John Coltrane - 'India' - Feat. Eric Dolphy

Recorded November 5, 1961 @ the Village Vanguard,
New York City.
Impressions is a 1963 album of both live and studio recordings by jazz musician John Coltrane. Tracks 1 and 3 were recorded live at the Village Vanguard in November 1961, while tracks 2 and 4 were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, respectively on September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963. Track 5, "Dear Old Stockholm" did not appear on the original release, but appears on later reissues. The album was originally released in 1963 on the Impulse! label. The recording features the "classic quartet" of John Coltrane: McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones; they are joined by Eric Dolphy and Reggie Workman on the live tracks.
Dolphy plays a memorable solo on the long modal workout "India", but lays out on all but the coda of "Impressions". Workman (bass) is at hand only on "India", to join Garrison in approximating the sound of an African drum choir.

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[shashankdasmusic]

I am from India and trust me I hear these sound in my daily life. They have done complete justice portraying the essence of my culture much more than the pictures.

[Rohio]

Makes me Hella proud to be an Indian!!! John Coltrane speaks to God with his music.. you don't find a lot of people from my country listening to jazz... It's rare.. I'm glad to treasure coltrane to myself

[FrankMohlaka]

For the fact that I support the Indian cricket team and I grew up listening to jazz music I feel the happiness in me

[tonespinner]

Back in '70 when I ws in college I would set my turntable to "replay" and listen to this (and the A side "impressions") all night while I was sleeping. Every note ingrained in me. Has been a lifelong inspiration (I am 70 now). PS: Also did this
with "A Love Supreme"

[SmokinGun]

I've read many times that the bass clarinet is the most difficult instrument to master. Shows what a genius Eric Dolphy clearly was.

[michaelcollins]

This features one of Eric Dolphy's greatest solos--and that's saying something for someone who had genius coming out of his pores the way Dolphy did

[matthewmead]

When you hear jazz that has been emancipated from the fast chord changes of the bebop era and artists thought beyond that paradigm and outside the rules you get such creative and beautiful pieces of art. To me bebop became more of a test of a players chops that it started to feel more like a sporting event than music. That's what I love about kind of blue is that so what is one chord the whole song basically, or I think it has one subtle change. And you hear what these guys do with the same seven notes when they dont have to worry about or think ahead of changes and they can comfortable in that space and take their time and take us the listeners on a leisurely journey. They can focus on the moment because the moment stretches on for infinity.

[karltonhester]

Coltrane's music is an expression of a certain level of higher consciousness that comprehended the abstract lines of connections that exist between certain Indian musical perspectives/musical dimensions and assorted vibratory modes that correspond to African musical stylistic approaches and representations of evolving creative freedom. Many listeners obviously understand that while others are apparently looking for lower frequency evidence to fuel an argument about Coltrane's music "having nothing to do with India." We absorb and resonate actuality in fashions that correspond to our individual understanding and all music has an array of degrees of resonance and interconnectivity.

[jjazzmaster]

Never get tired of this song, shout out to E.D.

[charlesbarry]

The most innovative musician who ever lived

[alonzowilliams]

John coltrane was giants of giants when it comes to jazz

[bradtrimble]

Can't miss with Dolphy & Trane!

[makasoona]

Coltrane's lines are out of this world

[absolving]

This song inspired Roger McGuinn on "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds. He used that lick that's repeated throughout this song and played it on the 12 string.

[DW-zyzr]

What you might describe as strange beauty....and out of THIS world

[polymath]

In case you don't have the complete Village Vanguard sessions, there's another version of _India_ that is perhaps even more stunning than this.

Rather than entering with his solo at about a minute in with that single sustained note of great release, Coltrane comes in immediately and builds anticipation of the main theme with a bit less energy but in a more measured fashion, with more finesse. He seems to have been experimenting with different ways of setting up that extraordinarily convincing and authentic sense of great triumph at the end of a long struggle that this piece seems to convey.

(Oddly enough it reminds me of the final movement of Beethoven's fifth symphony in that sense.)

[md]

I love John Coltrane but John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy is always great.

[mishagas]

Classic quartet with eric dolphy, cant get better than that.

[joce]

j'aime Coltrane, j'adore Dolphy, les deux ensemble, quel bonheur

[Gurci]

Coltrane influenced such rock mavericks as Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix. Miles Davis said having him in his band was like hiring three saxophone players in one. Dec 19, 2001
Source: The Guardian