Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors

Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors
Studio album by
Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane and Bobby Jaspar
ReleasedNovember 1957 (1957-11)[1][2]
RecordedMarch 22, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length46:58
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7112
ProducerBob Weinstock

Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors is a jazz album released in November 1957 by Prestige Records.[1][2] It is credited to Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane and Bobby Jaspar, with Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor.

Overview

Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors was released in November 1957 on Prestige Records as 7112. The record features the first recording of pianist Mal Waldron's composition, "Soul Eyes", which went on to become a jazz standard.[3] Some CD reissues also include the bonus track "C.T.A." (Jimmy Heath), originally issued on Taylor's Wailers, recorded the same day, with just Coltrane, Chambers, Taylor and pianist Red Garland.[4] The album would also be issued in 1964 as Jazz Interplay, a 2-LP compilation credited to Coltrane alone, which features tracks from other albums.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Lindsay Planer of AllMusic reviewed the album stating: "This interesting blend of instrumentalists lives up to its potential".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron

  1. "Interplay" – 9:41
  2. "Anatomy" – 11:54
  3. "Light Blue" – 7:52
  4. "Soul Eyes" – 17:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 458. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Parnes, Sid, ed. (November 9, 1957). "November Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Gioia, Ted (2012) The jazz standards: a guide to the repertoire. Oxford University Press, pp. 388-390.
  4. ^ a b c "Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors" AllMusic review.