The Spirit of Trane
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Dear listener
Marking fifty years without John Coltrane, The Spirit of Trane is our attempt to reflect upon the beauty of the man’s music. John Coltrane was the most influential tenor saxophonist in jazz history. Whether it is his patented sheets of sound, his rapid-fire improvisations, the advanced harmonic progressions, the sonic impact of the best jazz quartet ever or his lush interpretations of the most beautiful ballads, no aspiring music lover can afford to neglect the music of Trane. But Coltrane is far greater than the sum of his outstanding musical achievements. He was a voice of a generation, an artistic revolutionary spirit, a man who transformed anger into love and plight into a humanist message. Coltrane is for us jazz at its best: an authentic creative wave of constant transformation and innovation. Trane is for us, first and foremost, a spirit.
I hope you enjoy this musical journey
Gilad
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Invitation – Bronisław Kaper
Minor Thing – Gilad Atzmon
Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
Blue Train – John Coltrane
Naima – John Coltrane
Giant Steps – John Coltrane
Say It (Over And Over Again) – Jimmy McHugh
Gilad Atzmon – tenor & soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet & flute
Frank Harrison – piano
Yaron Stavi – acoustic bass
Enzo Zirilli – drums
The Sigamos String Quartet
Ros Stephen – violin
Marianne Haynes – violin
Felix Tanner – viola
Laura Anstee – Cello
Strings arrangements – Ros Stephen
Produced by Gilad Atzmon and The Orient House Ensemble
Recorded by George Murphy and Philip Bagenal at Eastcote Studios, London, 19–20 December 2016
Mixed by Gilad Atzmon
Mastered by Andrew Tulloch at The Blue Studio, London, 29 June 2017
Album design by Manfred Brey
Gilad Atzmon plays Selmer Saxophones, Morgan Fry mouthpieces and Marca Reeds.