John Coltrane Quartet* – Crescent
Tracklist
| A1 | Crescent | 8:40 | |
| A2 | Wise One | 9:01 | |
| A3 | Bessie's Blues | 3:30 | |
| B1 | Lonnie's Lament | 11:42 | |
| B2 | The Drum Thing | 7:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal Music
- Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Record Company – Acoustic Sounds Inc.
- Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Distributed By – Universal Music Enterprises
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Printed By – Stoughton Printing Co.
- Manufactured By – Quality Record Pressings
- Pressed By – Quality Record Pressings
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Designed At – Viceroy (2)
Credits
- Bass – Jimmy Garrison
- Design Concept [Liner Design], Design [Liner Design] – Joe Lebow
- Design [Cover Design], Cover [Cover Design] – Robert Flynn (2)
- Drums – Elvin Jones
- Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
- Lacquer Cut By – RKS*
- Liner Notes [Annotations] – Nat Hentoff
- Mastered By [Reissue Mastering] – Ryan Smith (2)
- Photography By [Cover Photograph], Cover [Cover Photograph] – Charles Stewart*
- Photography By [Inner Photo], Producer [Produced By] – Bob Thiele
- Piano – McCoy Tyner
- Sleeve Notes – LeRoi Jones
- Supervised By [Reissue Supervisor] – Chad Kassem
- Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax] – John Coltrane
Notes
Issued with an Acoustic Sound Series 'Releases beginning in 2020' color insert and vinyl housed in a non-labelled rice paper inner sleeve
From back cover:
Recorded 1964 Printed in U.S.A.
A Verve Records release. Originally released in 1964 on Impulse! Records
© 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc., 1755 Broadway New York, NY 10019 - U.S.A. Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, A Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
From labels:
Printed in U.S.A. A Verve Records release. Originally released in 1964 on Impulse! Records © 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.
From inside front cover:
Recorded April 27 and June 1, 1964
From Acoustic Sounds Series sticker:
• Mastered from the original analog tapes by top mastering engineers
• Manufactured at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) on 180 gram vinyl
• Gatefold sleeves printed at Stoughton Printing Company
Runouts:
Etched except 'STERLING' is stamped both sides
From back cover:
Recorded 1964 Printed in U.S.A.
A Verve Records release. Originally released in 1964 on Impulse! Records
© 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc., 1755 Broadway New York, NY 10019 - U.S.A. Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, A Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
From labels:
Printed in U.S.A. A Verve Records release. Originally released in 1964 on Impulse! Records © 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.
From inside front cover:
Recorded April 27 and June 1, 1964
From Acoustic Sounds Series sticker:
• Mastered from the original analog tapes by top mastering engineers
• Manufactured at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) on 180 gram vinyl
• Gatefold sleeves printed at Stoughton Printing Company
Runouts:
Etched except 'STERLING' is stamped both sides
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 02438 07582 9
- Barcode (Scanned UPC-A): 602438075829
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): B0033783-01A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): B0033783-01B
- Other (60 Impulse! sticker): STDIMP60LP
- Other (Acoustic Sounds Series sticker): STDDACOUST
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): B0033783-01A RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): B0033783-01B RKS STERLING
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Crescent (LP, Mono) | His Master's Voice | CLP 1799 | UK | 1964 | ||
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Crescent (LP, Album, Stereo) | His Master's Voice | CSD 1567 | UK | 1964 |
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Reviews
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The first thing you hear when the needle hits the groove is Coltrane's horn...and it sounds fantastic! Enormous soundstage. Full, vibrant sound. The percussion really pops. Flat record, quiet vinyl (not silent, but quiet). This is really wonderful. For $31, I am completely satisfied.
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This is a really good pressing. Visually, the record I have is just about perfect. There is essentially no surface noise at all. The music comes through like you are front row.
The sax is in the left channel, the piano in the middle with the bass, and the drums are on the right. The piano is generally very good, but there are a few transients where it appears mildly distortive - my cartridge is a Shibata cut, and some piano transients have gotten it in the past. The drums and cymbals are very clear, focused and fully detailed. Of course, Coltrane's sax is captured wonderfully. When the bass plucks, you can feel it and, depending on frequency played, you can also pinpoint it.
Overall, this is excellent.
Cartridge: AT150Sa
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Sounds excellent. Needed a good clean and is not flat by any means actually if I could be bothered I’d probably take it back. Doesn’t effect sound so probably stick with it. Otherwise a beautiful record and good package
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Fantastic ! this pressing is just perfect. None noise at all, completely quiet and perfectly flat... And the sound... Wow ! very clear and detailled.Coltrane as front man is rich and close to you when he play. This release is better than my Japanese press Crescent.
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Beautiful sound, but unfortunately a good amount of surface noise even after cleaning. Sounds so good I don't mind though. -
Edited 2 years agoAnyone else's copy have some distortion on the sax especially on B2? It's not mic overload; it sounds like an issue with the pressing. I hear it on other tracks too, a harsh, crackly-like sound to the sax. -
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The inner spine of the gatefold sleeve had a tear in it when I first opened it. You have to be really careful when opening for the first time not to cause other tears. The same happened to my Acoustic Sounds copy of Live at the Village Vanguard. My copy of A Love Supreme and the Duke Ellington/Coltrane record were fine though. But I've read about others having an issue with the inner spine. The pressing, at least, is brilliant. Wish their quality control was as good as the Tone Poet series.
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A brilliant recording and easily my fav album by JC. I tap my toe way more on this than A Love Supreme, which is easily a masterpiece. This record has more swing and pace. The bass is so perfect as is the drums and cymbals, right in your face. JC sax is pushed hard forward, especially the start of Lonnie’s Lament.
Equipment:
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Parasound Hint preamp
Rega RX5 speakers
MH 7.1 TT w/Lyra Delos
MS Nova II phono pre
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