartet
3-2: 1963-11-02, Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany; The John Coltrane Quartet
3-3: 1962-11-19, Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Set 2; The John Coltrane Quartet
3-4: 1963-11-02, Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany; The John Coltrane Quartet

Disc Four:

4-1: 1965-03-19, Half Note, New York City, New York; «Impressions» titled as «Roy»; The John Coltrane Quartet
4-2: 1963-11-02, Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany; The John Coltrane Quartet
4-3: 1963-10-22, Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden; The John Coltrane Quartet
4-4: 1963-11-02, Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany; The John Coltrane Quartet
4-5: 1962-02-10, Birdland, New York City, New York; The John Coltrane Quintet

Disc Five:

5-1: 1963-07-07, Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, Rhode Island; The John Coltrane Quartet
5-2: 1963-11-02, Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany; The John Coltrane Quartet
5-3: 1962-02-10, Birdland, New York City, New York; The John Coltrane Quintet
5-4: 1963-11-02, Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany; The John Coltrane Quartet
5-5: 1962-06-02, Birdland, New York City, New York; The John Coltrane Quartet

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