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Recorded in June of 1965 and released posthumously in 1970, Transition acts as a neat perforation mark between Coltrane's classic quartet and the cosmic explorations that would follow until Trane's passing in 1967.
9y
Though it doesn’t mark particularly much of a ‘transition’ in the posthumous phase of Coltrane’s discography, all three tracks here are worth at least one good shake
The Title Speaks for Itself
There truly was no going back for Coltrane & his calling to the avant-garde by early 1965, if Love Supreme was the graceful sendoff then Transition is where dawn's first light breaks from the sky, and what a way to plant the flag...
The title track opens up by taking a perfectly balanced piece of post-bop structure and taking it to its absolute limits by a quartet who have developed telepathic communication and a shared intensity in their creative will ... read more
Though it doesn’t mark particularly much of a ‘transition’ in the posthumous phase of Coltrane’s discography, all three tracks here are worth at least one good shake
The Title Speaks for Itself
There truly was no going back for Coltrane & his calling to the avant-garde by early 1965, if Love Supreme was the graceful sendoff then Transition is where dawn's first light breaks from the sky, and what a way to plant the flag...
The title track opens up by taking a perfectly balanced piece of post-bop structure and taking it to its absolute limits by a quartet who have developed telepathic communication and a shared intensity in their creative will ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Transition 15:29 | 76 |
| 2 | Dear Lord 5:34 | 73 |
| 3 | Suite 21:18
| 73 |
Total Length: 42 minutes
