COLTRANE,JOHN – AFRICA/BRASS (VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES) - LP •

COLTRANE,JOHN – AFRICA/BRASS (VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES) - LP •UPC: 199957084604 Label: IMPULSE RECORDS Format: LP Release Date: April 24, 2026 In stock items ship within 48 hours 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

UPC: 199957084604
Label: IMPULSE RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: April 24, 2026
In stock items ship within 48 hours

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.

TRACK LIST:

Side One:

1. Africa

Side Two:

1. Greensleeves
2. Blues Minor