Enjoy the magic wail, bawl, spiralling tumult and energy of this phenomenal exchange between the deities, as they really tease out the best in each other: the quality of the recoding is outstanding too. Another Dolphy communion, and Coltrane number, ‘ Impressions‘, has been dropped as a teaser in the run-up to the official release, on the 14th July 2023. In addition to some well-known Coltrane material ( ‘My Favorite Things’, and ‘ Greensleeves‘), there is a breathtaking feature for Dolphy’s bass clarinet on ‘ When Lights Are Low‘ and the only known non-studio recording of Coltrane’s composition ‘Africa‘ that includes bassist Art Davis.
The upcoming album will feature eighty minutes of never-before-heard music offering a glimpse into a powerful musical partnership that ended much too soon – Dolphy sadly passed away three years later and this recording is the only live recording of their legendary Village Gate performances. Flanked and imbued by the powers of such luminaries as McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones and Eric Dolphy, but an ever evolving cast of players, there was a trailblazing comet of talent igniting the jazz scene that glorious summer. Titan of the form John Coltrane and his celebrated quintet rip it up on this salvaged tape of performance gold from the summer of ’61 residency at the iconic Village Gate in Greenwich Village. I mean, imagine this incredible, exciting, evolution in jazz performance laying dormant forever, never to be heard again. Staggering to think how many other lost recordings remain hidden, overlooked in the vast archives of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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