The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 1: Feelin' Good

The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. I: Feelin' Good
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Released1978
RecordedFebruary 17, 1965 (#7)
February 18, 1965 (#1)
June 10, 1965 (#5)
June 16, 1965 (#3-4, 6)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
July 2, 1965 (#2)
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport
September 22, 1965 (#8)
Coast Recorders, San Francisco
GenreJazz
Length87:10
LabelImpulse!
IZ 9345-2
ProducerBob Thiele
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Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. I: Feelin' Good is a compilation album by American saxophonist John Coltrane, the first of a series of four compilations released on Impulse! between 1978 and 1979, all sharing the same cover artwork designed by Stuart Kusher, Richard Germinaro and Vigon Nahas Vigon. It features pieces recorded in 1965, seven in studio and one live.[3] All the tracks were previously unissued in these mixes ("Joy" and "Living Space" having previously appeared with orchestral overdubs arranged by Alice Coltrane on the 1972 album Infinity) at the time of release. At present, the availability of said tracks is as follows:

- "Feelin' Good" and "Nature Boy": The John Coltrane Quartet Plays CD reissue
- "Dusk Dawn": Kulu Sé Mama CD reissue and Living Space
- "Living Space", "Untitled 90320" and "Untitled 90314": Living Space
- "Joy": First Meditations CD reissue
- "My Favorite Things": CD reissue of New Thing at Newport and My Favorite Things: Coltrane at Newport

Track listing

No.TitleRecording date and locationLength
1."Feelin' Good"February 18, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios6:24
2."My Favorite Things"July 2, 1965 at Newport Jazz Festival14:43
3."Living Space"June 16, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios10:20
4."Untitled 90320"June 10, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios10:39
5."Untitled 90314"June 10, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios14:43
6."Dusk Dawn"June 16, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios10:44
7."Nature Boy (First Version)"February 17, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios6:58
8."Joy (Alternate version)"September 2, 1965 at Coast Recorders12:14

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References

  1. ^ The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 1: Feelin' Good at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 47. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ At Jazzdisco.org