John Coltrane The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (7-CD Box Set)
JazzTimes: Winner in the JazzTimes Readers Poll for Best Reissue of 1995.
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 7
- Released: August 15, 1995
- Originally Released: 1995
- Label: Atlantic
Description by OLDIES.com:
The Heavyweight Champion is a priceless 7-CD collection preserving every last note Trane cut for Atlantic Records, with newly remastered sound! It includes an entire disc of never-before-released material (featuring fascinating alternate takes from the legendary Giant Steps sessions), a lavish 72-page booklet packed with rare photos, interviews, newly penned liner notes, and detailed sessionography.
Entertainment Reviews:
Entertainment Weekly - 8/18/95, p.57
"...this languidly paced--at times hypnotic--seven-CD set includes his first versions of such classics as 'Giant Steps' and 'My Favorite Things'..." - Rating: B+Down Beat - 11/95, p.73
5 Stars - Excellent - "...the sound quality...is superior to that of the original CDs....this set reintroduces to us some of improvisation's most savored zeniths. Even those listeners mildly interested in the music's depth should grasp its value after being drenched by THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION's tidal wave of ideas..."JazzTimes - 3/96, p.51
Winner in the JazzTimes Readers Poll for Best Reissue of 1995.Vibe - 10/95, p.139
"...presents some of his best and most accesible, though still adventurous, material....Discerning a few highlights from this boxed set is like determining the most brilliant gems in a mine full of diamonds..."Musician - 10/95, pp.79-80
"...document[s] his transition from...respected, albeit controversial, tenor saxophonist, to the most influential player of his generation....Coltrane's Atlantic years stand out as the period in which he consolidated his musical identity by surrounding himself with players capable of matching his incredible energy and boundless spirit."Village Voice (2/20/96) - Ranked #2 on the Reissues list of Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.Stairway To The Stars
- 2.The Late Late Blues
- 3.Bags & Trane
- 4.Three Little Words
- 5.The Night We Called It A Day
- 6.Be-Bop
- 7.Blues Legacy
- 8.Centerpiece
- 9.Giant Steps
- 10.Naima
- 11.Like Sonny
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.Spiral
- 2.Countdown
- 3.Countdown
- 4.Syeeda's Song Flute
- 5.Syeeda's Song Flute
- 6.Mr. P.C.
- 7.Giant Steps
- 8.Cousin Mary
- 9.Cousin Mary
- 10.I'll Wait And Pray
- 11.I'll Wait And Pray
- 12.Little Old Lady
Tracks on Disc 3:
- 1.Like Sonny
- 2.Harmonique
- 3.My Shining Hour
- 4.Naima
- 5.Some Other Blues
- 6.Fifth House
- 7.Cherryco
- 8.The Blessing
- 9.Focus On Sanity
- 10.The Invisible
- 11.Bemsha Swing
Tracks on Disc 4:
- 1.Village Blues
- 2.Village Blues
- 3.My Favorite Things
- 4.Central Park West
- 5.Mr. Syms
- 6.Untitled Original (Exotica)
- 7.Summertime
- 8.Body And Soul
- 9.Body And Soul
- 10.Mr. Knight
Tracks on Disc 5:
- 1.Blues To Elvin
- 2.Blues To Elvin
- 3.Mr. Day
- 4.Blues To You
- 5.Blues To You
- 6.Blues To Bechet
- 7.Satellite
- 8.Everytime We Say Goodbye
- 9.26-2
- 10.But Not For Me
Tracks on Disc 6:
- 1.Liberia
- 2.The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
- 3.Equinox
- 4.Ole
- 5.Dahomey Dance
- 6.Aisha
- 7.Original Untitled Ballad (To Her Ladyship)
Tracks on Disc 7:
- 1.Giant Steps
- 2.Giant Steps
- 3.Giant Steps
- 4.Giant Steps
- 5.Giant Steps
- 6.Giant Steps
- 7.Giant Steps
- 8.Naima
- 9.Naima
- 10.Naima
- 11.Naima
- 12.Naima
- 13.Like Sonny
- 14.Like Sonny
- 15.Like Sonny
- 16.Like Sonny
- 17.Like Sonny
- 18.Like Sonny
- 19.Like Sonny
- 20.Like Sonny
- 21.Giant Steps
- 22.Giant Steps
- 23.Blues To Elvin
- 24.Blues To Elvin
- 25.Blues To You
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