Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

180g COLORED RED VINYL - THE COMPLETE LP + 2 BONUS TRACKS. Contains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz's writer BRIAN MORTON and by Paris' prestigious JAZZ MAGAZINE.

The only recorded collaboration between Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.

For this classic encounter, Duke Ellington 'sat in' with the John Coltrane Quartet for a set dominated by Ellington's songs; some performances have his usual sidemen (bassist Aaron Bell and drummer Sam Woodyard) replacing Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones in the group. Ellington always recognized talent, and Coltrane seemed quite happy to be recording with a fellow genius. - ***** ALL MUSIC (Scott Yanow)