Afro Blue Impressions

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Afro Blue Impressions
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Live album by
ReleasedMay/June 1977[1]
RecordedOctober 22, 1963
Konserthuset, Stockholm
November 2, 1963
Auditorium Maximum, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
GenreHard bop, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz
Length97:34
LabelPablo Records
2620-101
ProducerNorman Granz
John Coltrane chronology
The European Tour
(1963)
Afro Blue Impressions
(1977)
The Paris Concert
(1963)
Alternative cover
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Reissue

Afro Blue Impressions is an album of a performance by jazz musician John Coltrane that was recorded live in 1963. The album was originally released many years later, in 1977, on the Pablo label, as a double LP.[2]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars: "No new revelations occur, but this is a strong all-around set of Trane near his peak."[3]

Reissue

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In 2013, the album was re-released under the title Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered and Expanded).[4] This re-release won the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to JazzStarStarStarStar[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStarStar[7]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Coltrane except as indicated.

Disc 1
No.TitleRecording date and venueLength
1."Lonnie's Lament"November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium10:16
2."Naima"November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium8:06
3."Chasin' the Trane"November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium5:48
4."My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium21:10
Disc 2
No.TitleRecording date and venueLength
1."Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaria)November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium7:43
2."Cousin Mary"November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium9:55
3."I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine)November 2, 1963, Free University of Berlin Auditorium8:20
4."Spiritual"October 22, 1963, Stockholm Concert Hall12:30
5."Impressions"October 22, 1963, Stockholm Concert Hall11:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard June 4, 1977
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