A masterpiece that John Coltrane achieved, filled with tranquil yet powerful beauty.
His tenor saxophone on "Crescent" avoids excessive notes and instead imbues each note with deep spirituality. Together with the ironclad rhythm section including Elvin Jones, it creates a musical space that resembles prayer.
5 TRACKS:
1)
Crescent
2)
Wise One
3)
Bessie's Blues
4)
Lonnie's Lament
5)
The Drum Thing
Bass - Jimmy Garrison
Design [Cover] - Robert Flynn (2)
Design [Liner] - Joe Lebow
Drums - Elvin Jones
Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes [Annotations] - Nat Hentoff
Mastered By [Reissue Mastering] - Ryan Smith (2)
Photography By [Cover] - Charles Stewart
Photography By [Inner Photo], Producer - Bob Thiele
Piano - McCoy Tyner
Supervised By [Reissue Supervisor] - Chad Kassem
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Composed By [All Songs] - John Coltrane
