CURTIS FULLER — Images Of Curtis Fuller (1960-1991) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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WILBUR HARDEN / JOHN COLTRANE - Jazz Way Out (1958-1991) RM / APE (image+.cue), lossless

The presence of John Coltrane on this 1958 Savoy release is its obvious drawing card, but in fact there are impressive contributions from all hands. Leader Wilbur Harden left the jazz scene by the early '60s, which is a pity. He was a player with fresh ideas and an engaging command of his trumpet's and flügelhorn's middle register. The sextet heard on this date performs two Harden compositions and one by the group's trombonist, Curtis Fuller, for a skimpy total running time of 29 minutes. The "way out" reference in the title is misleading. There are traces of exotic Asian and African influences, but they never overpower what is essentially an intelligent, straight-ahead, hard bop date. At the time of this release, Coltrane had been recording as a leader and sideman for Prestige and was on his second tour of duty with Miles Davis, whose group was on the verge of recording Kind of Blue. (Coltrane was also about to begin recording for Atlantic.) With Harden's group, Coltrane, as he did with Davis and on his own Atlantic recordings, systematically (and with sublime composure) turns the chord changes inside out, upside down, and sideways, creating a new vocabulary, syntax, and structure for jazz. Coltrane completists will definitely want these tracks in their collections, but the less fanatical listener will also have no difficulty in appreciating the collective performances of the entire sextet. by Jim Todd 
Tracklist:
1    Dial Africa 8:38
Written-By – W. Harden
2    Oomba 5:27
Written-By – W. Harden
3    Gold Coast 14:41
Written-By – C. Fuller
Credits:
Bass – Al Jackson
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trombone – Curtis Fuller
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Wilbur Harden

WILBUR HARDEN / JOHN COLTRANE - Tanganyika Strut (1958-1991) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

  Tracklist:
1    Tanganyika Strut 10:00
Written-By – C. Fuller
2    B.J. 4:30
Written-By – W. Harden
3    Anedac 5:15
Written-By – W. Harden
4    Once In A While 9:30
Written-By – Green, Edwards
Credits:
Bass – Ali Jackson
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Howard Williams (tracks: 2 to 4), Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 1)
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trombone – Curtis Fuller
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Wilbur Harden
Note:
Recordings 1: June 24, 1958, 2 to 4: May 13, 1958
  

WILBUR HARDEN / JOHN COLTRANE - Mainstream 1958 (1958-1992) RM / MONO / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
1 Wells Fargo 7:19
Wilbur Harden
2 West 42nd Street 7:49
Wilbur Harden

3 E.F.F.P.H. 5:24

Wilbur Harden

4 Snuffy 9:35

Wilbur Harden

5 Rhodomagnetics 7:08

Wilbur Harden

Credits:

Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Louis Hayes
Flugelhorn – Wilbur Harden
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Written-By – Harden

JOHN COLTRANE - Bahia (1958-1989) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Bahia is a steady, often very good hard-blowing and blues date featuring John Coltrane, recorded during one of his busiest periods, 1957-1958, but not released until 1965. (Coltrane cut numerous sessions during the late '50s for Prestige to satisfy a commitment to the label and move to Atlantic; some of these were packaged and released long after they were cut.) Most were done with the same rhythm section: pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Taylor (although Jimmy Cobb substituted for Taylor on two songs). Also featured is additional work by a pair of trumpeters: Wilbur Harden appears on "My Ideal" and "I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All," while Freddie Hubbard takes over on "Something I Dreamed Last Night." by Ron Wynn
Tracklist:
1 Bahia 6:15
Ary Barroso
2 Goldsboro Express 4:41
John Coltrane
3 My Ideal 7:30
Newell Chase / Leo Robin / Richard A. Whiting
4 I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All? 6:59
Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva / Ray Henderson
5 Something I Dreamed Last Night 10:48
Sammy Fain / Herbert Magidson / Jack Yellen
Credits:
Bass – Paul Chambers
Drums – Art Taylor (tracks: 1, 2), Jimmy Cobb (tracks: 3, 4, 5)
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Red Garland
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trumpet – Wilbur Harden (tracks: 3, 4, 5)

JOHN COLTRANE - Stardust (1958-2007) RVG REMASTERS / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In 1958, John Coltrane had yet to take the modal post-bop plunge. He was still a hard bopper, although his "sheets of sound" solos were certainly among the most interesting, creative, and distinctive that bop had to offer in the late '50s. Stardust contains some highlights of two bop-oriented Coltrane dates from 1958: one is a July 11 session with trumpeter/flügelhornist Wilbur Harden, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb; the other is a December 26 session with Garland, Chambers, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, and drummer Art Taylor. At both sessions, Coltrane's playing is quite engaging. He is a lyrical, expressive ballad player on "Then I'll Be Tired of You," "Stardust," and "Time After Time," but he swings fast and aggressively on "Love Thy Neighbor" (the only track on this 39-minute program that isn't a ballad). At both sessions, Coltrane is well served by Garland's piano and Chambers' bass. When Coltrane was playing alongside those jazzmen in Miles Davis' 1955-1957 quintet, he enjoyed a strong rapport with both of them -- and that rapport wasn't any weaker in 1958. It is no coincidence that Prestige's A&R department united Coltrane with Garland and Chambers so often; Prestige knew how compatible all of them were. Although not quite essential, Stardust paints a consistently attractive picture of Coltrane's 1958 output. by Alex Henderson  
Tracklist:
1 Stardust 10:42
Drums – Jimmy Cobb
Flugelhorn – Wilbur Harden
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael
2 Time After Time 7:45
Drums – Arthur Taylor
Written-By – Styne - Cahn
3 Love Thy Neighbour 9:21
Drums – Jimmy Cobb
Trumpet – Wilbur Harden
Written-By – Revel, Gordon
4 Then I'll Be Tired Of You 9:27
Drums – Arthur Taylor
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard
Written-By – Schwartz, Harburg
Credits:
Bass – Paul Chambers
Piano – Red Garland
Recorded By, Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane

JOHN COLTRANE - Standard Coltrane (1962-2002) SACD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

John Coltrane had yet to move into his modal post-bop phase in 1958 when he recorded a session for Prestige Records on July 11 with trumpeter/flügelhornist Wilbur Harden, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, the results of which were issued in 1962 as Standard Coltrane. His groundbreaking modal work with Miles Davis on Kind of Blue was still a few months into the future, which makes this set more historical than vital or transitional, although it's pleasant enough, featuring Coltrane on several standards, including a ten-plus-minute version of "Invitation." Other Coltrane material from this 1958 Prestige era ended up on the albums Stardust (1963) and Bahia (1965), and all of it, including these four tracks, has been collected on The Stardust Session from Prestige Records, which is probably the way to go. by Steve Leggett
Tracklist : 
1 Don't Take Your Love From Me 9:14
Written-By – H. Nemo
2 I'll Get By 8:10
Written-By – Fred Ahlert
3 Spring Is Here 6:54
Written-By – R. Rodgers
4 Invitation 10:22
Written-By – B. Kaper
Credits:
Bass – Paul Chambers
Drums – Jimmy Cobb
Piano – Red Garland
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trumpet – Wilbur Harden