Ah what a good era
Sam Kennard | australia | 06/24/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Well, this album certainly was worth the $10 Au I shelled out when I was on holiday last Christmas, I took it home expecting to like it, after seeing titles like "So What", "Impressions" and "Walking", but even though the quality is a little bit shabby (similar to the Blackhawk sessions), the style is the the end of his Classic Bop albums, turning in a new direction on "Seven steps to heaven"."On Green Dolphin St" seems a little more hurried than on the Blackhawk sessions, still has that eery thing that moves me each time I hear it, especially the intro. Wynton Kelly, John coltrane, and Jimmy Cobb are exceptional here, not to mention the others (60 lineup- Miles,Trane,Jimmy Cobb,Paul chambers), (62 lineup-McCoy Tyner,Trane,Elvin Jones, Jimmy garison.
The Last two songs are Coltrane on his own, stunning also. This rendition of 'Impressions' seems even better than some of the studio efforts. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoyed his 55-62 albums."