Ballads (John Coltrane album)
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| Studio album by John Coltrane | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1961; September 18 and November 13, 1962 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:18 | |||
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Impulse! A-32 |
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| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Down Beat (Original Lp release) |
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Ballads is a jazz album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in December 1961 and 1962, and released on the Impulse! label in 1963 as A-32 (mono) and later AS-32 (stereo). Critic Gene Lees stated that the quartet had never played the tunes before. "They arrived with music-store sheet music of the songs" and just before the recordings, they "would discuss each tune, write out copies of the changes they'd use, semi-rehearse for a half hour and then do it". Each piece was recorded in one take, except for "All or Nothing at All". In 2008, the album was a recipient of the Grammy Hall of Fame award.
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