{"product_id":"199957084604","title":"Coltrane, John \"Africa \/ Brass\" [Verve Acoustic Sounds Series]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Africa\/Brass, released in 1961, was John Coltrane's first album for Impulse! Records and a turning point in his recorded output. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Creed Taylor, the project expanded Coltrane's working quartet into a large ensemble, pairing his searching tenor and soprano saxophone with dense, brass-heavy orchestrations by Cal Massey. Arrangements by Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner helped shape the album's distinctive sound, weaving tuba, euphonium, French horns, and more into a powerful backdrop for Coltrane's improvisations. With key contributions from trumpeters Booker Little and Freddie Hubbard, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Elvin Jones, and others, Africa\/Brass reframed the idea of a \"big band.\" One of the most important early Impulse! Releases, Africa\/Brass announced Coltrane's arrival on the \"house that Trane built\" with radical clarity. Verve Acoustic Sounds Series is remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"---","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":46795424039087,"sku":"199957084604","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/8833\/2463\/files\/4496235-3568045.jpg?v=1776990405","url":"https:\/\/endofanear.com\/products\/199957084604","provider":"End Of An Ear","version":"1.0","type":"link"}