Listening to jazz giants is like coming back home from a long trip. Sure you've been places and had fun but there's no place like home. Every now and then it's good go come back to what you know for sure is good material. With that said this record was among the first that popped in my mind when I decided to dedicate some time to good old John.
This album finely sits in that balance Coltrane had for a few years when the jazz he played was free enough but also melodic enough to hit that sweet spot of organized chaos. Along with his usual sidemen he is joined with Eric Dolphy on the two long tracks who plays the bass clarinet rather routinely on here. The core of the album are two tracks recorded live where he played with aforementioned Dolphy and each "side" of the album also have a bit of padding with two filler tracks. Fillers serve their purpose, perhaps to offer a bit of a rest from the very energetic live performances. The live tracks are fantastic although I wish Dolphy had much more freedom on there, he sounds very tame compared to how he sounds on his own solo albums.
All in all you won't be disappointed with this album if you're into Coltrane's middle period.
Get it.
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