John Coltrane – Blue World
Blue World is an album of 1964 John Coltrane recordings, created as a film soundtrack and released on September 27, 2019.
Reception.
Stereogum’s Phil Freeman gave the soundtrack a positive review, calling the piece a coherent recording that almost functions as a suite and writing that the performances are “fascinating and entertaining”. For The Arts Fuse, Michael Ullman claims that Coltrane fans will “have to have” the album, particularly for the clarity of the recording during the Classic Quartet period. Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 and stated:”While completely enjoyable, Blue World’s true value perhaps lies in revealing the quartet encountering this older material with a fully developed musical character, and changing its shapes, accents, colors, and textures according to its own expressive signature. These versions differ (often significantly) from previously issued ones, making Blue World a necessary addendum to the recognized historical record to be sure. But just as importantly, it adds another very satisfying entry to the music libraries of Coltrane’s legions of fans.”
Personnel: The John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane – composer, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Jimmy Garrison – double bass Elvin Jones – drums McCoy Tyner – piano