John Coltrane - Impressions - 1961

1961 in Baden-Baden Germany

John Coltrane - soprano sax, tenor sax
Eric Dolphy - flute, alto sax
McCoy Tyner - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Elvin Jones - drums

Duration : 0:8:39


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25 Responses

  1. NonCiProvareLeonard Says:

    WTF… amazing!!!! …
    WTF… amazing!!!! …. Elvin is the man in this masterpiece

  2. 909kong Says:

    I’m gonna have to …
    I’m gonna have to learn to read music; I know he knows what he’s doing, but he’s on a whole other wavelength…..

  3. robertwbecker Says:

    48 years ago,, just …
    48 years ago,, just Amazing music still so alive, fresh Universal,, the work of Pure Genius!!!!! Awsome

  4. italianstacheman Says:

    WOW, this is …
    WOW, this is amazing!
    our marching and is actually doing this song for a show!!!

  5. rippist91 Says:

    Eric Dolphy is …
    Eric Dolphy is amazing in this video.

  6. 182forever182 Says:

    Joe Satriani, he’s …
    Joe Satriani, he’s not clinically insane, he’s just awesome :)

  7. crybass Says:

    Elvin Jones is THE …
    Elvin Jones is THE beast !!!!

  8. DarthKazi Says:

    Yeah. Chuck Norris …
    Yeah. Chuck Norris opens doors for Elvin Jones.

  9. truebereanite Says:

    elvin jones is a …
    elvin jones is a beast!!!! OMG

  10. pablosaxo Says:

    impressiONANTEEEE!! …
    impressiONANTEEEE!!!!

  11. wafflehouseco Says:

    elvin jones kicks …
    elvin jones kicks so much ass

  12. inakiurdagarin Says:

    Que magnifica …
    Que magnifica musica!!!!
    Impresionante!

  13. Marinauer Says:

    42 years without …
    42 years without the genious!!

  14. yestheskyISfalling Says:

    Dolphy here sounds …
    Dolphy here sounds like he just came from the jungle..so distinctive..his experimentation was so deep…

  15. experiessence Says:

    I’ve been a …
    I’ve been a Coltrane fan for years, but this is the first time I’ve seen any footage of him and his band playing live. They make it look so easy. How did these guys do this? Awesome!!

  16. aaronamccoy Says:

    erics out to lunch
    erics out to lunch

  17. NativeToungue77 Says:

    this music takes me …
    this music takes me to another realm…

  18. jazz1bro Says:

    listen to their own …
    listen to their own stories and voices..clones haha!

  19. Bluesmen88 Says:

    Trane’ and Dolphy, …
    Trane’ and Dolphy, taken from us FAR too early.

  20. Honz230 Says:

    This is a great …
    This is a great example to Tranes transition away from Bop. His playing in this reflects playing the harmonics of the changes but then a bar later hes right out. It’s almost like he’s the one calling the changes and dear old Reggie is playing catch-up.

    Trane rules.

  21. AttemptedNova Says:

    Those chords McCoy …
    Those chords McCoy Tyner uses to come out of his solo could bring about world peace.

  22. tl1095 Says:

    ( %$#*&^@#$ Awesome …
    ( %$#*&^@#$ Awesome ) that’s all the comments on Coltrane, Jones, Tyner…You just don’t imitate these guys….

  23. Rugt980 Says:

    kenny G and his …
    kenny G and his other wannabe can never improvise on the song like this. To improvise on this song you need soul!!

  24. theolay Says:

    yeah hes alright
    yeah hes alright

  25. GaroTanzi Says:

    mmmmmm post bop/ …
    mmmmmm post bop/modal jazz at its best!!!
    SEX!

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