John Coltrane "Africa/ Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)" 2024-04-26 Produced by Grammy-winner Ben Allen

Produced by Grammy-winner Ben Allen (Erasure

A melodic hardcore album

Recorded at its namesake the Saint Cecilia Hotel in the midst of the band's two headline sets at this year's Austin City Limits festival

Peter Piper It's Tricky My Adidas Walk This Way Is It Live Perfection Hit It Run Raising Hell You Be Illin' Dumb Girl Son of Byford Proud to Be Black

While the earlier Sisters releases were noisy

John Coltrane "Africa/ Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)" 2024-04-26 Produced by Grammy-winner Ben AllenAfrica Brass, released in 1961, was John Coltrane's first album for Impulse! Records and a turning point in his recorded output. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Creed Taylor, the project expanded Coltrane's 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 albums distinctive