John Coltrane: Africa/Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) – VINYL LP

Title: Africa/Brass (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)
Artist: John Coltrane
Label: Impulse Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 199957084604
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2026-04-24
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: 180 GRAM VINYL

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. 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.

Tracks:
1.1 Africa
1.2 Greensleeves
1.3 Blues Minor