{"product_id":"john-coltrane-africa-brass-acoustic-sounds","title":"The John Coltrane Quartet - Africa\/Brass (Acoustic Sounds)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eReleased: 24\/04\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrica\/Brass,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereleased in 1961, was John Coltrane\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es first album for Impulse! Records and a turning point in his recorded output. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es studio and produced by Creed Taylor, the project expanded Coltrane\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es working quartet into a large ensemble, pairing his searching tenor and soprano saxophone with dense, brass-heavy orchestrations by Cal Massey. Arrangements by Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner helped shape the album\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es distinctive sound, weaving tuba, euphonium, French horns, and more into a powerful backdrop for Coltrane\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es improvisations. With key contributions from trumpeters Booker Little and Freddie Hubbard, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Elvin Jones, and others,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrica\/Brass\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereframed the idea of a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003ebig band.\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOne of the most important early Impulse! releases,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrica\/Brass\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eannounced Coltrane\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es arrival on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003ehouse that Trane built\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewith radical clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eclipse Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":56833942323578,"sku":"5708460","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9534\/1913\/files\/download_2993c7a3-ca3c-421f-8e79-f3b91e6f01bc.jpg?v=1776984836","url":"https:\/\/eclipse-records.co.uk\/products\/john-coltrane-africa-brass-acoustic-sounds","provider":"Eclipse Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}