John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads Format:1LP B3: Shorter Form

B3: Shorter Form

Too Young To Go Steady (04:20)

B3: y’outta praise him

and Michael Saunders (bass) with special guests Imani Grace (vocals)

” and “Places and Spaces

John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads Format:1LP B3: Shorter FormImpulse!, 1963 By the end of 1961, Coltranes headlong rush into new territory had caused some critics to question whether he was even playing jazz at all. Ballads is often seen as a riposte to those short sighted criticisms. Here, Coltranes quartet interpret a selection of mellow tunes from the Great American Songbook with poise, delicacy and an ear for beauty. Recorded with minimal preparation or rehearsal, and with all but one of the tracks