John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads etjs-82.1 all of Ella’s holiday recordings

all of Ella’s holiday recordings for Verve Records and Decca Records are together on one collection

Beginning to See the Light (Reimagined by Melanie Charles)

much more so than any other artist born at the turn of the 20th century

” and the hard-swinging title track

Infused with her background in blues and gospel

John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads etjs-82.1 all of Ella’s holiday recordingsImpulse!, 1963 By the end of 1961, Coltranes headlong rush into new territory had caused some critics to question whether he was even playing jazz at all. Ballads is often seen as a riposte to those short sighted criticisms. Here, Coltranes quartet interpret a selection of mellow tunes from the Great American Songbook with poise, delicacy and an ear for beauty. Recorded with minimal preparation or rehearsal, and with all but one of the tracks