Stardust (John Coltrane album)

Stardust
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released	July 1963 (1963-07)[1]
Recorded	July 11, 1958 (#1, 3) December 26, 1958 (#2, 4)
Studio	Van Gelder (Hackensack)
Genre	Jazz Ballads, Hard Bop
Length	37:17
Label	Prestige
Producer	Bob Weinstock
John Coltrane chronology
Impressions (1963) Stardust (1963) John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963)

Stardust is an album by the jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. It was released in July 1963 through Prestige Records.^[1][2] It was assembled from two separate 1958 recording sessions at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
AllMusic	[5]

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson wrote:^[5]

Stardust contains some highlights of two bop-oriented Coltrane dates from 1958... At both sessions, Coltrane's playing is quite engaging. He is a lyrical, expressive ballad player on Then I'll Be Tired of You, Stardust, and Time After Time, but he swings fast and aggressively on Love Thy Neighbor... Coltrane is well served by Garland's piano and Chambers' bass... Although not quite essential, Stardust paints a consistently attractive picture of Coltrane's 1958 output.

Track listing

1. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 10:44
2. "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 7:45
3. "Love Thy Neighbor" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 9:21
4. "Then I'll Be Tired of You" (Yip Harburg, Arthur Schwartz) – 9:27

Personnel

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• Wilbur Harden – flugelhorn (track 1), trumpet (3)
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet (4)
• Red Garland – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums (1, 3)
• Arthur Taylor – drums (2, 4)

References

1. "Prestige & Subsids Bow New Product" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. July 6, 1963. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. At Jazzdisco.org
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 46. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Henderson, Alex. "John Coltrane: Stardust". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2022.