The John Coltrane Quartet Africa/Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 180g LP 1

Genre: Jazz

Label: Verve

Size: 12"

Additional Artists: Booker Little McCoy Tyner Reggie Workman Elvin Jones Freddie Hubbard

Format: 33RPM,

The John Coltrane Quartet Africa/Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 180g LP

The John Coltrane Quartet

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VERLP08460

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199957084604

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Description

Coming April 24, 2026 pre-order your copy today!

180g Vinyl LP!
Remastered by Matthew Lutthans from the Original Analog Tape!
Pressed at QRP!

This item not eligible for any further discount offers!

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.

Features

Acoustic Sounds Series Reissue from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises
180g Vinyl LP
Remastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the Original Analog Tape
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Stoughton Printing Gatefold Old-Style Tip-On Jacket

Musicians

John Coltrane	soprano & tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner	piano
Reggie Workman	bass
Elvin Jones	drums
Booker Little	trumpet
Julius Watkins, Bob Northern, Donald Corrado, Robert Swisshelm	French horn
Bill Barber	tuba
Pat Patrick	baritone saxophone
Freddie Hubbard	trumpet ("Greensleeves")
Julian Priester, Charles Greenlee	euphonium ("Greensleeves")
Jim Buffington	French horn ("Greensleeves")
Garvin Bushell	piccolo, woodwinds ("Greensleeves")
Paul Chambers	bass ("Greensleeves")
Britt Woodman	trombone ("Africa" & "Blues Minor")
Carl Bowman	euphonium ("Africa" & "Blues Minor")
Eric Dolphy	alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute ("Africa" & "Blues Minor")
Art Davis	bass on "Africa"